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Let’s Do the Time-Lapse Again
The last time Torontoist covered the 360 Winnett Avenue home building blog, we promised you a time-lapse video. Now you get one. Sure, it’s not of the entire project, but it’s got the juiciest part: the demolition—or TOTAL DESTRUCTION!!! as we like to call it.
Despite a tree blocking one of the main shots, the video is pretty sweet and not something you see every day. We are, however, a little miffed by their choice of music. Beck? Wouldn’t some shredding metal guitars be more appropriate? Are we the only ones to realize the awesome potential of complete (“complete” in this case means the property belonging to the owners of 360 Winnett Avenue) devastation? What a missed opportunity.
We checked in with Jeremy Bell—owner of the house-to-be and main writer for the blog—to see how things were going. In a phrase: “pretty good.” The blog is doing quite well; they have been getting positive feedback, regular commenters, and have just surpassed 50,000 hits. The reconstruction—if a little behind schedule—has hit a few snags, mainly with respect to getting government grants and rebates for homeowners wanting to “greenovate.” Turns out completely demolishing a house and rebuilding on the foundation does not count as a renovation. Jeremy and his wife Jessica don’t seem fazed. They budgeted with the assumption that they wouldn’t qualify for the grants, and while an extra $10,000 would have been nice, they feel they can make do without it.
With the colder season fast approaching we wish them (and their work crews) the best. Until it’s done, we’ll keep watching the time-lapse videos. We’re suckers for that kind of stuff.