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Latest of 15 St. Mary's Here is a website that sums it up. www.savestnick.com

Community Meeting last night About 75 people attended. The community was entirely united on the development, and that a tall tower isn't appropriate for the site. The City Planner presented (developer skulked in the corner) The Planner had with her an incredbily amateurish displays of the...

Community meeting planned for June 17th The date hasn't been finalized, but Melanie Melnyk from City Planning tells me that the City will be planning an "open house" for this evening. Kyle Rae, Planners, Developers to attend. The community will be out in force! Details to follow.

Second design for 15 St. Mary's Urban capital has resubmitted to the City. The new design is 29 storeys, with 266 suites and 128 parking spots on 4 levels. The design still needs work, at one point, the building is 3.38 meters from the Scientology building (standard zoning is 5.5 meters)...

severing 692 Yonge The plan and submission to the City from Urban Capital implied that they already owned this parcel of land. Turns out they don't. The application to sever is from Living Well Cafe at 692 Yonge Street (although it has a different name on the restaurant nowadays) They...

Too high The height of his building is all wrong for the neigbourhood. The proposal has some good ideas for the shops on Yonge and more storefront access on St. Nicholas, but the shadows from the tower very much impact the streets to the North. I have been told that the Community...

I beg to differ I think the row houses are charming. The iron fences have been added slowly over the years and owners have custom made the window boxes to match one another. The gables have been repaired with custom mill work. The gardens are small but they are tended to. The owner of 55...

St. Nicholas There is a good article in today's Post. http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=927469 Check it out.

It is quiet. Yonge and Bay are the busy corridors. St. Nicholas is a street that many choose to walk or cycle down. There is an 1880s Mill that they are proposing to demolish. For those that know the street, I think they will agree. We think that between major roads there should be some...

65/67 St. Nicholas Community Consultation The Community Consultation has been set Tuesday November 4th @ St. Joseph's girls School 74 Wellesley Street West 7 - 9 pm. Please attend if you are interested in stopping this condo. This is our chance to pack the gym and let Kyle Rae, the...

Save Saint Nicholas I live in the historic row houses on St. Nicholas, and am outraged at this latest encroachment. As most people know, St. Nicholas is tree lined and cobbled. On the west side of the Street there is a row of 1880s listed row houses and on the east side, there are some newer...