Recent content by UNO3003

Its not a terrible article. It just misses the wider point about location. I mean, if there are any slums in the making, ultimately, it will have more to do with location than it does about unit size or any other metric. The problem with alot of these real estate commentaries is that they...

I have had some contact with the CityPlace office/showroom about 1 or 2 years ago and they had relayed to me that the city did not approve "destination" retail for the CityPlace area becuase they were afraid of the implications/impact of added traffic to the Gardiner and Spadina. Because the...

Thanks for posting. From what I am reading here, it appears that Whole Foods is expected at Front/Bathurst. I didnt know that. That's not quite CityPlace but that is destination retail. It will help the value of the neighborhood, in general. Also, Block 33/36 sounds interesting. Commericial...

Sounds great

The point was not to mock those areas. As I note, "I love those areas...". I am also a fan of Jane Jacobs. I feel my point has been mis-interpretated. I have lived/visited in a lot of those areas and absolutely enjoyed them. Personally, I dont believe any area in Toronto is a ghetto at all...

Not really trying to defend CP's negatives. The area is far from perfect. It obviously needs more retail. Im just frustrated with BS media articles about it. (FOr instance, the great irony in the article is that Adam Vaughn tries to position himself as a champion for CP retail but he actually...

Sure we will see. but if that happens, you can kiss Toronto's international reputation goodbye. In fact, Toronto is so well-known and CityPlace is so visible as part of Toronto, Id say Canada's reputation, in general, will take an enormous beating if there is ghetto sitting right on the skyline...

How so? I understand the Cabbagetown has very expensive Victorian homes but Im talking about condos. My friend's condo right on Parliament would never go for the same price in the west part of the city where I live. He paid much less and the nice unit above him also went for so little, I...

The article is sensationalizing the vapid hatred for CityPlace because it is so visible and people are irritated that units in CP are still not really affordable for the average Torontonian. I think the whole arguement is being confused A development in any other part of the city would...

http://toronto.openfile.ca/toronto/text/will-cityplace-ever-grow-neighbourhood This article seems to suggest more office spaces and a high-end restaurant might be in the works

I gotta say the GridTO's article is one of the worst peices of journalism I have ever read. Its just completely irresponsible to print something so off the mark. Cityplace is too visible to become a ghetto. It might be somewhat isolated from pedestrians but too many people "see" Cityplace...