Random thoughts:
20 and 10 storey office buildings are going up here? Seriously, why don't they put them up in STC? Agincourt, not the regional mall one interchange over, was always the logical choice to become a 'downtown' and this project just reinforces that idea. Agincourt has real potential, if they ever rationalize the street grid here and redevelop Agincourt Mall...too bad the subway will never be extended, thanks to Miller and de Baeremaeker's streetcarphile cabal.
They're leaving space for a bus terminal and GO/TTC station...ok, yet what bus routes would possibly connect here? The GO connection has dubious utility and a subway stop at Kennedy & Sheppard is really sufficient to serve the area, so methinks this station's purpose is mainly to spur megaredevelopment on the interior of the Sheppard/Midland/401/Kennedy block (and there's a lot that can be done here, probably almost 10k residential units eventually). The station will also serve people close to and east of Midland, though, but the Midland bus will connect with a station at Progress. This kind of proposal to overbuild stations will only serve to ensure it never gets built.
The office towers aren't even close to each other or to the existing tower...just seems bizarre to have them interspersed with condos.
The city wants to achieve "high architectural standards in the design and construction of the neighbourhood's built form" to "positively contribute to the image of this area and Toronto." Tridel's latest attempt at higher standards is Element, so...
2100 residential units are permitted on site, so they're gunning for close to the max.
The works yard on the other side of Kennedy is also within the secondary plan's boundary...maybe something massive like this will eventually be proposed there, too - it would be a prime site, with great highway access. As wyliepoon says, the site in its current state is not the most welcoming place to live, but that will change eventually as the area becomes less haphazard and more connected.
I'll assume the proposed streets in this report are 'final' since the official plan map they show and the secondary plan's map found on the city's official plan website both show different street proposals - although Sufferance will connect to Emblem in all three.
I didn't really see any references to retail...there's not much around there - surely they don't expect ~5000 residents and employees to trek up to the mall or down to Kennedy Commons for even a convenience store. I guess more info will be released when the final report comes out, even if it is just a convenience store + Subway + Second Cup + dry cleaners.
edit - just noticed one of the townhouse blocks is "4-8 storeys"...8 storeys must be the permitted height of buildings since 8 storey townhouses seems silly - how high can traditional townhouses be built? A point must be reached where stairs take up so much room it defeats the point of the added density.