Recent content by torontologist

The fear of lawsuits from any injuries/deaths will prevent any exceptions from being made, too risky. I assure you that this mistake was almost certainly made by an overpaid private sector contractor or consultant.

City's official definition; Bathurst to the Don, lake to rail corridor. Obviously rents are cheaper on the east side and in older buildings, but I saw 2b/2bs in Time and Space that were advertised for 2600. Brand new units with good views- obviously the building has its issues, but that's not...

It especially doesn't make sense in the current rental market, which is trending down; 700sqf 2bd/2bth units in new builds downtown are renting for $2700, 800 sqf in medium-luxury buildings for around $3,000. I get that the 2 bedroom units are like 1,200 sqf, but $5,000+/mo? Come on. You'd have...

Does this mean that red light cameras will be installed to catch violators? The Highway Traffic Act requires a red signal for them... seems like this clears the way for camera enforcement. Then we'll really see some compliance.

Let’s not pretend that an OPA isn’t a long, odious process that often results in massive cost increases to appease City Planning’s fairly arbitrary requirements. We all know that it’s hard to make those 4-storey buildings pencil in today’s market, particularly in this location where land costs...

Congrats to everyone living in the Canary District- I've got second hand excitement that you are finally getting a grocery store.

Does every old house need to be saved? Keeping this house certainly does not justify losing hundreds of units of potential housing... and I'm not sure that keeping its façade would make any sense in a new context as the front of an apartment building. The Annex is bordered by *two* subway...

Or even better, they divide it into parcels and sell them off one by one. Master planned multi-block developments like this rarely turn out well, especially with a single developer…

Gonna disagree. Perfect location for density like this, even before Gerrard Station opens. Access to two streetcar lines, bikeable distance from Downtown, easy walking distance to commercial streets like Queen, Gerrard and Danforth. I'd gladly live here with or without the station. The block...

Build. This. Everywhere. All the SFDs on streets like Dufferin, Christie, Bathurst, Broadview, Pape and Jones are the perfect sites for medium density like this. Soon… soon…

Most people don't. A rooftop amenity terrace with bbq's, seating, and (if you're lucky) a hot tub beats having a balcony any day.

My understanding is that if they lower the rent, the valuation of the property goes down, so they’d rather just maintain the value of their asset than rent it out. Greedy? Yes. Bad for the city? Yes. But it does make sense.

Doug is motivated by three things: Benefitting his friends/benefactors, benefitting himself (through benefitting the friends), and benefitting Etobicoke. This whole thing reeks of the back of his napkin. Developer friends get new land at Don Mills and Eglinton, Therme gets a free parking lot...

Seeing these again made me so happy; for once the final project was way better than the initial designs! 😍