Recent content by torontologist

This would have been much better as a bachelor unit. The living space is so tiny that it is only appropriate for a pied-a-terre situation or an Airbnb... a normal adult could never live here.

byeeeee gas station!

I'm so sorry but this is truly the worst of the ziggurats... absolutely nonsensical design. And the blue glass on the balconies that matches NOTHING else on the rest of the building... whyyyyyyyyy

Fitting that Toronto, as the city of his birth, will be home to one of his last works (if not the absolute last?) RIP.

Love the design, hate to see that Buvette Pacey's space is included in the parcel.... it's one of the few cute and cool spots in this neighbourhood.

I think the solution to this predicament is to finally pedestrianize Kensington Market!

The landlord wants a lot of $$$ for the rent... if they settle for less, then the asset will lose assessed value. So they'd rather it sit empty than lease it out at *actual* market rent. Restaurant margins are slim. No one is going to go for a space that eats up all their revenue. Speculation...

Thankfully I don't think there is much displacement going on in this neighbourhood. Most of the new buildings are constructed on empty lots, paid parking, low intensity commercial, or gas stations. A majority of the low-rise housing has been gentrified for 30+ years now already (Corktown, South...

No one is going to use that treewalk. Ugh this is the last remaining spot downtown with a sufficient amount of grass so that it doesn't feel weird having a picnic. There's enough space to allow for buffers between groups for some sort of "privacy", and the park is just big enough to provide...

From College Park.

If the City can force midrises to have a ziggurat shape to avoid casting shade on the backyards of a half-dozen NIMBYs, then surely it would be justified in preserving sunshine and a high quality public realm in the community spaces of a marginalized population.

This is the result of compliance with the AODA. If you apply super stringent accessibility requirements without nuance, this is what happens.

So bad, or just overpriced? Probably asking too much... I've never seen a dentist, nail salon, pot shop or bank turn up their noses at an ugly building before.

Hoping this means 4 new bikeshare stations in this area and not in some far-flung corner of the city- they're frequently empty, we need more. Especially with the influx of new residents.

From Bay and College.