I hope so. It was a struggle to lease those units previously as no one detoured into this space from the street. It was a dead zone. They’ll need a tenant that naturally draws people in or it will likely end up just as dead.
Rent was cheap for those units too. I imagine it will be significantly...
I lived in this building, moved out 3 years ago. Pinedale was renovating every single unit and pouring a lot of money into common areas, the landscaping, brick repair, the lobby, balconies, and the ground floor exterior.
I think this is just their attempt at protecting their future rights to...
CityPlace has also successfully maintained all of its lighting features - however those were secured as public art and all of the condo boards are required to maintain them. The artist already got into a squabble with Harbourview Estates when they started keeping the lights off to save money.
Though the height increase is tied to additional benefits the city secured. If the receivership doesn’t want to commit to that deal, there’s no height increase. This could be the impasse.
Bring on the density. The neighbourhood is so dead today. Needs an infusion of people to make it feel less abandoned. It’s my only gripe about the neighbourhood, and I live in it.
Looks like it may be around 50 metres. As @Northern Light pointed out, it likely just means moving around the massing. It’s a big enough site to play around with.
Yes, this impacts the site, and many more sites throughout downtown which may need to reduce height now.
It’s my understanding that there was an incident with a helicopter at one of the hospitals that triggered the need for these changes, so it’s all for good reason.
End the 400 as a T Junction at the 401, replace the 400 ramps that extend further south to transition to a road sooner, and extend Black Creek Dr into the site. Reconnect the road network east-west, and add some more north-south roads.