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This is great news for the Junction. The momentum along this strip is really amazing to watch.

This might be a tangent but I find Square One to be a complete maze. Two-levels with dead end I still remember it as a smaller (albeit very large at the time), simpler mall in the middle of a field. Ah, the good ol days. A summary of the growth of the mall is an interesting coffee break...

Can't figure out if this being done under the Planning Act, City of Toronto Act or something else. How will this be enforced? Seems half-baked and is likely a back-door tax.

Staff report is found here: http://www.town.richmond-hill.on.ca/documents/meetings/cpublic/11_4_2009_19_30/item%203.1%20i%20srpd09110.pdf

If you're most concerned about resale value, I would take the space of the larger unit over the view/privacy of the smaller unit on the 10th. The floor premium is much less than the value of an extra 100sf. Unless of course the view from the first floor is a dumpster.

Awesome work Put it in the archives and do a compare 20 years from now...

Awesome work. The three East Bayfront slabs look out of context from all of the random point towers.

What do you call that arch'l style?

This doesn't take money out of the developer's pocket, it takes it out of the purchaser's. The developer will simply pass the cost on with higher pricing on the units, just like all of the other back door taxes that the City is pushing through...

Why would anyone buy a condo if they need parking but all they get is a "free" Metropass?

This policy is downright kooky. Forcing condo buyers to pay for a metropass, whether the cost is buried or not, is not going to change their behaviour in any meaningful way. We should be encouraging transit use with efficient, cost effective service, not by ramming it down new home buyers'...

Anyone know under what authority the City can pass something like this? Is it the City of Toronto Act?

A public meeting is being held on Nov 18. 1100 units in five towers. Fireworks are a certainty.

Did Markham planning staff review this?? It's the first time that I have heard of a planning dept reviewing closing adjustments and legal docs.

Excellent question JDH. We should all be asking Council where it goes and if it's into general revenue, there's a problem.

The Railpath project is a fantastic example of a relatively modest project with excellent results. These smaller, more local projects have a significant impact although they may never make into travel brochures. We should encourage these initiatives rather than focusing so heavily on the mega...

That's the City owned 90 Lisgar that was demolished over the past week and will be built out as a City park.

Twice a year on Sunday mornings, what's the big deal? In other cities (Boston, NY, Chicago) marathons are celebrated and a matter of civic pride; here they are source of driver aggravation and friction. However, having two marathons within weeks of each other never made much sense to me (and...

Great history of the Goodyear plant and its importance to the area: http://www.newtorontohistorical.com/Goodyear%20Tire.htm

It likely won't thrill you that the former Goodyear property that you refer to was developed by Daniels. This is an interesting pocket in the City. Development pressure has marched westward from the motel strip but Mimico has kept it's rough edges for some time. I quite like the area as...