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Talked about "UNION PARK" as an example in this Toronto Star Op-Ed today - Opinion | Pension plans should build housing their members can actually afford...

Public information is now in the AIC - "CITY INITIATED 35 BELLEVUE AVE" - Application Number : 24198168STE11OZ https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-details/?id=5494896&pid=579044 City Initiated Zoning By-law to construct a 4-storey residential building...

To be 100% clear, this appears to be a "reallocation" of pre-planned underground space from Bicycle Parking to Vehicle Parking, so it doesn't appear that the underground space became any bigger in this iteration. City just traded Bicycle Parking for Vehicle Parking on a 4.25-to-1 ratio. Each...

The Local Councillor got his wish... :rolleyes: Scarborough gonna Scarborough.

Talk-Radio interview about the Arbo lands on AM 640 this morning -

Passed this site today…

Pulled some history and context images about these specific parcels of Downsview lands -

Working under the assumption that the Federal Liberal-NDP agreement might hold for another 12-ish months, so -- our volunteers work with the people who are actually in-power today. Thus far, Pierre Poilievre's housing plan for "public lands" appears to be = SELL them all off quickly with no...

Already on site and talking to local media…

Always interesting to look back on what the City of Toronto used to do with it's "Surplus Parking Lots at a Subway Station" sites before CreateTO was formed in 2018 --- and their "Housing Now" model was passed by Council in early 2019...

Crane Days have begun..!

Providing on-site park-space is not "FREE" to the developer / operator / partner. The City's priorities for this HOUSING NOW site were (mostly) things that "all other highrises in the neighbourhood" are NOT being asked to deliver... New Seniors Housing New Affordable Housing Indigenous Partner...

140 MERTON is a 1-Minute / 64 Meter walk to the Kay Gardner Beltline Trail, therefore- there is no need for on-site Greenspace at this specific Seniors Affordable Housing site...

...as mentioned in the BlogTO article - our volunteers had helped to arrange at least One (1) unit at 91 BARTON as an "Affordable Rental" unit for 25-years --- with ZERO government support, and that could have grown with help from the City and CMHC...

Adding to the watch-list, thx!

The "NO" votes at Committee came from -

Assembly Corp : “The superstructure for 1120 Ossington Ave. is complete in just 21 days! We are excited to see the project progressing well and delivering on our mission to build faster and more sustainably.”

"The City of Toronto says it has responded to concerns from neighbours about trespassing at a site on Danforth Avenue slated for redevelopment. The site is located on the south side of Danforth Avenue, east of Byron Avenue, and the former St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church and the Trull...

136 KINGSTON ROAD affordable rental expansion project has reached "move-in" stage - They did a good job on matching the Brick and the Window styles between the old original building -- and the new addition... (*at least to my philistine's eyes)...

A pristine -- and ungraffiti'ed SIGN at at the old 11 BROCK (former LCBO) site in Parkdale today. For comparison, the private-market building at QUEEN & BROCK located less than 100 metres away is now 12-Storeys / 222- Units - https://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/1354-queen-street-west.43570 😖