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I'm not a fan of the video either. Yuck! It conveys nearly no information about the building. For the Gold Standard, look at Oxford Properties' marketing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XNJBpMLU24

So lets see... -Keep the buildings as boxy and bland as possible -No floor plates larger than 750 meters -No heigher than 47-storeys, maybe less if it casts a shadow -Incorporate the facades of the heritage buildings into the new buildings -Provide plenty of parking at the ratios...

A defeat of Gehry+Mirvish does not mean the heritage buildings will be saved. Mirvish could easily decide to sell to a developer that will propose something far less visionary and not exceeding the planning department's unofficial height limit for the area. The planning department's main...

Adam Vaughan, as the ward councillor, will play a major role in the negotiations with Mirvish+Gehry. He sits on the preservation and heritage boards for the city and has a track record of incorporating good city building policies as part of Section 37 settlements. I trust his judgement regarding...

Well said! The planners need to recognize that more and more people and businesses want to be located downtown and the capital improvement dollars should follow. Planners are underestimating demand at the detriment for the long term planning of downtown. The politicals are far worse, authorizing...

This is the second time Urban Toronto members wrote to community council en masse to comment on a proposed decelopment. The first was to speak out against the planning department's refusal of Massey Tower. I'm telling ya, you folks have a great thing going... Keep it up for developments that...

I was referencing your comment about the demolition and possible cheapening once approval is received. I believe this is an area Vaughan will be cognizant of when negotiating a settlement. I share your fear that this development may encourage more heritage buildings to face development pressure...

Hume's take from the article I posted earlier: Listening to city planner Gregg Lintern trying to outline his department’s objections to the David Mirvish/Frank Gehry project on King St., one almost felt sorry for him. Speaking at a meeting of the Toronto/East York Community Council on...

Planners frequently recommend the amending of zoning by laws and official plan documents to permit developments that exceed or do not confirm to existing regulations. It's their job to evaluate the proposal while council has the final say. Developments that conform to existing planning...

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/20/frank_gehrys_gamechanging_design_challenges_torontos_rigidity_hume.html Adam Vaughan is the man!

Adam Vaughan strongly supported Theater Park. From UT's interview with Brad Lamb regarding Theatre Park: OT: Awesome awesome interview. This one and Kyle Rae's provide excellent insight into the sorry state of planning in Toronto.

Would be interested in reading more about this... link?

I thought I read something about landmark zoning back in the day. After posting I did a little more research. Turns out I was completely mistaken. It looks like most of NYC's landmark buildings were built in accordance with zoning rules in force at the time. The exception being the World Trade...

To be fair, Aura was rejected by city planning primarily because of height and density concerns. The city initially agreed with its planners and rejected the proposal. The project was appealed to the OMB. It exists today because Council and the developer reached an agreement before the...

The current zoning regulations need to be changed or an overlay district which supersedes the underlying zoning needs to be put in place in areas to foster high quality development. Mayor Bloomberg has been pushing for rezoning to encourage new development all across NYC. In Toronto it seems...

Good observation... I believe this may have been the result of a bylaw sponsored by Adam Vaughan, IIRC. He was tired of seeing nothing but numbered companies acting as developer and their lawyers on the applications. He wanted the architect to be listed on the planning reports and for them to be...

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-61904.pdf

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-61884.pdf

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-62105.pdf

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-62091.pdf