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Latest rendering @ 38 storeys. Note that the height has come down but the floor plate is larger.

OK...I'm quoting now from the OMB information package I received in the mail: Permit a 38-storey mixed-use building containing 541 residential units The overall height was reduced from 142.8 metres to 116 metres

I received a notice about the OMB appeal in the mail as I live nearby. That's where it said 38 storeys (down from 45). I may have misread it, but I'll double check again tonight.

Huh? Isn't the Stanley 37 stories? A 38 storey building is now proposed at 411 Church (down from 45 storeys), but I don't see how the Stanley will be 20 metres taller unless the floor-to-ceiling heights are dramatically different. Given how contentious the shadowing of the school was during...

The draft Station Area Plans for the City of Waterloo stations will be going to City Council on Monday. The plans will guide change and redevelopment around the stations over the next 25+ years. Exciting stuff! Check out the drafts in the Council packet...

Oh great, the most vibrant strip of the Village. Do you know which properties? The apartment building at the southeast corner seems tricky to redevelop, and would be constrained by the OMB-approved project at 81 Wellesley. There's also an apartment building at the northeast corner of...

The design of the new building is pretty similar to the original KPMG/Build TO design (see below). If you look at the draft zoning for the site, it's shrink-wrapped to death, leaving very little flexibility to change the design or massing. Because of the ravine lands right beside the site, the...

The rezoning was approved by Planning and Development Committee in December!

That's great! After Pi Thoms and a few other places closed, there aren't many Thai places left (except Just Thai on Church). I hope it's good!

Photo taken from this weekend!

The article is a bit misleading. Having attended the meeting on Tuesday night, I'd say the majority of those attending were against the project as currently proposed. Many brought up very valid issues like: building height (8 storeys taller than the Stanley, even though it's not located along...

This is the type of argument often used to justify over-development. Intensification is a good thing and is needed, but it needs to be balanced with the existing and planned context of an area. Church Street is not a high-rise place. It's a relatively stable character area that I would argue is...

Well, this seems outrageous for that corner. The recent planning framework that was developed and approved by Council in 2013 (the North Downtown Yonge Study) says that "Development and redevelopment should reinforce the core village area as a low to mid-rise pedestrian oriented main street." It...

Does anyone know why the city is ripping up the sidewalks? If anything, they need to rip up and repave the street, which is falling apart!

I saw this today too. Didn't even realize it was for sale. I'm a bit worried about what will happen there. I could see someone buying Ogradys and trying to build a condo...

Shot from my condo. How much more does this puppy have to go? 

Haha, ya seriously. You're at a gym in the middle of the downtown Toronto, in the heart of the gay village, with a bunch of gay men who like to workout. Surpriseeee!

This is really interesting. As someone who used to frequent Club 120 more often in the past, I felt that lately there haven't been any good events. I mean, the underwear party ceased, as did the Dirty Sexy Party. Looking at their calendar for July, there's mostly after-hours events and open-mic...

Just catching up on this thread. A few comments: -Pride was great - packed (probably too packed but that speaks to its success), good weather, lots of out-of-towners, lots of business for the city, lots of colour -- i loved it! -Happy to see Acme Burger close. Hah! Serves them right for coming...

A foggy pic from this morning from my cell phone while heading to work.