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In the case of the Danforth section of line 2, yes over crowding would be a big issue following densification, should the OL not be under construction. But there is a whole lot of subway corridor with room to move more people that isn't seeing much growth, Bloor from Old Mill to Islington comes...

I agree, the city does not regulate how many people come to the city, but it does have the ability to direct where they settle within the city. And half of one of our two subway lines being surrounded by a sea of buildings that rarely venture north of 10m in height is simply a refusal to use...

Queensway BRT should have been finished 5 years ago but I'm sure we will start doing preliminary studies in 2050 once the street looks like 5th avenue and congestion is at a standstill. The Toronto way

Exactly, it is frankly absurd to act like city staff do not have the ability to redirect development pressures via a combination of zoning, design guidelines and general attitudes towards specific sites/neighborhoods even if costs to build may be higher there

Love the enthusiasm but claiming anything along Marlee Avenue is 'vista' like is a bit funny

Based off the revision up to 17 stories, is it safe to say that prior 16 storey cap is now gone?

Looks a little bit like they are trying to make the tower so inconspicuous, you don't even realize its there. I imagine this project being on the bleeding edge of the 'core' has something to do with that. From a purely height perspective it provides an interesting precedent (should it be built)...

Really quite ridiculous that the city would lose their minds should the dev try to further consolidate lots in the 'neighbourhood' along Glenlake, and thus make plenty of space for laneway conveyances + quality public realm on Dundas while maintaining a decent floor plate. Instead they continue...

It's not the best outcome, but this stretch already has an abundance of vacant retail. Likely will retrofit one in 20 years when the neighbourhood has twice the population

east end as in riverdale/ upper beaches area? Does look a but dumpy on the old google streetview

Huh this increase in height surprised me. Would have bet they were going for the sure fire approval with 11s. Funny, the avenue study is getting tested before its even completed.

Is there any reason in particular this is dragging along?

At least the boxy floor plates have a higher ratio of corner units than the typical skinny point tower. These are hardly the worst floorplans being built in the city at the moment

Don't give the marketers any ideas, next thing we know this will be leasing as units in the 'west village'. I still laugh about that Leaside condo advertising presale units as being in the 'upper east side'

My goodness how rude of us not to curtsy, the King of England himself has been kind enough to join us here on Urban Toronto! My liege do you have any other corrections for our lowly plebian dialect?

ah thanks for explaining, I always forget the grid is not actually oriented to true north

This is good spot for intensification but I can't help but feel we are losing some of the most diverse and tastiest small business's in the city. I doubt any of them will be relocating into the new podium

Wow you would think Eg West just got up zoned based on the number of proposals in the last few weeks. In regards to the tower, I thought chunkier massing like what's proposed here was less of an issue on buildings oriented e-w due to shadow casting from the narrower sides of the building?

The 11s story ask is in line with the right of way equivalent height permissions currently being worked out in the Lakeshore Avenue Study, which would see Lake Shore west of Kipling (ish) see 11s as of right and everything east of Kipling to the end of New Toronto be 8s as of right. The study...

You are talking about road network capacity, and modal split of incoming residents is quite an important part of determining how to utilize road space to maximize road capacity. Not sure how this could be clearer.