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Monolithic, jarring, forboding.

Too high There is no question that the Flatiron is way too high. Carlaw was zoned for 18 metres (six storeys) because it was appropriate for the neighbourhood as voted by Toronto council. When Lamb (or any developer) goes to the OMB and gets double the density, it is a subversion of the...

What's with the Lamb love-fest? I don't understand the pro-Lamb thrust of this thread. Are you paid operatives or do you just have some kind of fetish for modernistic crap? These glass and steel towers are totally out of keeping with the neighbourhood, will loom over gorgeous Victorian...

Flatiron too high At the risk of belabouring the point, does anyone defending the density of this project live in the area? North of Gerrard doesn't count. Would 'prime' Riverdale allow highrises along Withrow Park? Do the Beaches allow 11 storeys long Kingston Road? Even the Danforth...

The more pictures I see of the Flatiron, the less I like it. It looks like a hospital.

South Riverdale??? The debate over South Riverdale vs. Leslieville has been over for 10 years. Anyone who doesn't know this intersection is Leslieville can't possibly live in the area, which is what I suspected of those pumping the height on this building.

Okay, there is a lot of boosterism for this project out there. But does anyone else agree that this project is just too high? Once this goes in, it will be a precedent for 12-storeys right up Carlaw to Riverdale Ave. where, of course, it will abruptly stop as the leafy infuence of 'prime'...

flatiron The design of the building is good. Who doesn't like a flatiron? The problem is the height. I still don't understand how Lamb got away with almost doubling the density of other buildings on Carlaw or, perhaps more accurately, why councillor Fletcher agreed to it. It had to exceed...