Toronto Forest Hill Private Residences | 36.77m | 9s | Altree | Graziani + Corazza

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Realnet reporting that Altree Developments have bought this site.

From looking at the Altree website - it looks like they partner with Marlin Spring quite a bit. Edit: A google suggests Altree is owned by a co-founder of Marlin Springs - https://www.livabl.com/2018/09/interview-zev-mandelbaum-marlin-spring-developments.html


Replacing this - oh boy :oops:

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you can add 206-208 to this as well - Realnet reports that Altree have purchased those properties as well
 
Article credit to @PMT from the original post: here

PMT said:
From RENX.ca:
Zev Mandelbaum’s new firm plans Toronto, Jersey City projects
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Forest Hill development, Toronto
Following the acquisition of six residential properties at St. Clair Avenue and Forest Hill Road, the Altree Forest Hill development is proposed as a luxury, nine-storey mid-rise building. It would contain approximately 75 units, spanning 1,000 to 4,000 square feet.

One of the key features will be expansive terraces, introducing outdoor areas to every living space.

The intersection of St. Clair and Forest Hill is also the site of another luxury condo project, One Forest Hill by North Drive, which is in pre-construction.
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Interesting that they only went for 9 storeys here - what the city has been pushing for, depsite the several 12 storey OMB approvals in the immediate area.
 
We need to be replacing detached houses with higher density housing around the city to keep housing affordable. Even on low-rise side streets, detached houses with yards should be replaced with townhouses and condos of 3-6 storeys. This isn't a city of 500,000 people anymore, and we can't be paving over all the farmland up to Barrie to accommodate growth.
 
^I couldn't disagree more for various reasons. We need various forms of housing in this city, including single detachable houses with yards.

The solution to our housing problems isnt packing up one city with condos and townhouses just because we need to accommodate more people. If our government (federal/provincial) was even half-serious, they would improve transit connections to other municipalities so more people would have an incentive to move out further but commute to the city if need be. If there was reliable and fast transit connections, you wouldnt be hearing as much about the lack of different housing supply options in the city.

Certain arterial roads in the city definitely should see some more density, but to apply a carte-blanche and paint the whole city with condos and townhouses would be extremely disingenuous.
 
Amare said:
^I couldn't disagree more for various reasons. We need various forms of housing in this city, including single detachable houses with yards.

The solution to our housing problems isnt packing up one city with condos and townhouses just because we need to accommodate more people. If our government (federal/provincial) was even half-serious, they would improve transit connections to other municipalities so more people would have an incentive to move out further but commute to the city if need be. If there was reliable and fast transit connections, you wouldnt be hearing as much about the lack of different housing supply options in the city.

Certain arterial roads in the city definitely should see some more density, but to apply a carte-blanche and paint the whole city with condos and townhouses would be extremely disingenuous.
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We have too many detached houses as is. There's an imbalance of housing options, with detached houses and high-rise apartment buildings and condos dominating. We should be aiming towards larger condos with lower prices and lower maintenance costs. That can be achieved by replacing entire streets of detached houses with condos.

If you want high-quality transit options for people to live further out, you need high population density to support them. You can't spend billions of dollars so 3,000 people a day can commute conveniently into the city. Communities have to be built so that transit can be economical and successful.
 
^Huh we have too many detached houses? Try and tell that one to the thousands of people who are looking for exactly that option inside the city proper.
And please explain how replacing entire streets with larger condos (such as this one) would result in lower prices/lower maintenance costs. Unless you're referring to larger units (ie: 2-3 bedroom condos) which wouldn't result in lower costs whatsoever.
 
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