That area has seen its share of lacklustre residential projects in the past few years, including Jazz, Space, The Richmond, Boot 1 and 2, and several bland co-op projects to name a few. Shame, really, considering the rich history of the area. The high concentration of poverty in the neighbourhood has been an impediment to the construction of more quality (and pricey) projects – but with the recent additions of Spire and (hopefully) Glasshouse at Jarvis + Queen, things appear to be looking up. There is still tons of vacant land, historical properties, and in general loads of potential for the area – hopefully at least some of it will be realized in the next few years! With added density and residents come safer streets, a better mix of income and demographics, and an overall healthier downtown neighbourhood. One would hope at least that better design will follow.