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miketoronto
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Church Street is high-rise off the man drag. Same with Yonge-Eglinton.
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Ed007Toronto
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How many city councillors live downtown in highrises?
Kyle Rae does. Not sure about the rest. David Crombie bought at Minto Midtown and he was the guy that pushed through the 45 foot limit in the 70's.
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GregWTravels
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Maybe we should not be against high-rises, but push for better designs. Because the ones going up now are not building anykind of great neighbourhoods.
This is the key, I think. The reasons that the "great" neighbourhoods are low rise in Toronto is that they haven't had their street level changed. Most of the high rises that have gone up in the past have really reduced the interaction with the street - they are just big boxes to walk past or are set back far from the street.
I think high rises can work and still allow street life, but they have to be designed right. There needs to be street level retail onto the street.
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jordancerovic
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"As much as we love high-rises, you gotta admit something. Not one neighbourhood in Toronto that is famous and people like to hang out in, is high-rise. Annex, Beaches, Queen Street, Yonge Street, College Street, Danforth. All are lowrise."
There is a difference between being "famous" and being a nice place to live. Just because the neighbourhoods that average people know are largely low-rise, that doesn't mean that high-rise neighbourhoods are worse places to live. in fact, in a shocking revelation, some people don't actually like to live on streets that have people "hanging out" on them all the time.
As for Jane Pitfield, make no mistake, she's a NIMBY extraordinaire. I don't know how she voted on Minto Midtown, but I went to high school in her ward (actually, I went to high school with her daughter, who was probably one of the most rotten people I've ever met... but I digress) and I remember there being talk of a condo at Bayview and Eglinton (where the McDonald's is) that she ferociously opposed and got withdrawn, even though there are mid-rise and high-rise buildings just a very short way down Eglinton. I don't know any more than that, but if someone else does, please post it.
Edit: There's some talk of a building here, a 7-9 storey building at 660 Eglinton Ave. East, although I don't know if this is the one I kept hearing about back then:
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/20...000523.pdf
Although she doesn't say anything in this meeting, trust me, she opposed some developments very strongly in the community.
Edit #2:
I found the project I was talking about initially. It was at 1787 Bayview Ave., which is the site of the McDonald's.
www.urbandb.com/canada/on...7_bayview/
There is a difference between being "famous" and being a nice place to live. Just because the neighbourhoods that average people know are largely low-rise, that doesn't mean that high-rise neighbourhoods are worse places to live. in fact, in a shocking revelation, some people don't actually like to live on streets that have people "hanging out" on them all the time.
As for Jane Pitfield, make no mistake, she's a NIMBY extraordinaire. I don't know how she voted on Minto Midtown, but I went to high school in her ward (actually, I went to high school with her daughter, who was probably one of the most rotten people I've ever met... but I digress) and I remember there being talk of a condo at Bayview and Eglinton (where the McDonald's is) that she ferociously opposed and got withdrawn, even though there are mid-rise and high-rise buildings just a very short way down Eglinton. I don't know any more than that, but if someone else does, please post it.
Edit: There's some talk of a building here, a 7-9 storey building at 660 Eglinton Ave. East, although I don't know if this is the one I kept hearing about back then:
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/20...000523.pdf
Although she doesn't say anything in this meeting, trust me, she opposed some developments very strongly in the community.
Edit #2:
I found the project I was talking about initially. It was at 1787 Bayview Ave., which is the site of the McDonald's.
www.urbandb.com/canada/on...7_bayview/
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GregWTravels
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So much better to have that McDonald's there. That's neighbourhood building!
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andreapalladio
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Church Street is high-rise off the man drag
Well, it's THE place to go to get a high rise off the "man drag".
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doady
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Oh well, the condo boom was good while it lasted.
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rbtaylor
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Crombie is a smart fellow though. He had good reasons for the limit (get things under control) but didn't have any issues with controlled intensification. Minto is best described as controlled intensification (good location, etc.)David Crombie bought at Minto Midtown and he was the guy that pushed through the 45 foot limit in the 70's.
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gbelan
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i think miller could be doing a better job ,but i dont think he's shaking in his boots.good to see pitfield has paul(the winner)henderson on her side as an adviser:lol . anyways toronto is a major north american metropolis and all of pitfield's platforms are small townish.
pitfield for mayor:rollin
pitfield for mayor:rollin
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adma
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Oh, we so often forget that the 45 foot limit was a temporary measure--a chance for planners to "take a deep breath", so to speak...
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ganjavih
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Well, it's THE place to go to get a high rise off the "man drag".
Post of the year. :lol
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andreapalladio
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Thank you! I'm here all week. Don't miss the buffet.
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Suicidal Gingerbread Man
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Oh, we so often forget that the 45 foot limit was a temporary measure--a chance for planners to "take a deep breath", so to speak...
The 45 ft limit still works, really, as long as city councillors don't think it is etched in stone. The 45 ft limit forces developers to defend their design and defend a variance.....it *should* be a good thing.
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TOinSF
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Municipal politicians like her make the OMB necessary.
The condo boom will continue, even if she is elected. However, intelligent urban design will further recede from city's grasp.
The condo boom will continue, even if she is elected. However, intelligent urban design will further recede from city's grasp.
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Jarrek
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Ditto St. Lawrence Market.
St Lawrence Market is low-mid-rise. It's not like the Beaches but it ain't high-rise.