Ok fair enough, but isn't that mainly because the overall footprint of Giraffe is smaller? So are you arguing that it should be set back from the street, or gradually step back from the street as it goes up? Or shorter overall? Forgive me if i'm misinterpreting here.
I don't think it's fair to hold that against this development. They're just using a smaller plot of land than Crossways or many other developments around town.
I don't think I'm obsessed with height, it's not like I'm pining for a 400 footer here, but I absolutely do think 20 floors are appropriate given the location. It's not like homes back right up onto this development, the closest homes are on the north side of Edna or all the way over on Dorval.
The bottom line in my opinion is that this is an intersection of 2 of Toronto's deemed "avenues" and thats why the land has to be used accordingly. I've already touched upon the locations enviable transit access.
The fact of whether this tower is fashionable or pretty is subjective and not worth debating at all, but I think one does have to concede that it is different. The bar for design is set fairly low for the most part here, so different is, at the very least, respectable.