thecharioteer
Senior Member
From the Bathurst frontage, that is. Still looks like there will be one in the rear, but the renderings are not clear about this.
Toronto 1637 Bathurst | 20.43m | 4s | Starlight | WZMH
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C. S. White
New Member
As a current resident of a 3BR (1600 sqft) unit, I note that there are no proposed units any larger that 1350 sqft. How does this comport with the rental housing replacement policy? It does not.
The retaining wall is the finest feature in the neighborhood. An intentional lack of maintenance over the last 15 years (since I have been here) leads to the "drab" characteristics described by the promotional material.
Currently the west face of this property is constituted by large front yards for each of the building; collectively a park space larger than many of the parkets nearby. It is great for dogs, children, and even some gardeners. In the proposal, there will be a sidewalk - on a busy thoroughfare.
The proposed building is not merely ugly, but more importantly, and less subjectively, it does NOT fit into the existing area. There are no other buildings of this size or appearance north of St. Clair, except the new high rises at the St. Clair/Bathurst intersection. The intensification should be limited to the intersection and not allowed to sprawl into this bucolic family space.
CS White
The retaining wall is the finest feature in the neighborhood. An intentional lack of maintenance over the last 15 years (since I have been here) leads to the "drab" characteristics described by the promotional material.
Currently the west face of this property is constituted by large front yards for each of the building; collectively a park space larger than many of the parkets nearby. It is great for dogs, children, and even some gardeners. In the proposal, there will be a sidewalk - on a busy thoroughfare.
The proposed building is not merely ugly, but more importantly, and less subjectively, it does NOT fit into the existing area. There are no other buildings of this size or appearance north of St. Clair, except the new high rises at the St. Clair/Bathurst intersection. The intensification should be limited to the intersection and not allowed to sprawl into this bucolic family space.
CS White
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PMT
Senior Member
New docs posted November 18:
AlbertC
Superstar
Like clockwork, this had its annual resubmission back in Nov 2022 to keep our hopes alive:
AlbertC
Superstar
This should be among the projects that Starlight have in their pipeline that they plan to start construction by 2024/25:
renx.ca
Starlight to start building over 3,000 apartments by 2025
Starlight Developments has joined a list of developers moving forward with new apartment projects, which had been on hold or faced cancellation, following the Canadian government’s pledge to eliminate the GST from purpose-built rental construction.
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rdaner
Senior Member
I wonder if there will be an up zoning for this project as the regulatory climate has changed significantly since this was first proposed. Great to see a response to the governments initiative.