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Toronto 1750 The Queensway | 126.55m | 38s | FIMA Developments | BDP Quadrangle
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Tim MacDonald
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Lachlan Holmes
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This would certainly kick-off the Sherway skyline cluster. Etobicoke could soon have three height peaks between ECC, Humber Bay, and Sherway.
DopeyFish
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it's going to get really crazy if the big box ever decides to shift out
would give HBS a run for its money
but this kind of thing would be a long ways off
would give HBS a run for its money
but this kind of thing would be a long ways off
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Lachlan Holmes
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I don't disagree that it would be appropriate to build taller here, but it's not really a big deal in my view. It's isn't as if this is the last plot of land in the area - there's an abundance of very easily developable land around here and I would imagine the density and height will gradually increase as the rest fills out over the years.Why 38s?...this is an area you could build 50s+
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Besides, 38 storeys and 2,100+ units is nothing to sneeze at. I'm sure the proponents behind this project have done their due diligence and determined that 38 storeys is a good balance of all relevant considerations i.e. approvals, financing, sales, etc.
DopeyFish
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Why 38s?...this is an area you could build 50s+
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the city would object because of all the shadows it would cast on the parking lots
Amare
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Why would 50s+ be appropriate for this area?Why 38s?...this is an area you could build 50s+
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Just because there's large swaths of land available to be developed around Sherway, doesnt mean that we should automatically start seeing 50s towers being built left, right, and centre. By that logic, we should allow 50+ stories to be built on the Portlands, all over Downsview Park, etc...
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Hmm? dont be snarky haha..., Portlands and Downsview have obstacles around preventing developers to plan too tall
Yeah 50 is just a number, the average person cant notice the difference when looking up,
at one time 35s was tall for Toronto, nowadays 50-60s is the norm, same will .evolve throughout the outskirts of Toronto in the next 5-10 years
W. K. Lis
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innsertnamehere
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The site plan shows the alignment of the planned subway extension which they are protecting for by not constructing the parking garage above.
It's really painful to see that openstreetmap pic again when the line and the proposed East Mall station are both in the wrong place. As @innsertnamehere has mentioned, the first image in @Lachlan Holmes' post shows the correct location of the potential subway tunnel that anyone developing in the area has to take into account when developing above it. It will be interesting to see how that plays out here.
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I wonder if a station could be fit in the vicinity of the Manstor Rd and N Queen St intersection. It is far enough away from Sherway Gardens, and would be able to support a whole cluster of density.
W. K. Lis
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They could always expand Sherway Gardens towards any station in the vicinity, changing the parking lots into something useful, like stores or offices.