Not a fan of this project at all. Disgusting how they are building a condo right beside small homes. Who in this world would ever want a 15 story condo as a neighbour???! No one. Condos need to stay far away from small residential properties. It should be a law.
I feel confident you won't find much support for that position here.
It's also rather problematic given that there are already apartments along this road, in fact that's the majority of Cosburn here; and they are already next to homes. Do you want to throw all the existing renters out and tear down their housing?
I understand an argument that overlook can, at least in normal circumstances, de-value a home somewhat.
Though, in the current Toronto market; and in this area in particular, the inflated value generated by the conversion of some of these homes to a taller form will more than offset this, making the remaining homeowners wealthier.
I'm not a hirise everywhere person. I recognize the value in a range of housing typologies.
Further, I can accept a certain measure of selfishness informing one's personal circumstances, even if the societal or civic interest lies elsewhere.
But for clarity. None of the homes bought by the developer were expropriated.
The owners sold of their own free will, presumably for a tidy profit.
Would you deny your neighbours that profit? Would you like it if your neighbour took that money out of your bank account?
It's important to be nuanced in these things. It's also important to know that there is very little chance of any homes remaining on this block in 10 years time.
Nothing is impossible, but it's likely most will find very nice offers at some point for their properties, and most will probably take them.
