Toronto 88 Isabella | 199.22m | 62s | Capital Developments | Diamond Schmitt

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Still find it kinda wild that there was nowhere else to build a new 200 metre tower that didn't require demolishing this building, which I always thought was quite handsome and one of the best examples of the mid-century apartment block we had in the Village. I hope we don't regret this loss.

It's not that there was nowhere else to build a new building, it's never that. It's that this is the site the developer owns; they can only build where they own.

In the meantime, there are another dozen towers planned all over the 'hood, from a dozen different developers. Some other buildings will come down (none as large as this IIRC) and some will go up on greenspace on tower-in-the-park sites, others will go up on surface parking, some will be tucked in behind the walls of heritage homes... this is the evolution of a city where there's a huge demand for housing, and limited space to build it.

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PS: DB file updated to all rental.