Toronto Art Shoppe Condos | 98.75m | 28s | Freed | a—A

The pre-hearing for this at the OMB (to establish the interested parties and participants) is on March 10th.

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Some areas of Yonge are zoned for lower densities, simple as that. Anything going beyond that is in for a fight. We'll see where this goes.

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waterloowarrior said:
Josh Matlow ‏@JoshMatlow 17m
https://twitter.com/JoshMatlow/status/436884800918388736
Art Shoppe went to OMB prehearing yesterday. Freed wants 38 & 29 storey towers on site that should really be midrise. We're fighting it.
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Mid-rise is fine here. Just move Alaska condos here, problem solved :)
http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/alaska-condos

This reminds me of this article in 2011:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/1...er-condo-clash-brewing-at-yonge-and-eglinton/

“This will not end up being taller than Minto. If the developers insist on going as far as they have proposed, they are going to have a fight on their hands.”
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E condos ended up taller than Minto. However, this is different since it's south of Soudan.
 
Automation Gallery said:
Yeah different by one block, but still on Yonge Street:confused:
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It isn't that black and white. When you look at Minto and E Condos, both have high-density properties to the immediate north and south. The Art Shoppe property is flanked on 2 of 4 sides by single family homes, and while I generally support intensification along Yonge, this plan is pushing it. Look at The Berwick a couple blocks away for something with a more appropriate scale and similar conditions (I am talking about density not architecture)
 
Automation Gallery said:
Yeah different by one block, but still on Yonge Street:confused:
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By that logic we'd have towers all the way to Barrie and beyond. Still on Yonge Street after all. At some point there has to be a line that you shouldn't cross unless you are advocating high-rises everywhere and anywhere.
 
10-15 stories is totally reasonable in my opinion, if you look at what's around the area.

The two auto-service places across the street are likely to be developed, and there are further mid-rise development opportunities at Millwood & Yonge further south.

The important thing for me is not the height, it's to continue the smaller retail storefronts from the south.
 
waterloowarrior said:
Josh Matlow ‏@JoshMatlow 17m
https://twitter.com/JoshMatlow/status/436884800918388736
Art Shoppe went to OMB prehearing yesterday. Freed wants 38 & 29 storey towers on site that should really be midrise. We're fighting it.
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38 & 29 are perfect, that's essentially mid-rise by current standards and steps down nicely from the towers one block north (yes, I said that 'one block' north).
Yonge & Eglinton (one block North) is a major transit node, and a perfect place to build density.

In any case, Yonge in that stretch has always been drab.
 
Hamiltonian said:
Okay, 38 and 29 are NOT mid-rise haha. Personally, I would like to see 6-10 stories.
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Why?
One block South of Eglinton on Yonge? Huge transit node. These are highly suitable for intensification since 95% of the city seems to be out of bounds.
 
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