I was at the meeting last night. About 150 people were there, most of them dead set against the proposal. Peter Clewes presented a few tweaks to the plan, among them removal of the one-storey visitation element of Edgedale, (to be replaced by green space), elimination of surface parking for the restored heritage properties on Glen, and opening of the winter gardens between the three eastern towers.
He's also added a little more space between the two towers near Sherbourne and will be asking the City to calm traffic on Bloor East by introducing a light at Edgedale and by eliminating the southbound exit "ramp" to Parliament.
Clewes mentioned that he and his client were considering unspecified height reductions, although nothing had been decided. Later, when he was presenting shadow studies, he let slip that reductions of 2-6 storeys were a possibility. Of course, the audience was outraged by this disclosure, which was met with groans and cries of "That's nothing!"
I was the only person to express wholehearted support for the proposal, although there a few reasonable and constructive comments from a working group of nearby residents. Most of the speakers, though, were horrified by the height and density of what was frequently termed "these monstrosities".
The process continues. Public opposition seems to be mounting and this one will undoubtedly go to the OMB.
