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evandyk said:
That forest of towers rising in the severely underpopulated Annex is such a beautiful sight. Now we just need way more of the same.
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Severely underpopulated? It's one of the densest neighbourhoods in Toronto at 10,614 people per sq km (13th overall) compared to a Toronto CMA average of 866 people per sq km. This is old data from the 2006 census too, so if anything it's even denser now.
 
r2siv said:
Some colour here would have made this even better. Then again, this is my opinion on pretty much every development.
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Being this project's only weakness IMO is not that bad at all in the end. Thumbs way, way up for this one so far!
 
The Annex has been getting less dense in every census since the 1970s. And it's served by two subway lines, two streetcar lines and three bus lines. Between 1971 and 2016, the Annex lost 6% of its total population. Only four neighbourhoods in the entire city shrunk more in that time frame.

An analysis of neighbourhood level population changes in Toronto and Vancouver

I recently reviewed House Divided, a book which discusses the regulatory reasons behind the “missing” low- to medium-density housing structures that are absent in Toronto. The problem of regulatory constraints is not a Toronto-specific problem. A virtually identical problem exists in Vancouver...
www.erikdrysdale.com
 
No part of the city should be getting less dense (and the few big buildings started/built in the Annex since 2016 will probably help) but especially not one with a bunch of subway stops.
 
This conversation might be quickly be flagged as off topic, but I can't find enough numbers that corroborate that data. At the very least information from the City of Toronto shows the Annex has grown over the past two census periods. Many of those big Annex houses have been turned into rooming houses or multi-unit residential as well, although some have been returned to single family housing.

I've gathered from past posts that you'd seem to be happy to see every SFH in the Toronto core replaced with condos/apartments, however I think there are much more tenable options that make use of existing buildings, while increasing density in a way that respects the existing built form.

For the record, and in an attempt to keep this vaguely on topic, I do like this development. This was definitely the type of site that justifies it and they've done a great job breaking up the different volumes as to not make it seem too monolithic.

arthistory.utoronto.ca

Hidden Canada: The History and Future of Rooming Houses in the Annex, Toronto

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I don't think that any SFH *should* be replaced. I just think it should be legal to build denser forms such as small apartment buildings anywhere, including established SFH neighbourhoods, should the property owner wish to.

Edit to add: Not quite accurate. I think SFH that are on major streets like Bathurst etc and are within a few hundred metres of subway stations should be replaced with apartments of some form.
 
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jta5 said:
From EllisDon: yesterday:

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It reminds me a bit of Las Vegas' New York-New York complex. Just insert rollercoaster!
 
evandyk said:
I don't think that any SFH *should* be replaced. I just think it should be legal to build denser forms such as small apartment buildings anywhere, including established SFH neighbourhoods, should the property owner wish to.

Edit to add: Not quite accurate. I think SFH that are on major streets like Bathurst etc and are within a few hundred metres of subway stations should be replaced with apartments of some form.
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I agree with both of those ideas, specifically main streets; although in my view perhaps almost anywhere, with caveats to protect/retain heritage buildings. I do apologize if I've misinterpreted your posts in the past.
 
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