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maestro said:
Yeah, I don't follow having retail on side streets off of Sackville. I just don't see it being successful. Every building can't have retail. Nothing wrong with intensification through redevelopment 40 years from now either.
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Just because we don't do it in Toronto, where retail sticks to historic main streets largely, doesn't mean it can't be successful. I'm not saying every buildings needs retail, but I think it would be appropriate here in a burgeoning area right on the periphery of the core. Don't get me wrong, I admire the Regent Park plan and think it's already a great success. I just think Toronto is still trying to shake off that small-city timidity towards urbanism. Regent PArk in general is a step in the right direction though.
 
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Gotzvon said:
Yeah, not a fan of the apartment building. Also, I really think these blocks could have supported midrise with ground level retail instead of townhomes. In 20 years when this area is even more built out those townhomes will look just as out of place as the apartments they're replacing now.
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There is truly no need to build everything out to the mid-rise level with this round of redevelopment (it would make planning approval difficult for one). In 20, 30, 40 years, the low-rise townhouses can be redeveloped once again and provide a much needed mix in building ages, the mark of a mature neighbourhood.

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RED BRICK!!!!! (and grey :( ) going up on the Community Centre

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AlvinofDiaspar said:
There is truly no need to build everything out to the mid-rise level with this round of redevelopment (it would make planning approval difficult for one). In 20, 30, 40 years, the low-rise townhouses can be redeveloped once again and provide a much needed mix in building ages, the mark of a mature neighbourhood.

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Again, not saying EVERYTHING needs to be midrise in order to be a successful community. Just my personal preference on what could have been done here. Agree to disagree I guess, at the risk of getting too far off topic. What I will say is that as far as townhouses go, the ones being built here are some of the nicest in the city (in my opinion), unlike that faux-European crap that's shoved down our throats in the burbs.
 
anyone know why the design has apparently changed for block 24? Just a few months ago the TCHC board approved construction for this:

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But now it seems to have changed to this:

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Looks fine to me. Obviously the original would have been nicer but it wasn't outstanding or anything. Doubt it will have the ol' timey projects feel because it's built right up to the street and it isn't amongst 3 or 4 of its exact copies. Besides it might even be nice, it reminds of me newer apartment buildings you see all over Europe.

Honestly this city could use a bunch of apartments like that all over to offset the amoung of luxurious glass boxes, if not for visual diversity then for more affordable new housing.
 
Canadian Chocho said:
Looks fine to me. Obviously the original would have been nicer but it wasn't outstanding or anything. Doubt it will have the ol' timey projects feel because it's built right up to the street and it isn't amongst 3 or 4 of its exact copies. Besides it might even be nice, it reminds of me newer apartment buildings you see all over Europe.

Honestly this city could use a bunch of apartments like that all over to offset the amoung of luxurious glass boxes, if not for visual diversity then for more affordable new housing.
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I don't know, it's too early to tell from that rendering - but do recall one of the key themes of RP is that it shouldn't be easy to tell whether a building is social housing or not. I fear this might break the trend in the worst case scenario.

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Looks like something from the 1970s that pushed us into the PoMo era for being so awful. They are already saving on one shared elevator core. Come up with something more River City and less 200 Wellesley.
 
What part of River City is affordable housing?
 
ChesterCopperpot said:
What part of River City is affordable housing?
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I'm referring to the appearance. Both Rivercity 1 and 200 Wellesley have a similar makeup to this one of two buildings connected by a hallway to save from building separate elevator cores. It's not the best example but, it what popped into mind.
 
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