When I look at the rendering now, I’m actually surprised they positioned the midrise on the north side of the block and the high rises to the southwest and east sides. How many more lakeview units could they have if they built if the high rise was where the mid rise is and shortened the standalone tower in the southwest corner?
Yep, a reminder that they basically designed a "poor people" building attached to the actual towers. Cus Toronto.
It's because the midrise is on the undesirable Lake Shore Blvd, and the midrise is the affordable housing component. So you put the affordable units there as no one with money wants to live on Lake Shore as it is basically a highway. If Lake Shore wasn't a highway, and the Gardiner didn't run above it, what you're saying would 100% be correct, but instead we get a situation where affordable units are a buffer against Lake Shore and the Gardiner so the more affluent units can be further away.
Yeah but there was a way to position all the affordable rental on the north side of the mid rise and make it taller with condos on the south side with lake views. Or spread the affordable between north side against the Gardiner and on the lower floors of the southwest high rise on the north and east sides as they are essentially looking at other units. Ultimately, there had to be a better way is my point.
That's probably more complicated from an operational perspective.
Separate lobbies already happening at Aquavista across the street and same lobby with market rental with cost sharing happening at Quayside. If there's a will there's a way.
Yes, they put in the conduits and pipes and now they COULD actually finish the road surface. Will they do it this year? I guess they could just about have time but maybe not until 2026. We shall find out soon enough.