Let's see if the same can happen on the east side of the station.
Toronto The Wilde | 99.7m | 30s | Chestnut Hill | Kirkor
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jmi22
Active Member
My apologies for the crude drawing, but with the various proposals popping up around Glencairn, city staff will be sure to begin an area study. I hope they let the block busting begin and finally try to make this station as accessible to as many people as possible and get rid of this cookie cutter suburbia on one of our two full subway lines. Anything within blue (i'm sure someone will make a more accurate 10 minute walk radius map) should be fair game for tall and dense development.
As much as I am optimistic, the city's far from enthusiastic attitude towards expanding the 20th century apartment neighborhoods (see High park, Yonge/Eglinton, Parkdale) and instead forcing hyper densification on existing apartment lots is not a great sign.
As much as I am optimistic, the city's far from enthusiastic attitude towards expanding the 20th century apartment neighborhoods (see High park, Yonge/Eglinton, Parkdale) and instead forcing hyper densification on existing apartment lots is not a great sign.
AlbertC
Superstar
The more yellowbelt sections around the Glencairn station area that we can increase density, the better!
john D
New Member
this building is ridiculous and should not be approved - where th is Colle? who approved this garbage - 28 floors in a pure residential area with 2 lane road - who's getting the kickback??
this belongs on a major road at best.
besides being ugly; way too tall.
max should be 10 floors.
get real city councillors and do your job
this belongs on a major road at best.
besides being ugly; way too tall.
max should be 10 floors.
get real city councillors and do your job
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softstyll
New Member
What about the block of towers two minutes away on Ridelle and Roselawn? Those are not on "major roads" and people seem to be living there just fine.
Undead
Senior Member
If you're against development, you need to go after the root cause (this country's business model) that's driving the incentive to build everywhere. Being angry with any one single project won't go anywhere.
jmi22
Active Member
you know we are not blind and can see the expressway about a stones throw from the site right?
Cambry Ardship
Active Member
Also there are many businesses on the street. The area is zoned as Mixed Use. There are Apartment Neighbourhoods right nearby as well.
Northern Light
Superstar
There looks to be a settlement offer coming to the next meeting of City Council:
Terms are confidential, for now.
Terms are confidential, for now.
realpolytics
New Member
Based on this and the timing did this actually get 28 storeys ???
Northern Light
Superstar
Settlement offer is public now. And @realpolytics no, it did not get 28s........... LOL........ it got 30!
@Art Tsai will wish to make note of the revisions here.
From the above:
The Plans:
- No new renders, just some massing and some floorplans
- From the above:
Comment: On the upside, Parks turned down the idea of the tiny park fronting Marlee........but for some reason we now have a 'piazza' there. LOL I would rather have a had a slightly wider sidewalk, more podium, but take the street wall down a floor. Oh well.
@Art Tsai will wish to make note of the revisions here.
From the above:
The Plans:
- No new renders, just some massing and some floorplans
- From the above:
Comment: On the upside, Parks turned down the idea of the tiny park fronting Marlee........but for some reason we now have a 'piazza' there. LOL I would rather have a had a slightly wider sidewalk, more podium, but take the street wall down a floor. Oh well.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Ah, well, nevertheless.
Cambry Ardship
Active Member
One quarter of units being 2/3 bedroom is good. I also like that there are three smaller retail units rather than one larger unit.
I agree the piazza doesn't feel that useful but it's better than the parking lots fronting Marlee that are there now. Shifting Marlee towards more of a pedestrian/bike/transit street will do a lot for the area.
I agree the piazza doesn't feel that useful but it's better than the parking lots fronting Marlee that are there now. Shifting Marlee towards more of a pedestrian/bike/transit street will do a lot for the area.
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The City has too-long focused on simple 'number of bedrooms' as the metric providing relief to the onslaught of tiny units in this City. But they're asleep at the wheel. It no longer matters if a unit is 3br because that 3br is 750sf and you can touch all the walls from the centre of the room. I've had the unfortunate job of doing PDIs for new purchasers and it's wild (and totally understandable) to see the smile on their faces wain as they grasp the real dimensions of their new 'home'.