CityPainter
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- Joined
- Apr 20, 2010
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As a resident of 222 The Esplanade who was looking forward to seeing this redeveloped, I am dismayed at this render. Princess Street will go from a reasonably pleasant treed street with a nice community garden to a narrow dark canyon. I feel very sorry for the residents of the street-level townhome units in the co-op along Princess, or anyone with an west-facing unit in either the co-op or 222 who will lose their entire downtown view. That will hurt values in my building, no question, though thankfully my personal unit does not face that way.
This plot is too big for such a monolithic design. I was expecting something more akin to Vu with a variety of styles, heights, and some setbacks from the street, not this gigantic towering behemoth that will loom over everything on all four sides.
My sentiment here is one of wasted opportunity. I have been a bit annoyed by the fervent opposition to the two towers going in where the Greyhound Depot was, but now I'm hoping those same people will turn their attention to this plan and try to get something more appropriate proposed here.
This plot is too big for such a monolithic design. I was expecting something more akin to Vu with a variety of styles, heights, and some setbacks from the street, not this gigantic towering behemoth that will loom over everything on all four sides.
My sentiment here is one of wasted opportunity. I have been a bit annoyed by the fervent opposition to the two towers going in where the Greyhound Depot was, but now I'm hoping those same people will turn their attention to this plan and try to get something more appropriate proposed here.