I agree that a land owner has the right to do whatever they want with their property as long as fits in within the framework of zoning, official plan etc.
But what we are seeing in our real estate market is the relentless march towards higher and higher housing prices. Do we really want to sell the entire city to the highest bidder and only let the rich buy into new developments?? In this case here, basically anyone in Parkdale that is having a hard time making ends meet should just prepare for the inevitability that eventually their rent will be too high to afford and they should pack up and leave. I am not sure what the solution is but I think a bit more thought should go into how this city grows, and who we are planning for with new developments. Developers build condos to make money and no matter how much supply we allow they will want prices to go up. It should be up to the local government to make sure that housing is equitable and make sure there are provisions to provide for different income levels.