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They never seem to learn, though. Their lack of ability to withdraw tactically leads to strategic defeats.

I don't get it. Is this some poor attempt to mimic the form of the office building? The window spacing is similar. I don't know. I'm trying to justify why this thing exists.

Two months for the podium plus a shade under a week per floor so... February 2018ish?

To what end? Benito has the right to take his picture; he has the right to give Benito the finger as he does it. It's a free country.

What a view from the top. Whoever bought the penthouse is a lucky duck.

Looks like they added a total of one floor since late April. Either I'm looking at the pics wrong or they've been focusing on the office space, which seems to have advanced nicely.

Are they starting digging soon or is the demo preliminary? The apartment building where CityLights is going in just down the street was demolished weeks ago and there is nothing going on at the site.

Wow. I had no idea this project existed. I'm on here every day and stuff slips by even so. I guess the parking lots-to-condos trend is now taking hold in the subrubs, as well. As to NL's points, yes, the parking at Fairview is a poorly thought out mess. I can see, though, why they had...

The problem is everything I read about the LPOA makes me think they still think we live in the Leaside village of the 1920s that is separate from the rest of Toronto, and they'll be damned if they don't do their best to keep it that way. I did the survey that they sent out to ask opinions about...

Friends who worked the CT head office will concur with you. For some reason this CT is considered very poorly run, by CT upper management. The fire they had a few years ago actually helped, as it allowed/forced them to re-do quite a bit of the store. It's usable now, but still misses quite a bit...

Lack of office space replacement cited a couple of times in the refusal. The developer must have known the city wants more office space; I can't wrap my head around why they would propose the current building with less than 1:1.

That looks outstanding. I'm curious to know how much more expensive good glass like that is compared to the lower-end fare that goes into most condos. It must be significant, otherwise everyone would use this stuff.

Can they still go to the OMB, or does a direct refusal make this particular design totally dead in the water?

I think you hit on some good points, NL. The mall is an eyesore and needs to go in its current form. Something of that particular nature has no place in one of the highest density neighbourhoods in Canada. Perfect site for a funky mixed-use complex with lots of community services Also agree...

Well that's not half bad. I like the indented bits. I hope retail is broken up into small enough pieces to avoid a bank. Still don't get what this has to do with eggs.

The square footage of the commercial areas suggests either two-storey replacements of the current tenants or smaller retailers. I'd hate to lose the PetSmart, for selfish reasons: It's basically like a zoo to my 2-year old. Also, adding three new street connections to Eglinton has a high chance...

Oh man. This is going to make heads explode here in Leaside. The Brentcliffe development is already facing huge pushback from the community, and this is closer to the residential area. I can't wait for my next Leaside Life. It's a local magazine that has turned into anti-development central. I...

Indeed. I do good souvlaki at home so gyros is where it's at for me for take-out. Don't have a vertical rotating grill at home. Yet...

That intersection is such a great example of the current state of East York. It's definitely a micro-cosm of "old" East York merging (clashing?) with the new. Uppababy strollers compete for space with smokers from the East York Restaurant. Cheap apartments on Cosburn back onto $1.3 million...

Not sure, haven't ventured that way. The Afghani resto (Bamiyan Kebob) across from where Sultan used to be just off Overlea makes wicked good kebob wraps which are close enough to shawarma to not make me drive to the Danforth to get some. Empire Shawarma is a whole new ballgame, though...