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Fair enough regarding The One. I can't help but see it as a positive change though, over all, when looking at the extremely prohibitive zoning along the Bloor-Danforth line or around certain GO stations. The LPAT may be restrictive in certain extreme and unique cases, but in terms of creating a...

I'm not sure I understand your concern. Municipalities must zone densities surrounding these station areas in a way that is compliant with the 2017 Growth Plan, which generally requires higher densities than those that currently exist. This provision is to prevent municipalities from underzoning...

Shame that the terra cotta colour had to go. I've been told that the unit sizes will be slightly smaller as well as part of the redesign.

I think they meant this article, from today. Still under investigation: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/opp-reviewing-allegations-involving-councillor-justin-di-ciano-sources-say-1.4436059

Well, my day has been made. He deserves whatever is coming. 2018 is shaping up to be a year of massive changes at Toronto City Council.

I'm surprised no one has jumped in to address the blasphemy expressed in these last few posts... Honest Ed's and Sam the Record Man are a certain generation of Torontonians' sacred cows. I'd be hiding if I were you. ;)

Since there doesn't seem to be any data describing the commuting habits of the super-rich, I'll throw in my unscientific observations as well. The vast majority of middle and upper middle class people I know (most of whom live in the former City of Toronto, not suburbs) take transit to work...

It's because we don't expect much of them. I was walking around downtown with an Australian cop friend the other day, and the first thing he said was "Why does everyone here drive so fast?!". Apparently they have ticketing cameras throughout Brisbane, and that keeps everyone in line. We have a...

There is no accurate measure of how many condos are "foreign owned". Different observers have different definitions of "foreign" (Do international students count, for example? They -and their parents- are exempt from the foreign buyers' tax). Most define a foreign owner as someone who doesn't...

I'm not sure I buy the developer's claim that EVERY unit needs to have a balcony in order for the project to be economically viable. Sure, they probably need a balcony on every unit in order to sell them all in one day at a sales event in China. But there's no way it would affect the economics...

Possession and production are two completely different animals.

That Google Maps image doesn't do the Victorian on the corner justice. It's quite nice in person, and is one of the few remaining structures from that era on Davenport. The add on the side is cool too. It's definitely worth saving. I'm also a big fan of the 1920's warehouse with art deco...

They're wasted in the sense that very few people actually use them. They may not count as part of the floorplate for lot line restrictions, but the balcony obsession sure does result in some ugly and unimaginative buildings.

Brown brick + grey spandrel = Why?

Don't get your hopes up. Just look how great the Eaton Centre has been for lower Yonge Street :rolleyes: The new landscaping on Wellington will be A+ though.

Just goes to show that you don't have to use expensive cladding systems to create a good looking building.

Honestly, if we were going to have the more monotonous buildings clustered somewhere, I'm glad it's on the Waterfront. The city stretches north, east, and west... not south. Those are the skyline views that everyday Torontonians are seeing. And they're the best! I've been saying this so often...

You'd think that after all their appearances at the OMB, the CRN would know that "lack of privacy" isn't valid grounds for an appeal. Guess not.

Well, there goes my hopes of the Buffalo Wild Wings building biting the dust...

So... many... balconies. Hopefully these are just massing illustrations?