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When was the point of transit to be "faster" ? I suspect that's hardly the case less in rush hour and the like; That's not just a Toronto comment, I suspect it's similar in big cities as well (e.g. London, New York). Concrete example, I like in NYCC, and just about most times of the week, I...

That's interesting, a very legitimate concern as well.

I'm surprised by these comments, out of all the buildings, I'd say this looks a lot like the renders so far (less the typical non window wall finish, even though renders show otherwise).

cafe landwer must be making a killing, it's always nearly full, all times of day, 7 days a week, with lineups most weekends for brunch (more so in the summer). I think the location of cactus club will not work in its favor either, being inside at the top of the mall.

Personally I don't think it'll do well here for all the reasons cited. With that said I didn't think the Keg would either, yet, it seems to be pretty busy, so hard to say. But it's not quite the same, neither is the target audience.

But this begs the question, what do you encourage the city to do in this situation ? Work from home is not a factor here, this has been an on going issue for years in NYCC, and I'm sure the work from home trend will only exacerbate matters but it's not the root cause. Here's the thing, let's...

Yep agreed, with that said, it signals head winds if the amount of space for sublease increases over time as it implies it may be harder to find a replacement tenant once the original lease expires. I suspect it's in fact a triple win as there is likely commercial real estate agents involved...

So in case this helps, when you see highly different vacancy numbers being reported keep in mind there are typically two measures utilized: - Vacancy Rates - Total Vacancy Rates (including sublets) So those higher 12%+ vacancy rates for Toronto include sublet space, whereas the much lower 4%...

Sorry if there is a better location for this but whatever happened to the eglinton next (not sure if that's what it was called) proposal in terms of how landscaping will be handled ?

pre-made sandwiches ... yum ...

I have mixed feeling about that building, it looks great from an architecture perspective but I suspect it'll be pretty oppressive from street level.

I have to say, this looks pretty bad, sure the small curtain glass sections is a nice touch but everything else not so much. Azura Condos, just down the street on Doris is so much better all around, using what seems to be much higher quality materials.

Completely agreed, and I made the comment earlier. That 4 story building is pretty terrible. I think many are cutting it slack given the main building, but if it went up as a standalone development I think most wouldn't be happy. I do admit it looks like a completely unrelated building so...

I would second this, I've done many insurance renewals and it's never come up, at least not directly, but as you said the auditor will call it out. If a board chooses to not follow the funding plan outlined by the reserve fund study it shows up on the status certificate. Here's the issue most...

I remember as a kid in high school ages ago, going down here, and I recall kids trying to shoot each other with fireworks, mounted police, arrests : - ), so this is not new. It seems this past weekend was a continuation of that though maybe taken to the next level. I think they need to have a...

It's like this every year this weekend ... I can show you articles going back decades about similar events on Victoria Day at the beach.

Honestly I'd argue in an ideal world both would exists. I've conducted many reserve fund studies as a board member (in multiple buildings) and I'll tell you the accuracy can be questionable at best if the board doesn't have a expertise in the area and isn't intimately familiar with their...

I'm curious, when does the city inspect buildings ? i.e. under what situations ? I ask because while there has been a lot of talk about the lack of reserve fund studies in Florida they do have enforced city led inspections of buildings over 40 years, as far as I'm aware no such thing exists here ?

It's interesting, I've been to the avondale condos (right beside the 401 near Yonge) and honestly if you don't mind or are used to white noise (and ignoring other potential concerns e.g. pollution) it's actually nice in some ways. Typically less horns or sirens compared to say a busier street.

This was probably asked earlier but are they restoring the historic building in front as part of this project or is that separate ?