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OMG the tower looks like a supersized version of the Crystal Blu... heinous.

It's not a facade retention. The existing school building is being brought back to a base condition, and physically integrated with the new addition.

You've placed it on the wrong (north) side of Isabella, where House of Lords is (was). Should be on that south, vacant corner! I also suspect (hope) this particular development has failed.

"The Board also does not agree with the Appellant’s submission (and Mr. Smith’s opinion) that because of perceived deficiencies in the OP and the fact that the City has not adequately re-evaluated its designated intensification areas to encompass radius zones around major transit stations the...

These tenants have known for THREE YEARS that there was board-approved development on this site. Those that moved in over the intervening years should have known their tenure would be short lived.

When I walked by yesterday, the boom of the crane was literally within 2 metres of the roof of the Masonic Hall... it looked really sketchy.

200 St. Clair Ave. West took 16 months.

This is a nonsensical proposal. Far too impactful on the existing units. The planning rationale contains no sound justification for the paltry separation between the existing and proposed components. Quoting page 49 of the Bousfields report: "As a matter of good urban design practice, a...

This is very sad news for the tenants of the building. These humans are truly on the brink of homelessness and they are being offered pennies to basically disappear into the abyss. There is no equivalent housing for these folks to move into. As a junior, private-sector planner, I would be very...

IMO, this is the worst building to go up during our current development boom, bar none. There was very bad blood between the developer and the city/neighbourhood from the second this building was proposed, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if Menkes deliberately made this building as heinous...

Approved by the OMB on October 25.

Sad but true. Church St. is a dump, south of Carlton. IMHO, Reid Rossi totally missed the mark on his OMB decision here, and the fugliness of the cladding on this POS adds insult to injury. I prayyyyyy that The Village doesn't get swallowed up by this kind of garbage development.

Yasss! Can't wait for this LCBO to open up. The one at College & Euclid is atrocious.

Is the Figo patio also occupying space that was meant to be POPS, or is the POPS just that little bit outside of Sweet Jesus, shown in Interchange's photo (post 759)?

Right, well I don't disagree with you that this building is a disaster, but I just wanted to point out that city staff were unequivocally against the proposal.

... you do realize city planning recommended refusal and this was approved at the board, right? For reference, you can read the OMB decision here.

They've started installing a lot more cladding on the west elevation over the past week. Gird your loins, because it's god-awful.

HA! This fiasco does not surprise me in the least. I worked at the CN Tower for a few years and upper management is a bunch of incompetent goofs. From an operations perspective, the place was a complete disaster (although building maintenance/engineering is top notch) - wonder how long it'll...

This view of the EY Tower is having an adverse impact on my productivity at work :oops: