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Non partisan politics is a thing when democracy is down to this guy or that guy? Poilievre is to be determined but, that would be some accomplishment to do even worse than Trudeau's adminstrations for the middle class. However, transit capital expenditures seems to be all encompassing Canadian...

First impression is a housing project you may see in the Middle East.

This appears as a in the moment reaction to market conditions that you wouldn't expect from a holding company like Oxford. That is curiously disconcerning. Rentals do not amount to class A office space even with taxpayer subsidize low interest mortgages and securities. You would expect a long...

Pangea makes sense. Most logical explanation for Vaughan is two proposed towers were incorrectly posted as under construction on June 10.

Centre of the universe vibe to suggest Toronto has a supply issue. Toronto is blessed with veteran developers and private equity that have delivered tens of thousands of units per year for as long as I can remember. Affordability is real but, is far too simplistic to summarize as short supply...

I agree any purchaser would not settle on 85 and I think would pursue higher than 91 storeys. The problem is this project is a disaster. Those that could afford it typically don't have the brass balls like Mizrahi and the market recovery in 2025 is speculation.

The first train of thought is the rapidly growing city we've accepted even if the outcome is everyone living in cramped multi-family. The second train of thought is the small percentage of developable land as if 80% to 90% of the city has class A heritage protection. Lastly, is market conditions...

Slim possibility 10 foot ceiling could be dropped for 9 foot ceilings.

Montreal is building up to 65 storeys or whatever number of floors they can squeeze in under the height envelope. You're cherrypicking. Alternatively, I can say Toronto rocks on heritage recognition comparing Maple Leaf Gardens to the Montreal Forum

Has Toronto really destroyed that much? There are entire communities of Bay and Gables in Toronto. That was the predominant scale over 100 years ago. Everyone destroyed soot covered wood framed neighbourhoods for highways that came to be and glass and steel mega plexes that never materialized...

The 10% affordable still leaves 90% at new market rent which is becoming unaffordable for more and more people. The solution to get affordable housing from market rate developments can't even be referred to as band aid. The result from included affordable housing typically leads to denser...

I'm more interested in city design than building for the sake of building. The atrocious funding model is not a reason to say the hell with it. I also gave an alternative building location to redistribute the unbuilt floor space by building 7 storeys with stepbacks facade along Belmont, the...

If they said three or zero storeys but, 7 storey doesn't seem unreasonable. 4 storey difference isn't insignificant just because 50 storey towers are popping up everywhere and in consideration it's an ugly 11 storey slab. The taller massing should be on Davenport. Propose up to 7 storeys on...

NIMBYism doesn't work in Toronto. It's all just an anecdote. Fitzrovia isn't proposing 49 storeys because of single family zoning restricts intensification. They are maxing value regardless if they build or not. I also don't see Fitzrovia proposing low rise 18 to 24 unit elevator buildings...

Mozo, East Lofts or even Kings Court were more interesting additions to the neighbourhood than the giant podium blocks with retained facades slapped on the side. And how will living in the podiums of 20 plus units per floor be? This is recreating a historic neighbourhood as denser, taller...

The 4 tower Simcoe Place master plan (3 office and one mixed hotel/residential) was supposed be completed before 2000. 160 Front was completed in 2023 capping the Simcoe Place, Ritz Carlton, RBC tower block. Cityplace will be 25 years to build during a multi-decade long boom. The office market...

A third tower would be worse than the parking lot and the parking lot is a wasted usage of open space. It would be far too cramped.

The building's structure would interfere with a glassy look so they'll probably settle on a dynamic light show. White stone and Tiffany blue lentils would also be tasteful but boring conventional

Rezoning is not a development project. It could advance to become a development project but, until it does, there is nothing to be cancelled here. It will be valid 50 years from now. The only thing is the unit sizes may be too large in 50 years.

A proposal is an idea; a concept. Shouldn't get too real about any renderings that are newly posted on the application info centre. Intent to build is pre-selling, pre-leasing or, the obvious, breaking ground.