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The is a class A heritage property on just about any list. This is a disgrace. First. This is probably no more than a valuation play. I doubt there is any intent to build. I don't think Dubai has a 200 metre student accommodation. Second, the pressing need for student housing and a cause of the...

The problem here is having a combined sewage/storm overflow into the lake. Legacy of a lifetime ago when Toronto cheaped out by building combined sewer systems but, here I though the multi-million, massive storage tanks remedied that except in the very worst scenarios. Clearly, if those are...

I'm not for rushing changes to the master plan to get something erected quicker. The phase 2 site should remain zoned commercial. In the meantime, Hines should be encouraged to do something with the site that benefits the community and themselves.

IIRC, Edmonton's NHL arena cost around $600 million in 2014. Calgary's 2024 arena is budgeted for a billion dollars.

Couldn't care less about the finishes. I just find the massing oppressive and the ground/podium boring. Not that it matters but, a block long podium under a point tower is equally boring. An 18 storey 100 plus metre slab that hugs the street (if there are step backs than they are, in typical...

I'm going to dig me up some boulders and sell em! A $1000 boulder costing ten to $15,000 delivered and installed in Toronto doesn't seem that far fetched.

Signature space? A wedge site between Waterclub and the Gardiner. Blaming the city? Planning saying too tall is not a reason for a developer to cheapen the design. As we all should know developers do not stick to artistic visions when the zoning process bends over for them.

You must be wealthy to propose 20% down payments and eliminating capital gains on primary residences.Most people looking for a home and not an investment can't afford a 20% down payment. Primary residences are retirement plans if you manage to be a home. To be fair, there's so many tax...

An expansion team will probably be in the 8 to 10 billion dollar range. Toronto doesn't support high school football. It doesn't support college football. It is debatable whether it supports CFL football. The one thing Toronto supports is betting on Football which doesn't require a local team...

In my experience, large block of space relocate because the office space is in tatters. Moving people around renovating a floor or half a floor at a time is less than ideal. Office portfolios are experiencing billion dollar writedowns. It's a good time to buy or find a better lease deal.

We can talk about the broken planning system but, not for a 69 storey tower with 22 times lot coverage. Those specs aren't typical of as of right zoning. In most situations, those are well above the maximums allowed with all bonusing included. This is a product of investors buying and selling...

Who cares how close it is to the GO Station. It's an intrametro commuter line with only one station in the entire metro. It's a reason to build mixed use at higher densities. Residential skyscraper clusters in Durham Region as transit oriented developments ... I mean ... "communities" is a scam...

Trapezoidal prisms are more interesting than a boxes. These appear slimmer point towers too. However, this could be three identical tall trapezoidal prisms with the 25 metre separation feeling a lot less based on their positioning. It could end up just as boring in the skyline with greater...

The floor plates are a lot more interesting. The funded school is fully separated from the development. That clarifies things a lot. It can go ahead while the rest of the site may grow weed for the next 5 years.

NIMBY, Racist , Garbage? That's a little dismissive. It certainly is what is blowing this up however, building upon a finite amount of open space as the city continues to add more people is a valid concern. Add to that it's not a general public facility but, one geared towards a specific...

I feel a little dirty asking but, my curiosity is getting the best of me. Anyone have any inkling on the progress of the hotel and decided not to post it here? I've done my share of google search in the last couple months to no avail. It just seems strange to me there isn't a "coming soon"...

Survive? I guess. Dropping a tower on top of it changes the entire perspective of the retained office block and will require significant structural reinforcement. It's unlikely to get equal attention everywhere else being modernist instead of Deco era. However, the joy over this improvement and...

I'm not sure what a lively engaging sidewalk is. There are places in Canada with obnoxious inquisitive neighbours without much population density and in both walkable and drivable environments. You can pass a 1000 people in the GTA without having to saying hello. You can't pass by 5 people in...

There's a lot more competition in rental condos than the oligopoly of pension funds owner of purpose built rentals requiring a set minimum income and rising property values to make construction worthwhile. 5% is better than 0%. It's still more a populist gesture than actually accomplishing...

https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-celebrates-the-ground-breaking-of-172-affordable-rental-homes-at-300-304-the-east-mall/ City of Toronto, Government of Canada and Kingsett Capital's affordable housing LP. Private equity managers are going to create these affordable housing specific...