Lakeview condo a bad IDEA, residents say
Photo by Michael Ivanin
Berardo Groziani of G+C Architects shows an artist's drawing of a proposed 21-storey condo in Lakeview during last night's public hearing. EMAIL PRINT
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By: John Stewart
October 16, 2007 - The proponents of a 21-storey condominium tower that would go on a gas station lot in Lakeview are calling their project "The Idea Condo."
Last night, about 200 Lakeview residents told city councillors that they think it is a really bad idea.
The council chambers at the Mississauga Civic Centre were mostly full as a parade of residents spoke at a public meeting concerning an application by Queenscorp.
Queenscorp want to build a 260-unit, 21-storey building at the northeast corner of Lakeshore Rd. E. and Deta Rd. The application also includes six back-to-back row units.
Jim Tovey of the Lakeview Ratepayers’ Association was one of several residents who said the proposal is entirely inappropriate for the surrounding community.
“It would create a wall against the waterfront, putting a tower just four to six feet from the sidewalk,” Tovey told The News before the meeting.
The proposed densities are far more appropriate to the city centre than to the predominantly single-family Lakeview neighbourhood, ratepayers indicated. They also questioned whether surrounding streets can handle the increased traffic.
Ward 1 Councillor Carmen Corbasson, who represents the area, has already said she opposes the project. Three hundred residents earlier signed a petition of opposition.
The developer has already appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board for an early decision on the project.
Planning staff will take the comments made at last night’s meeting into account before returning to planning committee with a recommendation on whether or not the City should approve the condominium.