I mean an out-of-town developer who may not be cognizant about planning in Toronto, but sees a buck to be made in Toronto. Probably has to learn the hard way that established neighbourhoods have more reviews. Another company from outside of Toronto is developing a tower north of The Crossways...

Yeah. Not a well-educated comment about who is developing it. It says on Urban Toronto, it's Sweeny.

The store to the south of Alternative Thinking is remaining as well. This does not seem to be a problem for Westbank. The store is shown in their elevations. It's not in the way of anything. The store buildings at Lennox and Bathurst are remaining, and buildings on Markham are being retained. It...

Unlike the proposal at Dundas and Bloor, where the developers are engaging the community, this development sought to ram through a proposal. Now they have basically wasted a year of their time and a sizeable amount of money. I wonder if the developer is based in Toronto, or is just developing in...

I've heard it said many times that developers interpret zoning as "what's there", not a guideline to development, which seems to be more in line with land values. Plans are taller and more dense than what is zoned, routinely, no? What percentage of development goes above zoning? Maybe the city...

So it's going to mediation. That's fair. Myself, I think it is about two storeys too tall.

It looks like people live in those houses.

If there isn't activity, it's because the next task is not ready to start. Maybe they are waiting for material or they are following the designed schedule. I know the demo finished early, so the next stage was probably not ready to go. It could be another contractor or simply other commitments...

The ramp will have a built-in system to prevent ice buildup.

While the Wellington side landscape plan looks lovely, how are they going to get the businesses to give up their parking? It would be interesting to delve into the history of the area. Victoria park used to be much bigger, but I guess pushing Wellington through was more important. Maybe it was...

I hope it does not have an off-leash area. Those areas stink. :-)

On the face of it, this proposal looks like pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking. I'd give it a zero chance of proceeding as proposed. (Probably similar odds for the Rail Deck Park too) Their deal hasn't closed, the city is opposed, no proven rights to even develop the land. Unless it has the backing...

There needs to be some step down away from main streets. This is a side street. If this is the way to increase density, by turning side streets into main streets, then this makes the city unliveable. On Bloor St, across from High Park, there is a new condo. It is stepped down from the tall...

Matlow called it a 'greedy proposal'. This is not at Yonge and Eglinton. This at Mt. Pleasant. It is not on a bus or LRT route. At 24 stories, it is still very high compared to the two stories across the street. I can understand how the homeowners are upset. Can't you?

And yet, business thrives along the stretch. Maybe opinions don't matter.

Attractive building. More attractive than the previous proposal, but it is still a really big building for the location. Accepting its height and overall size, will only encourage further over-building in the area. I hope there is room for compromise but marketing of this project has started and...

I agree with the previous poster that making some sort of visual landmark for the foot of Augusta would be a welcome addition to the design. The Waterworks building completely ignores this, which I guess is fine for an industrial building, but since this is somewhat of a destination building...

You could argue that with all of the development charges and increased assessment through that stretch that some should be going to fund transit development the way they hoped Sheppard would. You could draw a line west from East Harbour all the way to Humber Bay and there has to be enough...

I doubt the site plan requires the DRL. I think that is probably the last thing to be ready there. But I doubt full build-out would happen without the subway, which would really link the site well with the financial district. I agree completely that there is a need for an east-west subway...

The only thing missing from this massive project is a monorail. :) Speak up Doug Ford! Kidding aside, this is a 1950s style project and a monorail was probably de rigueur back then. Yes to an employment centre, yes to retail, but no residential? Yes there is residential across the Don and to...