The Decision in this case spent a great deal of time discussing whether parkland dedication is actually applicable to this site, and determined that the site is exempt from the Municipal Code requirements.

There is quite a bit of this going on, though not with a dedicated person. Im not sure it would help to be honest though. One of the main issues is that the secondary plan identified parkland expansion areas, which includes a lot of the homes backing onto Eg park iirc. So now those residents...

My experience has been they want a material change above the stepback to highlight the street wall, and usually push for lighter materials above to reduce '"visual impact"...

Its a nice addition and all, but with the level of development going on and planned for in this area, I'm not sure why they stopped at 3 storeys. Surely some additional community space could have been included here? Seems like a bit of a missed opportunity, though that seems to be the theme with...

Council approval appealed http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do?folderRsn=HDbJ7AMc0XRPUgO64vsVBw%3D%3D

One was for the ZBA, and one for the OPA which the applicant filed afterwards.

A significant improvement!

Popular for student rentals really, KW has become a master at these.

Happy to see this proceeding through a MV

This building (imo), is a great example of a camel- being a horse designed by a committee. You can just tell there are so many competing priorities and comments that it doesn't even look like a cohesive project anymore. I feel like a low podium, and a point tower set back from the street would...

https://f.tlcollect.com/fr2/320/97349/Former_North_York_Schedule_D.pdf This could be a wrinkle until such time that Downsview is decommissioned...

Also seems like they have tapped Patrick Kriss from Alo for the hospitality side, based on his IG this morning.

It's the inset balconies set behind gratuitous spandrel that really does it for me.

Interesting argument to make, but given the existing site-specific on the site for the removal (and no replacement) of the existing office building I'm not sure it is a successful one. The Growth Plan language is weak in this respect as well, saying only that major office uses will be directed...

Yes though they need to be careful with these things, because the applicants materials read that Staff informed them of the need for an OPA or that the proposal didn't conform to that policy. The bolded part below is the cruz as well, as it is clear the applicant is not going to address the...

Usually a TDM measure secured through S37 for convenience.

Now also includes an on-site parkland dedication and revised townhouse layout as well:

Disappointing especially since they are still advertising the previous renders on their project/public consultation website, and used all these materials in discussions with the City to secure the lease for the Wellington Destructor.

Fantastic gentle density project.

Claude Cormier touches on this in a recent issue of Azure: https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/risk-is-where-success-resides-a-conversation-with-claude-cormier/ "We’re also doing another waterfront beach in Toronto, the Leslie Spit Lookout Park. I’m about to go into a consultation meeting...