You're conflicted, alright. Maybe you should ponder Ramako's words some more, even though you appear to be outside the norm. He strikes me as fairly typical of the lightweights when it comes to anything other than adoration of condo buildings.

"You do not appear to have much knowledge of what city planning involves." No, you don't. Are you aware of the Official Plan and how it identifies areas as Neighbourhoods, Apartment-Neighbourhoods, Avenues, Mixed-use, Growth Centres, etc? It did that so that areas are treated differently when...

"It's no where near as "offensive" as the Stalinesque Brutalist monstrosities across the street from it. Those have absolutely no respect for the streetscape or pedestrians. This building will greatly soften the architecture of the area." Correct and they were approved during the bad planning...

"there are already 23,17, and 15 floor buildings surrounding it 2 other sides" According to your simplistic approach to planning, we could have 23 storey buildings emanating from anywhere one already exists! You do not appear to have much knowledge of the Official Plan, Secondary Plans or other...

"Most of us favour the intense height and density of city living" Agreed, and I understand how cities need to intensify. I was a founding member of FoNTRA and currently Treasurer of CORRA. I have been a member of my community association for 17 years and represent it on planning matters. I...

I don't think you have the planning heft to deal with these issues which is why you glorify tall buildings, swoon over renderings and ignore the merits of good and comprehensive planning.

You're the best example so far. It's not about value, it's about what we all signed-off on when the new OP came into existence. Things like Transition, improvements to the public realm and respect for existing residents are what it was about. How this was actually handled was more like how...

The NEON is an offensive building that today embarrasses the North York Community Planning Department. For almost 8 years the planners rejected any notion of a 10 times density building across the street from a 'neighbourhoods' area. It was just bad planning as supported by the policies in the...

"This building is most likely going to be the shortest building built at Yonge and Eglinton for its entire future. This area is destined for density. Did the residents just realize this or did they simply think there was NO way they could win a fight over 20 floors when there are so many other...

Such a pity you don't have the ability to be objective. I'm amazed how easy some are to be swayed by slick developers and lazy councillors. I expect more from a site called "urbantoronto". Maybe it should be called, "condosinabubble" or "condo vultures?

ARECA Walk in search of a Park. I don't have much good to say about the North York Community Planning Department. (To give it its full and comical name.) Reference has been made to the NEON application and it was how the NYCPD handled that one I use in support of my contention that planning...

Sometimes I wonder if it is only the "NIMBYS" concerned about good and comprehensive planning? Certainly, not many in this forum appreciate the need for it.

Yonge & Eglinton is a divided area. Correct, pre-Amalgamation the area was a Toronto district. Now we have a terrible situation where the YE area is divided between 3 councillors (Stintz, Robinson & Matlow), 2 Community Councils (North York & Toronto East York) and 2 Planning Departments (North...

I see so many locations in dire need of public realm improvement but so little being done. This city's "Planning Department" needs a shot of enthusiasm for good planning.

Times have changed now that certain people have moved out of the area. Now all planning is being done by Karen Stintz. I'm sure there's more than a few who are not anti-development on this forum but I'm pretty sure most will agree that councillors make lousy planners. Why we are tolerating this...

Boy, were you ever wrong. The planning for the intensification of YE is absent. All planning has been taken over by the local councillors. In this case, 3, Stintz, Matlow and Robinson. The area is overseen by two Planning Districts, North and South. Councillors make lousy planners and the...

Yes, RV is sketching the new tower. What a terrible way to "plan" for one of TO's most important intersections. Shared among 3 councillors, 2 "planning" departments and 2 Community Councils, we're sure to see it become a small wonder when it could have been a big one. I remember the North...

Tell me about it! The Councillor caused so much confusion and so much money to be wasted arguing about 5, 6 or 7 storeys in an area clearly marked for avenue style intensification in the OP. so many of these Councillors don't actually understand the OP and the intent and so much time and money...

It's a farce. How would you rate the performance of the three entities, the Conservatives/Reform in the West, the BQ in Quebec and the Toronto City Council? Which constituencies are getting the greatest value for money? I'd say Toronto citizens are getting the worst deal of the three. It's a...

1066 Avenue Road I'm thinking the proposed 87 apartment development on the site of the old St James Bond church at 1066 Avenue Road, is on hold. The owners got what they wanted from the City a long time ago, and it makes you wonder? They haven't done a thing with the property they bought a long...