They worked on a building in Hamilton on King William & James IIRC. I suppose their pension arm is getting big into the real estate game with this funding capital. The project is still before the LPAT and is far from a done deal so it's a very long waiting game they are playing here. Keep in...

Sent an email expressing these concerns :) Hopefully future revisions are more promising.

How many times before we learn that monotonous block-long glass walls are not a desirable ground realm? Add some variation in texture/materials, crimp the glass in sections to provide some intrigue, introduce a little colour, and yes provide the patios it seems they already are. The designers...

The alternative would have been a long glass façade. So while this "heritage preservation" is lip service at best, I'll take those 10ish metres of difference over another long block of glass and grey spandrel. The remainder of the podium at ground floor is already going to be a dismal glass...

With 15-minute headways on LSE and Stouffville. I suspect they will stagger schedules by 7.5 mins so the frequency from Scarborough to union is one train every 7.5 mins. Local trains run on the outside tracks with the combined 7.5 minute frequency, and express trains on the inside tracks. Via...

Funding for the Lakeshore BRT announced today! $55.5 million https://www.mississauga.ca/city-of-mississauga-news/news/mississauga-receives-transit-infrastructure-funding-through-the-investing-in-canada-infrastructure-program/ Along with other Mississauga transit programs....

Glad to see a continuous large park is being provided. Pocket parks are nice, and serve their purpose but ultimately you need a big space to have great programming on a civic scale which the Golden Mile will need. Bring on the towers and the height. Keep the park whole. I don't think the...

Their design philosophy seems to consist of "let's do some extruded large windows, but also some extruded over hangs" and that's about it from their portfolio page. Little imagination in terms of shape layers and material expression tbh. Love me some forgettable civic place making!

The proposed ground floor wall of glass and grey spandrel is going to kill the street. Density is fine but the design can't fall short for such a big ask.

The podium treatment just became a lot "heavier" and more pedestrian unfriendly. The colour is removed, the datum line is lost, There is a sense of large vertical blocks on-top of you, and it's just overpowering on the heritage facade. The bent canopy is still nice though. Hopefully the...

Can't dismiss outright the fears of gentrification and displacement. Those things are very real to peoples lives. Weston/Lawrence is a relatively affordable place to live in the city and a highly diverse community. New development can lead to increased rents as the community becomes more...

This is Kingsett as noted in the planning docs uploaded. Let's see if they build it or flip the rezoned land to another dev.

Glazing and brick is looking good

Saw this posted by a broker in Instagram.

It's a pretty lazy and lifeless treatment to be honest. There should be some fenestration or material articulation to distinguish the atrium section from the lobby sections of the adjoining towers. I fear we're on track for a lifeless long glassy streetscape void. Glassy flat facades, do not...

Saw this image posted in a ULI article. https://urbanland.uli.org/spring-meeting/vibrant-new-neighborhoods-rise-on-old-industrial-sites-in-toronto/ No indication this is an actual rendering of the project as it mentions the work COBE and Dundee Kilmer are doing on the left side at block 8...

The site will include a park on the southern side.

The entire area will be subject to intensification planning because it falls in an Major Transit Station Area (the new GO Station). I would expect to see a lot of work here to coincide with the St Clair Transportation Masterplan buildout. The City will certainly push to retain all employment GFA...

There's was also Towne and Country at the same spot. I remember that one as my favourite childhood buffet.

I get that but having some small retail spaces would be nice. Instead of requiring folks to walk to Yonge or to the Spadina strip for a carton of milk or coffee. Main + Main are contemplating retail across the street on St Clair so it can happen! I've always through that was a flaw in Code...