I agree, these comments at the meeting are disappointing, even depressing. They are essentially saying: make the building cheaper and blander. They are also maximizing the density by going with the second massing option, so Toronto could end up with yet another boring, ugly, grey but huge...

The middle rendering that shows the back-side of the building is a fantasy: there isn't a street and park there as the pic suggests but a row of single family houses. Unless the developer purchases the three properties/lots on Glengrove Ave E, having a trail and a park looking east isn't possible...

I live in the area (Lawrence Park/Blythwood) and walked by today: still very much a parking lot. I moved to Toronto from Europe (Budapest), and I find it fascinating how long the planning-approval process can take here, especially given the fact that there is a housing crisis with demand...