MissingMiddle
Active Member
As a general fan of heritage conservation, if that was the genuine argument, they would be trying to list these buildings on the City's Inventory of Historic Resources. As you can see here, they are not. Dead give away for a NIMBY argument, which is odd given the context of the neighbourhood.
As far as the rendering , while I like the scale and street treatment, I'm not a fan of the top 2 floors. I understand they want to give patio space to the upper level, but the faux art deco silhouette and light colour looks like they kind of just gave up near the top. I'd like to see something a little stronger to match the rest of the building, specifically a continuous cornice on the second highest level to match the strength of the red brick and black window 'industrial' style. Recess penthouse level and make use of the rooftop, I think it would come together much better.
As far as the rendering , while I like the scale and street treatment, I'm not a fan of the top 2 floors. I understand they want to give patio space to the upper level, but the faux art deco silhouette and light colour looks like they kind of just gave up near the top. I'd like to see something a little stronger to match the rest of the building, specifically a continuous cornice on the second highest level to match the strength of the red brick and black window 'industrial' style. Recess penthouse level and make use of the rooftop, I think it would come together much better.