I'm all for increased density west along College and north along Spadina but this just seems way too gimmicky. Is there any other student residence in the world@ 40 storey's? Seems to me that the plan is more about economics (minimizing land costs) and less about serving students in a useful way. I agree that the safety aspect is also unnerving. I think it makes more sense to build 3 or 4 midrise buildings to house this volume of students...
and to the suggestion that Spadina and College could be the next node for major condo expansion, I dont know... its a pretty seedy area currently, but geographically it does make sense.