[LUVIT!]

I like the honeycomb style of the proposal.

 

[ProjectEnd]

New render:

 

[Waterloo_Guy]

The shadow squabbling continues.

Residents fight to save schoolyard sunshine in condo battle

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...tml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

I don't normally care about shadows, but I think this is one case where the concern is justified. It's a schoolyard where children play, and the City is happy with 25 stories, which is a pretty big building.

 

[Orson]

What, no private wading pool on each balcony? Bjarke would disapprove.

 

[greenleaf]

OMB Approved.

 

[Waterloo_Guy]

OMB Approved.

Wow. Reading this makes it clear why we need the OMB. Not only was the planning department incompetent, but it was also dishonest. People should be fired for this.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Agreed entirely @Waterloo_Guy. In particular:

 

[greenleaf]

After reading this, it has become clear to me that if the city really does want to protect school playgrounds from shadowing, they need an official plan amendment that does this and does it across every school in the city and identifies the space that is being protected very clearly. Not sure this is possible, but I assume it could be. It appears the OMB is just not going to accept thing else.

 

[whatever]

This parking lot is closed now, but there's nothing yet to indicate if it's for pending excavation or as a staging area for Stanley. There are concrete barriers in place in sections though, so I don't think it's meant to be a temporary closure

Edit: Looks like it's moving ahead. There's a permit issued for excavation and soil remediation (http://app.toronto.ca/ApplicationStatus/details.do?folderRsn=4102840), and they've applied for (but not yet received) a partial permit to construct a foundation (http://app.toronto.ca/ApplicationStatus/details.do?folderRsn=4102840)

 

[stjames2queenwest]

I used to cut through this parking lot. I guess those days are over

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[flavakid32]

Today.
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Wow that was fast! But am guessing it's great for the residents of Stanley they will not need to put up with construction. Good planning.

 

[Miscreant]

I used to cut through this parking lot. I guess those days are over

Procrastinating from work looking at nighttime shots of un-excavated construction sites.

Might be time I ask myself a few questions.

 

[DonValleyRainbow]

This was missed, but has now been added to The 120m List.

 

[Benito]

Today.