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And the most laughable part? While it's true that this is an extremely walkable, bike-able and easy-access-to-transit site, people will still have cars. The style and locale of the building will attract a downsizing demo from Riverdale, the Beach etc. The percentage of renters will be low. Boomers drive a lot: to get groceries, to their cottages, whatever. The city will not grant any overnight permits to anybody in the building. So good luck on those 90 parking spots for 220 units.
I wouldn't be overly concerned about this.
The parking provision is higher than many other recent developments at 0.35 spaces per unit.
The Transportation Impact Study which is in with the Docs on the Application Information Centre site shows the range of recent precedents.
Excluding one very small site near Queen/Ossington, The range of parking provision is 0.21 spaces per unit to something like 0.45.
So they're in the middle to slightly above median range.
I would strongly expect that someone wanting a parking spot w/their condo, would not buy the condo w/o a space secured and simply hope one would pop into existence.
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My concern around the ground water seep intercepted by the third level of underground parking, however, would ideally be mitigated by removing most or all of that level of parking.
That would remove 29 spaces and lower the ratio to something in the 0.26 - 0.28 range, which might well be more challenging to meet.
I attended this last night I have to say that Diamond gave me the distinct impression that he was confident that he would get approval at the LPAT/OMB or whatever it is now -- and, if he can't get that, he'll get a MZO . There has to be a reason why he bought this site after four or five other applicants (including Alterra, Revera) before him bailed -- all coincidentally right after the big drilling trucks were onsite to test the soil. That says a lot to us "NIMBY"-types.
Diamond wouldn't be wrong to be confident.
He has a track record.
He got the Scrivener Court site approved without anyone in Rosedale/SummerHill appealing.
That's a good trick if you can do it.
The project has issues; I've said as much.
But I don't think area residents hoping for 8 floors or less are likely to be happy.
I don't think he'll need an MZO.
Some changes are required.
But I don't think you'll see big movement on height/density.
There's almost certainly some wiggle room.
But not nearly as much as some might want or hope.
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