ushahid
Senior Member
thats very helpful. thanks man. 
Northern Light
Superstar
3Dementia
Senior Member
Odd no replies about the latest mega project approval. Maybe no forum buy in... for the players on this?
Bayer
Senior Member
I can hardly believe that I might see 7 more towers coming up from my vantage point at Manulife. Then again, I lived near Yonge/Bay and College for years back when the Liberties and the Lexington were the only condo buildings in the area.
Dare I get giddy that finally, in the foreseeable future, someone might drive a steam shovel deep into Cumberland Terrace's Bay Street maw?! Can't wait!!!
42
42
AHK
Senior Member
Seven likes on the post already - that is some by in. When the usual foamers get to see it (at least those who will take the time to actually look at the recommendation page of the Final Report from Planning), I am sure there will be more commentary. Meanwhile - good enough to know that Jon Love (Kingsett Capital) has his 70 storey tower at Bloor and Yonge with a recommendation for approval from Planning. (Pardon me for borrowing a railway fan term)
ADRM
Senior Member
I can’t speak for others, but my enthusiasm is tempered by the fact that, until recently, KingSett’s MO has been to assemble, plan, and sell (rather than to build) and I don’t know their intentions here. If it is in keeping with the former, then the timelines likely become elongated and the plans at least somewhat changed.
(GPA has also never done a decent large-scale building, so I am also reluctant to get excited about anything big they do until they prove capable.)
AHK
Senior Member
Agreed - Kingsett has had a history of upzoning and selling, but on the other hand, they did participate in the acquisition of the Atrium on Bay after H&R had carried the upzoning exercise through to its completion. A bit more of an open mind with respect to Ralph though. (I am assuming this would be his, and not a Pina Petricone project.)
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
It's not even been a full working day! ?
Isotack
Active Member
$12k per unit for a section 37 slush fun so the local councilor can act like Santa at election time. Add in Provincial and Toronto LTT...$40k on a $ million unit...and people wonder why housing costs so much. $62k in taxes before that foreign buyers tax.
So you'd prefer that the city fall apart as people move in? Section 37 et al pay for community upgrades and for various services.
42
innsertnamehere
Superstar
this is 100% a zone and flip.
SOS_Urbanist
New Member
Monies can only be spent if you get buy in from City staff and staff are not afraid to tell you where the most pressing needs are. Councillors need to have good will with City staff to get things done and if Councillors are throwing money at things staff wouldn't agree with, then it's a long uphill battle when trying to get staff onside for other projects, where there is some benefit.
Imagine trying to get a local project prioritized funding and asking staff to dig into reserves etc, while having spent local s37 monies on useless things they wouldnt agree with that could have been used to help close a funding gap.
It's not a "slushfund".
alklay
Senior Member
I get excited when things start being built, not approved (see Mirvish Gehry).
Isotack
Active Member
In ALL other communities, I believe those are called property taxes.