This one received a 20 metre, 6 storey haircut in a ZBA resubmission from March. The tower design has also been changed a bit again.
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Some statistics from the planning justification:
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@Northern Light may be interested in looking over the landscape plans, given that they're now proposing to retain the two existing trees on Adelaide:
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All images taken from documents in the AIC.
First observation, a drop of 48 units; and increase of 7 resident parking spaces. That seems peculiar...........
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On the subject of the trees.........
I see why they wanted to retain this one, surprisingly robust specimen for the terrible planting conditions.
Likewise w/this one:
I have my deep suspicions that they won't survive construction here, but it's worth a try.
But a quick glance suggests a couple of things to me.
1) The trees both come to the edge of, if not encroach into the current building envelope room. That suggests a pretty material pruning is likely.
2) Neither of those trees are likely supporting themselves solely w/roots contained within those tiny concrete boxes. If they are, that's a near miracle, but it also means they are likely girdled (running in circles, choking each other).
I find it more likely, especially when you look at the soil appearing to come out of the bottom of the planter, that these feisty trees have put roots under the sidewalk and are relying on its poor condition/age in terms of water getting underneath.
This leads to an obvious problem, if true, that the sidewalks here are due to be reconstructed, and presumably won't be permeable when done, but it's also likely that tree roots would be damaged during reconstruction.
But, I hope I'm wrong.
