They are starting to come down.
It’s easier kicking out renters. It shouldn’t be, but it is.So they're tearing down midrise buildings to replace them with... midrise buildings? What's the logic behind that? From an urbanist perspective, I can't help but wonder whether the developer's efforts would have been better directed toward assembling some of the SFHs here. Unless it's easier kicking out renters?
It’s easier kicking out renters. It shouldn’t be, but it is.
This policy is good, but it doesn’t always work as intended - and even in the best case, tenants are forced to move out for a multi year period. Meanwhile, if homeowners can *see* a new building from their backyards, that’s an “impact” that has to be mitigated.They are building a new rental units, and the renters are able to return at their old rent +10%.
This policy is good, but it doesn’t always work as intended - and even in the best case, tenants are forced to move out for a multi year period. Meanwhile, if homeowners can *see* a new building from their backyards, that’s an “impact” that has to be mitigated.
That maybe true, but look at the size of their back yard as it larger than most back yards today. Even the folks a street over saw the old buildings.People can also see this from their back yards.
That's a UT article with pics from this thread, FYIDemolition advancing at Wilson Avenue site of Nørdic Condos - Collecdev | Official Website
At Collecdev’s latest addition to a new hub of residential density at Wilson subway station, the early stages of site activity are setting the stage for the upcoming construction of...collecdev.com
News article from the developer on the demolition work. Some pictures of the progress contained therein.