[jibsta]

main level is really starting to come along... will we have an apple store opening this year??

 

[zang]

I had a thought that there is a “reverse NIMBYism” happening here, if that is the right made-up term.

The proper term is "The Yellow Belt"

 

[Mercenary]

Likewise, it shouldn't be denied just because it adds a few minutes of shadow for a few months of the year to a park that is ugly, anyway.

Totally agree. Toronto and Torontonians are obsessed with being world class and yet we are mired mediocrity precisely because of stuff like this. This is the most famous intersection in Canada, it should have very tall buildings to make a statement.

As for the shadows, Jesse Ketchum Park isn't Central Park, infact New York City has Bryant Park that is surrounded by Skyscrapers. So not sure what the big deal is with a bunch of shadows. Maybe they can install a mirror on top of the building which can reflect sunlight onto the park.

 

[zang]

Well how livable is the city when lack of units keep driving the price up?

Is it the actual lack of units, or what the units are being used for that's the problem?

1) Some are being bought as untouched domestic investments (why not? You can make out like a bandit never having ever unlocked the front door these days)
2) Some are being bought to rent out. Over-price the crap out of them and if you're lucky, you'll find a sucker to spend $3500/month on your 350 square foot junior; otherwise, refer to #1
3) Some are being bought by micro-hoteliers, wanting to get rich off of AirBNB.
4) Some are being bought to launder money.

With all the cranes this city has seen over the past decade, it's hard to imagine there are a lack of places to live. It's a lack of *affordable* places that's the problem.

 

[zang]

Totally agree. Toronto and Torontonians are obsessed with being world class and yet we are mired mediocrity precisely because of stuff like this.

Does anyone believe London is not a "world class city"? Other than the Shard (now barely 9 years old), every other building in London was surpassed by First Canadian Place when it was built almost 50 years ago. Howabout Paris? FCP trounces their tallest by almost 60m.

Building height isn't what makes a city great.

 

[Mercenary]

Does anyone believe London is not a "world class city"? Other than the Shard (now barely 9 years old), every other building in London was surpassed by First Canadian Place when it was built almost 50 years ago. Howabout Paris? FCP trounces their tallest by almost 60m.

Building height isn't what makes a city great.

London and Paris have over 2000 years of history to fall back on. Toronto doesn't have that.

 

[C-mac]

London and Paris have over 2000 years of history to fall back on. Toronto doesn't have that.

Bingo!

 

[limer]

if you like parks and green space, there's hundreds of kilometers outside the DT core for you to choose from.

This alone tells me you don't actually care about the livability of the city.

 

[zang]

London and Paris have over 2000 years of history to fall back on. Toronto doesn't have that.

Oh, so Toronto needs to overcompensate by building metal phalluses?

 

[thaivic]

 

[vinny_the_hack]

Maybe they can install a mirror on top of the building which can reflect sunlight onto the park.

Or at least incinerate any complainers of lack of sunshine.

 

[vinny_the_hack]

Thavic, wonderful photos, especially the top one!

 

[vinny_the_hack]

Oh, so Toronto needs to overcompensate by building metal phalluses?

Not necessarily, but it needs to do something other than history.

 

[vinny_the_hack]

Just so it's not left out, the tallest building in Rome is 120 metres.

 

[vinny_the_hack]

5% of all the posts I made in the last 14 years are on this page, and consecutively. lol