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"No, NYU Athletic Center is on Mercer Street, between Houston and Bleeker. But there are no development pressures in the backwater that is Greenwich Village..."
Agreed, which is all the more reason why UOT's plan for 'bleachers on Bloor" is so short-sighted.
"It's a bit of a stretch to compare Bloor & St. George to Washington Square."
Nonetheless, for the purpose of this argument the comparison stands that both are prominent, public locations (one a park, one a thoroughfare) within large urban centres where 'Town meets Gown", so to speak. Hypothetically, if one side of Washington Square was undeveloped would anyone advocate building a stadium on it?
"So you expect that the York Club will sell out for a new condo project? Do you think they'll tear down OISE to build a new Prada outlet?"
I don't have a crystal ball, do you? Do you not think it possible or reasonable that the ROM expansion/Libeskind Crystal, the expansion of the RCM and major developments in Bloor/Yorkville are going to bring enormous pressure for further development westward along Bloor?
"The existing uses aren't going anywhere anytime soon. It's a university neighourhood."
The location in question is on the very porous edge of the University, not in the heart of it; on a street that is one of the major thoroughfares/arteries of the city, crossroads of different neighbourhoods including Queen's Park/Museum Mile, Bloor/Yorkville, and yes the Annex/University district. This real estate has enormous potential indeed, and it will only get more and more valuable over the years. Surely something more interesting than a sports field could be used here??
Agreed, which is all the more reason why UOT's plan for 'bleachers on Bloor" is so short-sighted.
"It's a bit of a stretch to compare Bloor & St. George to Washington Square."
Nonetheless, for the purpose of this argument the comparison stands that both are prominent, public locations (one a park, one a thoroughfare) within large urban centres where 'Town meets Gown", so to speak. Hypothetically, if one side of Washington Square was undeveloped would anyone advocate building a stadium on it?
"So you expect that the York Club will sell out for a new condo project? Do you think they'll tear down OISE to build a new Prada outlet?"
I don't have a crystal ball, do you? Do you not think it possible or reasonable that the ROM expansion/Libeskind Crystal, the expansion of the RCM and major developments in Bloor/Yorkville are going to bring enormous pressure for further development westward along Bloor?
"The existing uses aren't going anywhere anytime soon. It's a university neighourhood."
The location in question is on the very porous edge of the University, not in the heart of it; on a street that is one of the major thoroughfares/arteries of the city, crossroads of different neighbourhoods including Queen's Park/Museum Mile, Bloor/Yorkville, and yes the Annex/University district. This real estate has enormous potential indeed, and it will only get more and more valuable over the years. Surely something more interesting than a sports field could be used here??