A block away at 26 ave there are 5-storey buildings.
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Urban Development and Proposals Discussion
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CBBarnett
Senior Member
Oh yeah I wasn't going for accurate to scale. I'd imagine any height would be met with resistance given the context.
But its all part of maturing into a big city. It shouldn't be surprising to see proposals for 13 storey buildings popping up from time to time in areas that aren't used to see them. Just like how infill townhomes, then infill apartment, then infill 6 storey mixed use is becoming more common.
For comparison, when Toronto was our size in the 1950s - 1960s, this was their major suburban apartment tower boom era (as well as enormous low-density sprawl).
Development economic conditions are vastly different today of course, but the fundamental growth condition that sets these things in motion is similar. So the occasional building taller than a walk-up shouldn't surprise anymore in a city of nearly 2 million people.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
We should all protest against what our neighbourhoods are becoming with these big buildings with storeys, many storeys!, being built in locations where there aren't buildings with storeys! Stand up for our rights! Won't somebody think of the shadows at 5:30pm on October 15th!
We can't end up with another scenario like this one on our hands!
We can't end up with another scenario like this one on our hands!
IanBray
Active Member
It is definitely one to watch alright. The reaction will be interesting, I think. Given it being situated at the very top of the hill on 14th street, it will definitely be noticeable from many parts of the city. Hopefully a good design.
maestro
Senior Member
Toronto builds 70 storey scrapers across the street from tract housing. It is all big on transitioning height from medium to high rise down to single family. This terraced design https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Sheppard+Ave+W+&+Bathurst+St,+North+York,+ON+M3H+2S1/@43.7000906,-79.4275591,3a,75y,272.39h,113.49t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sdleDdH_5ly0cMT7M4SvRQw!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?cb_client=maps_sv.tactile&w=900&h=600&pitch=-23.485289683803344&panoid=dleDdH_5ly0cMT7M4SvRQw&yaw=272.3921249577384!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x882b327716b35a75:0x219e7e7140806a80!8m2!3d43.7554798!4d-79.4385257!16s/g/11f3hgj0nj?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw== has been copied and pasted hundreds of times. That's how it should be done
trtcttc
Senior Member
The Frontier building in Kensington have a similar profile
