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
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
The City really screwed this one up. If you haven't seen Cowboys Park, you won't believe how bad it is. The area around the no longer working clock, between the asphalt and 9 Ave is gravel. Shame to the City, par for the course for Cowboys.
lemongrab
Active Member
I don't see why the terms of the "donation" need to be confidential here. Normally individuals/organizations are quite happy to include numbers related to "philanthropy".The City really screwed this one up. If you haven't seen Cowboys Park, you won't believe how bad it is. The area around the no longer working clock, between the asphalt and 9 Ave is gravel. Shame to the City, par for the course for Cowboys.
This whole thing stinks. I suspect "improving" a park is pretty far down the city's list of reasons for doing this. I'd venture the city wants to have a little bit more influence on the Cowboys tent set-up as the lessor instead of merely permit provider. Perhaps emergency services prefer getting this away from the already difficult to manage small-city that is Stampede Park. And I wonder if Cowboys alternative plan upon their latest eviction (were they in the new arena spot last year?) was even worse for the city?
Or maybe the Stampede contracted them that location for multiple years, and part of the arena deal was the city resolving that or something? This conspiracy theory would play in to no donation value being announced, as it's really just Cowboys paying whatever rent on the space. Just spitballing...something doesn't add up.