The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)

[westwardloo]

^ westwardloo - let's start a design, planning and development company...run it!...you down?

Of course! Unfortunately, I don't have the funds to start a development company. If I ever won the lottery one of the first things I would do is start a development company. With specific standards on design and city building. I guess you have to play the lottery for a chance to win it... damn my plan has fallen apart already. 

I do think that some members of this forum could get together (Post Covid) to create a unsanctioned Urban Design Review Panel. That could submit reports to council / planning department regarding developments. At least let city staff/ council/ developer/ Architects and construction companies know the pro-development people in the community still expect a certain standard. 

Accepting everything and anything is exactly how Northdale happened. I don't think everything in that community poorly designed, but the unfortunately the vast majority of it is. 


All we have seen is a concept from Auburn on for this site, so I guess I can't be too critical yet. They plan on starting construction this year though, so I would expect to see a render of phase one relatively soon.