04-08-2016, 11:02 PM
(04-08-2016, 10:37 AM)Watdot Wrote: Exciting development in my opinion. If they really make the old brewery part a restaurant/pub and that second floor patio in the rendering becomes a reality, I've got a new hangout!
The King & Allen area is going to become an overly sought after spot, great neighbourhood that will become even better with LRT stops and more quality developments. The City will be sitting on a gold mine in 10-15 years with that Adult/Senior Rec Centre on the corner. Maybe we can eliminate the RIM Park debt once and for all with selling that Rec Centre property.
How will anyone be able to develop the sites on either side of this behemoth with all those balconies and windows facing into them?
This city has a huge issue in that its planning department seems incapable of seeing any building as part of the neighbourhood context.
Take The Red condos as an example, where units on the south east face onto the houses next door. Not an issue today but those properties are zoned for six stories like The Red is. This precludes anyone from building a similar structure in anywhere near the proximity needed to create a pedestrian friendly streetwall beside The Red.
In Toronto the planning rules would mandate a blank wall so an adjoining building could abut this building directly.
Back to the Brick site... this should be a two point tower proposal so the adjoining sites can actually see similar developments in the future.