06-24-2015, 11:15 AM
(06-24-2015, 08:10 AM)MidTowner Wrote: When you're in a high-rise, train noise is less of an issue. I know that, in the Intercontinental Hotel in Toronto, a few floors up you can look practically straight down at the yards and not hear the trains. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that, like here, it's a station area and so nothing is traveling at high speeds.
This isn't like buying a single-family home with a backyard on the train line. People who choose to live here will do so because of the proximity to rail service, which means trains.
mpd618, I think a hotel would be a great idea. If the area does become more business-orientated, those travelers visiting on business by public transit will not be very well-served. I know that the Delta is only a short hike (and the Walper), but very-close proximity is important. If a few more offices spring up, I bet that a hotel could make a go of it here.
I too think a hotel would be a perfect fit for this location.
It's clear that this intersection is going to be a major employment area with large companies, to be able to have someone come in on the train and stay at the hotel and walk to the office is VERY convenient.