10-05-2020, 05:06 PM
(10-05-2020, 04:47 PM)ac3r Wrote: So they shortened them again? I wonder what the objection was. Looking at the shadow studies in the renders (it's not a very detailed one, but it gives an idea nonetheless) the shadows shouldn't impact many surrounding homes on Dietz Ave. I wonder what influenced the decision to shorten them, but widen them as a compromise. Also, the complaint from the Luther Village residents doesn't make any sense. They would barely be able to see it from any of the windows in that building, and I'd think a nicely designed , condensed parking garage will look a lot better than the giant sea of empty parking spaces they currently see (if they even can see them from that elevation).
Your first mistake was expecting NIMBY complaints to make any sense.
I think the taller = bad attitude is pervasive, and neighbourhood associations often declare victory every time a project gets it height reduced. Width, shadow impact, etc are all too abstract, compared to the easy declaration of victory that comes with reduced height. The same thing happened at the Breithaupt Block, the compromise with the neighbours was reducing height by 1 storey. 10 vs 11 storeys is a meaningless distinction, and the building got wider to maintain the same floor area, but it was seen a victory by the neighbourhood.
There's even comments from that live in the tower across the street (Westmount Grand), saying that towers would destroy the feel of the neighbourhood. People seem to be totally incapable of self-reflection on these issues.