04-08-2018, 08:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-08-2018, 08:16 PM by panamaniac.)
(04-08-2018, 05:04 PM)REnerd Wrote: I wonder why they didn't design two shorter buildings more in line with the original buildings across the street. They could have put 3-4 stories on top of the parking garage and taken the tower down a few floors to reduce the extreme difference from tower to single family residences.
Seems there is lots of land there to get the amount of building they want....
(04-08-2018, 05:18 PM)jeffster Wrote:(04-08-2018, 01:31 PM)MidTowner Wrote: Out of curiosity, blocking your view of what? I can see that, if you have a view of something (I don't know what- anything, I guess) unique, there might be a complaint if you can't see it any more. I can see, in downtown Toronto, losing a view of the lake because of a wide building across the street might be worth a complaint. But, in this case, are we just talking about losing a view of the sky in one direction? Can't you just look in the other direction? Our neighbourhood won't actually be "surrounded" for a long, long while.
I'm thinking that they'll be missing the afternoon sun, more importantly, during BBQ season. Though I might be wrong.
Personally though, even if I was in that area, I wouldn't be fighting it. I'd think my home would be worth so much more now, being close to Google and to the central station, it makes it worth while.
I haven't seen the shadow projections but, unless their BBQ season runs from December to March, I think you're wrong. The revised proposal for the tower seems to result in no shadowing on residential properties from mid-day on in the summer.