ODC redevelopment (119 Roger St) | 6 fl | U/C

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I feel like Reid's is such a mixed bag. They are pioneers in NetZero homes in Ontario. One of very few companies even trying. But they also build some pretty suburban developments and pretty clearly don't like paying for expensive city centre land.

I'm not sure if they are or were pioneers, but there are several large suburban developers talking about net zero and net negative emission buildings, while continuing to pursue the type of form and segregation of uses that perpetuate car dependency. A lot of it seems like green washing, though I'm not sure about Reid's, so I'll take your word for it. I'm thinking specifically of West 5 in London, built by tract home builder Sifton. But I've seen others in Milton and York Region talking about net zero.

This development will be purely residential as far as I understand it, which is disappointing. ODC's consultant who handled the zone change was talking a lot about commercial components. There really should be.

Definitely should be. But local residents were against commercial components.