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Eve Park - London, ON - danbrotherston - 10-23-2018
So just heard about this development in London:
https://www.evepark.ca/
Very interesting for some reasons, and less for others:
+ Dense development
+ Not car landscape focused
+ EV Car sharing and sustainable building development
+ Larger units for families?
- Edge of the city, limited transit, zero high frequency transit, and long biking distances means I think many will still end up driving.
- Location is far away from any mixed use development meaning, limited walkability.
I'm excited that this type of thing is being proposed, but I feel it's missing important pieces of a complete community (mixed use, etc.) as well as high frequency transit, and walkable businesses.
RE: Eve Park - London, ON - tomh009 - 10-23-2018
Interesting! Not super dense (as compared to a tower configuration) but attractive. But only 60 units isn't really enough for critical mass on the edge of town.
RE: Eve Park - London, ON - welltoldtales - 10-23-2018
A pretty nice development. Also designed by a group from St. Jacobs. Why don't we see more of those kinds of builds here?
RE: Eve Park - London, ON - tomh009 - 10-23-2018
I think you need to do it somewhere where the land costs are low enough. Our urban areas would make it too expensive, and the available space in the suburban areas is already pretty much (fully?) zoned for single-family residential.
RE: Eve Park - London, ON - KevinL - 10-23-2018
Points for creative architecture, no matter what. It'll get lots of discussion!
RE: Eve Park - London, ON - Spokes - 10-23-2018
Very creative! A lot of cool features. I wonder if they'll charge a premium because of it
RE: Eve Park - London, ON - danbrotherston - 10-23-2018
(10-23-2018, 03:24 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Interesting! Not super dense (as compared to a tower configuration) but attractive. But only 60 units isn't really enough for critical mass on the edge of town.
Not super dense, no, but this level of density is something we struggle for in our region, not to mention, this density at a relatively high level of finish and design. Certainly not critical mass however...I fear that may rather limit the appeal, and deter this type of development...of course, as others point out, this might be something that is only possible at the periphery given our current zoning and land cost situation.
RE: Eve Park - London, ON - Canard - 10-23-2018
ADORE this!!
Way to go, London!
This is so close to Walt Disney's original concept for EPCOT.