88 Queen St S | 44 fl | Proposed

[cherrypark]

Really getting tired of IN8/SRM giving all the ammunition the density haters need in this city. Considering their pattern of getting worse post render, I shudder to think about how this one could be made to look worse. This and the other are both ugly slabs and I hope the city somehow forces a change around their urban design guidelines, insufficient as they may be.

Is there likely to be much opposition to either of these?   Part of me wonders whether either will ever be built, given the coming downturn.

I expect there will be the usual opposition from those both with legitimate concerns about the plans (I would hope continuing to point out that not all developers here are created equal) and others just not wanting development of downtown with any density. There is also the hanging question of whether Councillor Chapman's initiative for a moratorium lands. 

I would say 30 Francis passed with less opposition than I expected, but the NIMBYs tend to care less about these ones inside of the downtown area (vs. say, 660 Belmont or what is to come for Park & Victoria).