83-87 Weber St E | 32 fl | Proposed

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Looking at the Weber/Scott corner, with Civic 66 and the Scott now built and operational, I can see the potential for sections of Weber to transform into something a little less inhospitable for pedestrians. Right now, the sidewalks here directly abut the street, but both the new buildings are set back fairly far from the road. Civic has installed what is essentially an extra-wide sidewalk on their side (bless them), and Scott has left room for the region to do the same if they wanted to move some traffic poles around. If we keep seeing this block get turned over into new mid-rise buildings, we could get those extra couple of metres on each side to make wider sidewalks and maybe even plant some trees for shade and to make the road seem less wide (dream big, friends).

I'm pretty sure the block of properties at Weber/Cedar got sold a year+ ago, and combined with 83-87 Weber and the Scott, that would be over half the block turned over (all but three properties). Can't say I would have put my money on that, 5 years ago.