05-11-2016, 07:44 AM
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6547...rick-site/
So a 20-storey condo is proposed close to a similar height employer, the city's core, and next to three similar height condos, nearly directly adjacent to an LRT station, and that makes it out of context? Am I a fan of six floors of parking? No. Do I think that a near-zero setback current setup for a funeral parlour and bare walls of a community centre is inappropriate for a future redevelopment? No. Do I think that a building like this hurts walkability? Putting 300+ bedrooms here *increases* imperative to make the area more walkable than the car- and truck-fest that Brick had been.
So a 20-storey condo is proposed close to a similar height employer, the city's core, and next to three similar height condos, nearly directly adjacent to an LRT station, and that makes it out of context? Am I a fan of six floors of parking? No. Do I think that a near-zero setback current setup for a funeral parlour and bare walls of a community centre is inappropriate for a future redevelopment? No. Do I think that a building like this hurts walkability? Putting 300+ bedrooms here *increases* imperative to make the area more walkable than the car- and truck-fest that Brick had been.