10-13-2018, 12:22 PM
(10-13-2018, 10:46 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Some of those are not really what I mean by mid density, I would consider RED and Cortez to still be pretty big. Certainly they'd garner opposition if built in an existing neighbourhood.
A few examples of the size of project I meant are here: https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.4462876,-...bfov%3D100
They're not particularly nice buildings, but they are completely within the size and scope of the neighbourhood they're within. Driving by you'd barely even notice they aren't houses.
I see what you are thinking of. I used six stories as my cutoff (that's not yet a "tower" really) but you're thinking much smaller. The form you're thinking is not very popular any more, but maybe townhouse complexes like this one (on Courtland) are in the same vein:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.443437,-8...312!8i6656
The Cedar Hill neighbourhood is actually a good example of a mix of many different types of housing. While we have large protected heritage areas near the core, hopefully this kind of thing can happen more frequently in residential neighbourhoods.