And if the application gets hard-tanked, then that'll be a win and I'll retract that comment.
Not a massively flattering angle (looks like Vivarium) but that's a great lot. I hope they get offers from a developer who cares about the building facade.
Their original plan was for 26, which is what they have foundations for. But their construction tied up this lot until fairly recently, much like Stratosphere's tied up the NEXT/Ecoden site.
It'd be a better angle with something to block the view of Streetside.
I thought at some point this lot was marked on the Blatchford website as a Streetside lot as well, but I could be wrong. In any event, I think this lot has a lot of potential and I am surprised nothing has happened here yet.
It looks like on older maps it was slated for multi-unit (eg condo) type developments rather than freehold, but all of the ones I can find have Streetside between the alley and Yorke Mews. But it's certainly possible they were considering that lot in a wait and see fashion. They did use this land for storing equipment and materials during construction.
It's not a lot that's going to attract lots of interest imho. Bare bones landscaping and uninspiring cookie cutter neighboring row housing means that its entry level housing and a developer doesn't always have enough margin in the job to spend on upscaling the exterior appearance of a project.
For the prices charged in this area, they might want to put a bit more work into making the exteriors more appealing. Budget style without the budget prices probably partly explains why this area is not being developed faster.
Traditional brickwork exteriors with modern amenities & innovative energy consumption might be a pipe dream, but it sure would make me want to buy.
That's basically the first several runs of Encore houses, and all of Crimson Cove's builds. There's a lot of brick exteriors here.
Nobody is going to argue against more appealing exteriors but builders won't throw in an exterior upgrade for nothing just like car dealers don't throw in an option on a new car for nothing. Their profit margins don't allow it. Is there anything special about the lot in question that would prompt a builder to upgrade the facade to something above the threshold minimum standard? Unfortunately, not that I can see.
Disagree. The homes are already selling at a considerable premium, as David mentioned.
Edgemont is such an apples to oranges comparison though... You probably couldn't pay a lot of Blatchfordians to live out there. I agree that a lot of Blatchford's exteriors leave something to be desired, but the comparison should be to other central neighbourhoods, not neighbourhoods outside the Henday.
When talking about looks and not size, I'm not sure that the neighborhood is a factor in the potential for improvement in the facade of these buildings. For higher density, those bubble window lofts in Wihkwentowin have a fantastic street-facing side.