I don't get the fuss. You could literally replicate the existing buildings in the base of a larger building without issue. The "employment lands" designation can sometimes be as harmful as single family-home zoning. It stops a lot of organic growth from occurring in our city neighbourhoods that's responsive to market trends and people's needs. It's the reason why we have some of the worst-planned districts in the city like the Stockyards' big box retail zone.

This project brings housing in a vibrant area but also contains significant commercial space. People can live where they work. We need more projects like Hullmark's Beltline Yards where there's a light industrial element to the matrix of uses built into the project (and not just in a separate building off to the back of the site plan). It can't just be tiny retail spaces, as those spaces are inadequate for a lot of businesses.
 
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