This one was the subject of a Settlement Offer to the last meeting City Council.

That offer was accepted and is now public:


Revised Plans:


Note:

The changes aren't all detailed in offer. I will let @Paclo comb through them.

But there are 2 major ones to highlight.

1) The incredibly dumb on-site park is out, and the applicant will make best efforts at an off-site acquisition. Good!

2) A modest height reduction. The taller tower is dropping to 39s from 43s, the shorter tower will be 37s.

Additionally, Councillor Matlow made an amendment to further tweak the proposal:

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Renders:

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Grossly out of scale for that street (25 to 30 storeys taller than its neighbours - watch for more developers to eliminate the very cozy buildings on the rest of that street). Loss of small retail with this behemoth. Interesting design, but very corporate and unwelcoming. Better suited for a 1970s bank office. A typical aA building that insults pedestrians and treats human beings as soul-less widgets to place in undersized boxes. The street-level reminds me of their work along Bay Street with the Four Seasons. Uninviting, unpleasant. A textured wall. aA designs structures that are a philosophical expression of hostility to human life, not as a place to build a life and a home.
 
J Martin said:
Grossly out of scale for that street (25 to 30 storeys taller than its neighbours - watch for more developers to eliminate the very cozy buildings on the rest of that street). Loss of small retail with this behemoth. Interesting design, but very corporate and unwelcoming. Better suited for a 1970s bank office. A typical aA building that insults pedestrians and treats human beings as soul-less widgets to place in undersized boxes. The street-level reminds me of their work along Bay Street with the Four Seasons. Uninviting, unpleasant. A textured wall. aA designs structures that are a philosophical expression of hostility to human life, not as a place to build a life and a home.
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It's right on Yonge St and 500m from St. Clair station. If not here, then where?
 
J Martin said:
Grossly out of scale for that street (25 to 30 storeys taller than its neighbours - watch for more developers to eliminate the very cozy buildings on the rest of that street). Loss of small retail with this behemoth. Interesting design, but very corporate and unwelcoming. Better suited for a 1970s bank office. A typical aA building that insults pedestrians and treats human beings as soul-less widgets to place in undersized boxes. The street-level reminds me of their work along Bay Street with the Four Seasons. Uninviting, unpleasant. A textured wall. aA designs structures that are a philosophical expression of hostility to human life, not as a place to build a life and a home.
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Welcome to a growing city. Do you honestly expect neighbourhoods around transit to remain low rise?
 
J Martin said:
Grossly out of scale for that street (25 to 30 storeys taller than its neighbours - watch for more developers to eliminate the very cozy buildings on the rest of that street). Loss of small retail with this behemoth. Interesting design, but very corporate and unwelcoming. Better suited for a 1970s bank office. A typical aA building that insults pedestrians and treats human beings as soul-less widgets to place in undersized boxes. The street-level reminds me of their work along Bay Street with the Four Seasons. Uninviting, unpleasant. A textured wall. aA designs structures that are a philosophical expression of hostility to human life, not as a place to build a life and a home.
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It's Yonge Street
 
Admittingly it does seem pretty high, but this area is very central and only makes sense to densify. The height, while perhaps a bit aggresive, won't seem as much in a few years, since theres already 50st proposals apprpved in the area.

(That being said, if you told me about a prposal like this even 3 years ago, let alone precovid, I wouldve been more apprehensive)
 
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