"One Yonge Street". In a way, a gateway to Toronto and the whole province. They should build something exceptional here. A perfect place to stand out, including in height.
I'd like to see the original plan developed with maybe dropping one of the smaller buildings. Could also go with dropping one 80 and making the 88 a 100+
 
Why won’t this be accepted as proposed? This seems like an acceptable location for such a tall, dense proposal. Which NIMBYs will fight against height here, surrounded by highways, far from exclusively-residential areas, and close to so many other tall buildings?
 
The Lower Yonge Precinct Plan put together by the City and Waterfront Toronto calls for less density and less height on the site. It strikes me as too timid for the west end of the site extends as far east as Jarvis. This proposal should been seen as a chance to create a major landmark near the foot of Yonge Street, and the land should simply be recognized for its proximity to the core: this will be a short walk to Union through another PATH extension, and would also be a source of riders and capital funding for the Waterfront East LRT. Dropping the density significantly will be a wasted opportunity.

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Density and height is less of an issue in this case than the positioning of the towers - which gives on the impression of cramming too much on the site (particularly south of proposed Harbour Street extension). They should remove one tower there and redistribute the density.

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interchange42 said:
The Lower Yonge Precinct Plan put together by the City and Waterfront Toronto calls for less density and less height on the site. It strikes me as too timid for the west end of the site extends as far east as Jarvis. This proposal should been seen as a chance to create a major landmark near the foot of Yonge Street, and the land should simply be recognized for its proximity to the core: this will be a short walk to Union through another PATH extension, and would also be a source of riders and capital funding for the Waterfront East LRT. Dropping the density significantly will be a wasted opportunity.

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I am a major advocate for high density, so overall I agree with you. Major landmarks, though, to be fair, don't necessitate height.

Yes, we should consider this site's location relative to the core; however, the City's plan also considers this site's position adjacent to the low-rise neighbourhoods along the waterfront. A little bit of height moderation is understandable. Real estate opportunities are hardly being wasted in Toronto.

Despite any possible adjustments in building heights, we still do expect high-rise towers, just as we expect critics of these towers, regardless.
 
AlvinofDiaspar said:
Density and height is less of an issue in this case than the positioning of the towers - which gives on the impression of cramming too much on the site (particularly south of proposed Harbour Street extension). They should remove one tower there and redistribute the density.

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It would be interesting to see a rendering with the format of density you're describing.
With more towers, the developer may "inch" their way to greater heights -- while one tower less may imply a bulkier presence?
 
I've never been comfortable with the 6 tower plan as it seems to be too much packed into a small area (not because of the population density, but just the way it looks). I'd be happier with not just getting rid of one, but rather two of the buildings and spreading the rest out over the space. I wouldn't mind more height either.
 
The density proposed is an insane amount but can be mitigated with fewer, taller towers and a heightened overall podium. I struggled with Pinnacle building 70+ storeys though. 85 to 100 seems well out of their preferred range.
 
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I'd be happier with not just getting rid of one, but rather two of the buildings and spreading the rest out over the space. I wouldn't mind more height either.
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Yeah 3 bldgs.:cool: and much more greenspace, a good spot for a couple supertalls (300-350m) and say one more 250m, and of course keep the plan for the 40s office bldg.
 
I'm guessing what we'll see is one or two towers less and permission for the remaining buildings to go higher, especially for the highest one - possibly making a more dramatic statement than what we're seeing in the original renders.
 
What’s wrong with it being this dense? Why not? I don’t understand. I would love this amount of density to happen; it’s gorgeously packed with humanity and architecture, and it’s a more efficient use of space, comprising a more progressive kind of growth.

Who would be harmed by the towers’ height or how close they are to each other? And would this harm outweigh the benefits?
 
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