This time at the corner of Yonge and Bloor.And they aren't fooling around this time. 80 stories. A block away 2 other condo towers are rising ("to over 2 million!" See more here.)
So another area will be closed off to street life (yes, this corner could use a face lift...but a condo?) and the rich take over.
Fuck 'em.
The councilor Kyle Rae* thinks he's doing us all a favour too:
If the tower does get built at Yonge and Bloor, the building may earn another distinction – by blotting out a few other towering eyesores, according to Rae.
"I sorely would like to hide the Royal Bank building on the northeast corner," he says. "It's brutal. Hiding that building at the northeast corner by this one on the southeast corner would, I think, be a gracious thing to do.
"I'm in favour of masking the unfortunate."
That could be the slogan of condo builders everywhere....
*Thanks to Andrew at blogto.com for the correction
1 comment:
Thanks for commenting on my original post on blogto.com
I think your point of private space taking over public space at such a critical spot in the city is valid. It will be interesting to see what the developer has planned exactly.
BTW, the quotes you referenced were from councilor Kyle Rae, not the developer.
Andrew
andrewlafleur.com
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