The whole project?
It has the hallmarks of HMCA, but I don't know if they'll be covering the whole project.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 08:21 AM
The whole project?
It has the hallmarks of HMCA, but I don't know if they'll be covering the whole project.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 08:48 AM
It has the hallmarks of HMCA, but I don't know if they'll be covering the whole project.
I imagine that they've done the concept work shown, and architect for the other three towers is TBD
Posted 10 September 2018 - 08:56 AM
I've heard grumblings that we may see a mid-rise tower emerge there."F
"Grumblings" LOL! That's a great way to describe the local attitude towards any sort of development.
Posted 11 September 2018 - 11:53 AM
This is a long term play, they haven't purchased other land for the dealership to move to let alone draw up plans. Dealership isn't going anywhere soon and that's from the owners.
For those of you who don't know one of the Jawl children is married to Peter Pollen's daughter
Posted 11 September 2018 - 11:54 AM
^ Peter Pollen is such a comic book alias name
Posted 17 September 2018 - 01:42 PM
Posted 30 November 2018 - 04:16 PM
^ The rezoning application folder on the Dev Tracker includes the entire project proposal in addition to Phase One. It's worth a look! https://tender.victo...917143559200960
Posted 30 November 2018 - 04:20 PM
I wonder how much push-back there will be in regards to the proposed heights and density?
Posted 30 November 2018 - 04:59 PM
Can I say I really don't feel good about that gaping corner setback at Yates and Cook? It's not even built yet but even as a mere illustration it already looks awkward and depressing to me. It if were 50% less severe I suppose it might work, but I'd still have to ask why it should be there at all. It just seems so out of place.
Posted 30 November 2018 - 05:34 PM
Can I say I really don't feel good about that gaping corner setback at Yates and Cook? ...
And yet I guarantee it's the height of the buildings that will stir up the greatest outrage. The interaction at street level will be of little concern to most.
Posted 30 November 2018 - 07:44 PM
Posted 30 November 2018 - 07:56 PM
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Posted 30 November 2018 - 08:06 PM
Posted 30 November 2018 - 08:51 PM
The DRA is very concerned about this project so far and has released this letter: https://goo.gl/w82h8Q
In case the rest of your NIMBY arguments fail to have an impact fall back on the "child" card:
...Concerns were expressed whether it was appropriate to house children above a Fire Hall...
And how about this:
...Midblock crosswalks have caused serious problems with antisocial behaviour...
And finally:
Density inappropriate for the Local Area
If Harris Green is not the appropriate place for this sort of density then where is? (I know, "someplace else")
It seems that NIMBYism has been honed to a fine art in our region.
Edited by Nparker, 30 November 2018 - 08:52 PM.
Posted 30 November 2018 - 09:10 PM
Posted 03 December 2018 - 09:23 AM
...Concerns were expressed whether it was appropriate to house children above a Fire Hall...
I can imagine kids in the schoolyard debating this contentious issue right now:
Johnny: I think it would be cool to live above a fire hall.
Jimmy: Disagree. I think it would be super cool.
Johnny: We just don't get each other.
Posted 03 December 2018 - 09:25 AM
Seriously though, what's the premise here? That neighbourhoods never had fire stations in them before? That people didn't live right across from fire stations or right beside them? So many of the "concerns" that people raise nowadays are plucked out of thin air.
Posted 03 December 2018 - 09:31 AM
There were concerns expressed by a great many attendees regarding the impacts on livability caused by the excessive construction noise that will be produced by this site over a period of many years (and other sites in Harris Green)...
Couldn't this issue easily be resolved by obligating future projects in Harris Green to employ the same silent construction techniques that were used to construct all of the existing buildings? You know, the same buildings that the attendees live in?
Posted 03 December 2018 - 09:34 AM
The potential for noise from the emergency vehicles themselves and why the Fire Hall would be located in the most densely populated neighbourhood of the City were also common concerns.
So now we're pretending that the current fire hall doesn't exist? What would the ideal situation be? No fire hall at all?
Posted 03 December 2018 - 09:41 AM
...What would the ideal situation be? No fire hall at all?
Ideally there would be no fire hall and less density; just enough residential space to house the people who currently live in Harris Green, but in single family dwellings each surrounded by a minimum of 5 hectares of pristine old-growth forest. Isn't that why people choose to live in the heart of a city - to enjoy bucolic solitude?
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