Last night was the first working group meeting regarding the development of the property on the north side of Green Belt Drive.
Just a little background: After the full community meeting held at the Don Mills School, Councilor Denzil Minnan-Wong's office offered to host working group sessions where the community's concerns could be reviewed with the developer.
The Results: the discussion was soley about the east parcel of land. No discussion was entered into regarding the west parcel. The developer presented a modified planned footprint for the proposed new condo building on the east site that would reduce the massing and density on the site by taking away the formerly proposed 8-story wing of the building that fronted directly on Green Belt Drive. This adjustment was met with enthusiasm by the community, however there were still strong concerns with the proposed overall height of the main building (sitting farther back on the site closest to the ravine area) - 10 stories.
The Follow-up: there will be a second meeting to specifically address traffic, parking and other concerns arising from extra density. Date and time to still be confirmed.
"This adjustment was met with enthusiasm by the community" - only about eliminating the existing decrepit townhouses. No enthusiasm was shown whatsoever about the mass, height, density, and location of the main East-block building. In fact, the revised plan moved the footprint of the monstrous 10-storey+mechanicals (>41m high!) closer the Plateau Crescent residences. The existence of the low-lying Moccasin Trail Park access road has no mitigating effect on the Winter shading and year-round visual in-your-face appearance of the out-of-place dreadful structure. The proposed height and density, typical of subway corridors, must not be approved for this site.
ReplyDeleteBob Hilliard of 24 Moccasin Trail summerized the procedings perfectly. If anyone wants a full copy, please email me and I will forward it to you. pat.joe.catalano@gmail.com
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