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<title>Comments on &quot;New in Toronto real estate: Sixty Colborne Condos&quot; - blogTO</title>
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<title>Frankos</title>
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Not mentioned is the fact that the city hasn't approved this project and the developer has appealed to the OMB: http://slna.ca/slna-news-pdfs/Appeal%20Letter%20101%20King%20St%20E%20and%2054-70%20Colborne.pdf

To me it seems like a bad case of an uncompromising developer up against a reactionary anti-highrise community (I went to the community consultation and there was downright ugliness and disrespect from both sides).

Anyway, the OMB appeal is interesting: it suggests the developer had discussions with the city before they purchased the land where they were told (unofficially) that a 25-story tower would fly on that site.

I agree that the community should be more concerned about the development next door, but the ambiguity around what can be built on this site is an example of how the city needs to have better defined and more enforceable development guidelines for all of its neighbourhoods.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:35:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title>JL</title>
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Not only do we need less high rises, but not everyone looking to live downtown is seeking quartz countertops, cork floors, steam room showers, floor-t0-ceiling windows, the newest fridge that has wifi with talking recipes, etc - especially over the next decade, as more and more of us are having to live with less disposable income, we are looking for the basics - we want to ditch our cars so we can walk to work.  We want a safe, clean, modern, but basic living space but not filled to the hilt with the newest, the most expensive, the best of everything - how many of these buildings can downtown really support?  There is a glut of very affluent housing and nothing else - at some point, we are going to wind up with thousands of empty units, or worse, someone will buy up a whole bunch, rent each unit out to 6-7 university students, and those who paid full price for their unit will be treated to screaming students running up and down the halls drunk every night.  Yes, I get that our downtown has a demand for high-end housing and that's great.  But those who need to be downtown because they can't afford a car, or a $100 bus pass, so they can get to their jobs and services by foot, shouldn't be priced out of downtown.  The housing at the YWCA is a good start, but we need the YMCA and other places like that to provide something similar.  There are all these Toronto Housing buildings within the downtown area with a 15-20 year waiting list and to me that's insane - if there can be all this creative development for affluent highrises there must be some solution for these Toronto Housing buildings. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:38:30 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Wiz</title>
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Maybe that's what's become of Toronto. ]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:17:40 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Sean</title>
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The kitchen looks AWFUL. There are more cupboards in a trailer than that condo!]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:05:54 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rachel</title>
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I have to say the reviewer is a little harsh on the floor plans. Out of all the condo's my husband and I looked at this building definitely had the best layouts, however the price point didnt make sense as we would be renting it out... if we had to choose one to live it though (and could justify the price) we would have chosen this building.

Also - nice pool, but you wouldn't catch me swimming in it.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:46:11 EST</pubDate>
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<title>skazzberry</title>
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This blog is so crap now. What happened to the days when I would find awesome hidden gems and hole in the wall places across Toronto though here? Now its all corporate BS events and Condo reviews and what looks like sponsored restaurant previews.

Way to go sell out!]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:41:51 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Alex</title>
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Wow, low $300's for a bachelor unit? That seems just a little expensive. Is that really what bachelors in downtown are going for? Nice location though, and the mock-up of the outside looks nice. I'd still prefer a condo without a pool though to keep the maintenance fees down, but it seems like no one is building one.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:30:43 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Amanda</title>
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Why does it have to be so ugly out front? Really takes away from the beauty of that neighbourhood.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:30:15 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher King</title>
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Not every building in the downtown core has to be a high rise]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:00:54 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Robert</title>
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More odd space, no real kitchens, lots of square footage given to entrances that are not an entry hall, 'left' over space called dens, and the need to move through other spaces to get to the main living space. Not for me, but I am sure it will appeal to many.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:15:52 EST</pubDate>
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<title>iSkyscraper</title>
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I really hope Herzon & de Meuron get a cheque for this because that base scrim and the grid-like lower floors are a complete rip off of 40 Bond in Manhattan.

http://snurl.com/269ti2c]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:06:45 EST</pubDate>
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