East Junction | 86m | 25s | Regency Developments | DER + Associates

What do you think of this project?

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Not my best effort, but its the effort it deserves. If you squint or have a few drinks it looks great. Even the minor changes I made the midrise make it a better looking project.
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I've said it before, but this type of infill works against the City's goals of higher density/TOD in the City. It becomes something people can point to and say "well, we don't want that in our neighbourhood", and it's hard to disagree.
 
EtoV said:
I've said it before, but this type of infill works against the City's goals of higher density/TOD in the City. It becomes something people can point to and say "well, we don't want that in our neighbourhood", and it's hard to disagree.
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It's also too bad that they started off with a tower. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing new towers (with some exceptions... like this one), but to build one tower and leave future phases in limbo just validates resident concerns about abrupt transitions in building height - from single family homes, to high rises. It'd blend in so much better, even with this sort of aesthetic, if it were a couple of mid rises like University Heights, instead of one giant tower that sticks out like a sore thumb. It won't be as bad if Moreguard ever gets their butt in gear with Bonnie Doon, but who knows if/when that will happen.
 
EtoV said:
I've said it before, but this type of infill works against the City's goals of higher density/TOD in the City. It becomes something people can point to and say "well, we don't want that in our neighbourhood", and it's hard to disagree.
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100%. It’s a complete betrayal of public trust, especially for residents of Holyrood/Bonnie Doon/Idylwylde. They did a lot of public consultation and paraded around a lot of niceties to get zoning approved just to build this abhorrent garbage that wasn’t even close to their proposed renderings.

Would have loved to hear @daveography’s thought’s on this one.
 
northlands said:
100%. It’s a complete betrayal of public trust, especially for residents of Holyrood/Bonnie Doon/Idylwylde. They did a lot of public consultation and paraded around a lot of niceties to get zoning approved just to build this abhorrent garbage that wasn’t even close to their proposed renderings.

Would have loved to hear @daveography’s thought’s on this one.
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I think it will largely depend on how and if the rest of the development proceeds. While I'm sure he would be annoyed at the design, having a hole in the ground for an extended period of time is probably worse from a usage perspective given there was supposed to be a public park component.
 
itom987 said:
This looks like someone didn't plan things properly and was forced to value engineer this to mediocrity.
Get your shit together, buy the stuff you need in bulk before building to protect yourself from rising prices.
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PREACH THIS FROM THE ROOFTOPS. I'm seeing some wild stuff happening due to cost escalations right now. Projects are going to look WILDLY different than originally proposed due to cost-cutting. I am curious about why these windows shrank soooo much though. not just NECB?
 
A developer who willingly proceeds on a building that looks like this has very little respect for the community it works in. Quite a fall from grace for the same people that built the pearl.
 
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