Until now, most of this construction took place in the downtown core. High-rise buildings went up, one after another, annihilating ‘lake-views’ that had previously been selling points.
Now, however, developers are moving out into the surrounding neighbourhoods.
These areas were built over a century ago and have evolved into some of the best places to live in a city that was once known as “Toronto the Good”
In the leafy west-end, around High Park, developers are plunking down steel and glass structures with little or no connection to the thriving communities around them.
Dianne Bradley is President of the Bloor West Village Residents Association. She says Bloor West Village is ‘one of many neighbourhoods in the city that is under pressure for development.’
Bradley is not against development, but with the support of hundreds of homeowners and three other residents associations, she is trying to help make the new buildings, and homes, a good fit in an area of the city thousands more people would be thrilled to call home.
In keeping with the conviction that their neighbourhood is indeed a special place, they have submitted a nomination to be declared a ‘Hertiage Conservation District‘.
‘Save our Village’ is the campaign underway to raise the money necessary to go before the Ontario Municipal Board. This forum is the last opportunity to make the case for changes and improvements to the current plan for the condominium builiding in the heart of the community.
And if they win, the hope is, the revised building will set a better standard.
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