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Old Posted Jan 9, 2017, 4:56 PM
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I kind of take issue with this. Claridge won the competition (by default) based on extremely specific NCC criteria calling for a mid-density neighborhood. Twelve years later, they are pulling a classic bait-and-switch, proposing buildings 2 to 6 times taller (and apparently stole Richcraft's Dow Honda proposal based on the second rendering).

This is unfair for the Rendez-Vous group who will have to pay full-price for the land across the street based on a competition that called for high density and gave proponents "carte-blanche". It's also unfair for the companies who participated in the 2005 competition.

Looking forward to seeing the complete plan because so far, I fail to see how this might tie in with the first few phases Claridge has already built.

Don't get me wrong, I think the original plans should be revised based on the changes the city has incurred over the past decade; change the layout, add a few floors, better connection to Pimisi Station, but this seems a little extreme.
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