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Originally Posted by thistleclub
A 22-storey condo approved years ago south of the Lakeshore, not built yet, is to be the city's "landmark" building, Goldring said; so others should be subordinate. I was unable to find one higher than 17 storeys.
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That’s a crummy reason to institute a height limit: because you have chosen a building that doesn’t yet exist to be your “landmark” building. What if sales are bad and the developer lops off a few floors- would 18 storeys be the new height limit?
I’m usually not a fan of high-rise, but it sounds like Burlington would be getting something really good here. Parking requirements wind up meaning eight levels of parking, so how could a smaller building make economic sense for redevelopment?