Oh, that one. Sad too, since the styling isn't too bad. I think the porch-over-garage is a pretty good way of mitigating the effect of the garage doors.
Last I checked they *still* hadn't repaired the freaking sidewalk there, either.
About Kirchoffer, I was really surprised when the two cottages next to it were put up for sale at the same time by the same agent that they apparently weren't bought together by one developer. That would have been a really good opportunity to put in a 4-6 unit townhouse terrace and also mitigate the effect of that semi at the same time. Instead, I imagine it'll just end up being another pair of semis (or is that a pair of pair of semis?).
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Originally Posted by Proof Sheet
Great links...I gather you are not crazy about some infills in Westboro.
Love that last link...the blurring technology blurred the wheels of the white car but not the driver.
I can see these photos being used at OMB hearings or at Council meetings by residents in opposition to projects.
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Yep, not too crazy about some infills. The problem is that putting in gigantic and ugly infills tends to reduce any community goodwill towards them. In the late 80s and throughout the 90s we got a number of semis coming in and few people objected to them because they were properly massed and added to the general eclectic feel of the area. But recently there has been a tendency towards gigantic semis that just look overwhelming from the street (and people's back yards too - I wouldn't want to live behind that thing either).
I imagine OMB hearings are about to get a lot more interesting. But on the other hand it also has the potential for developers of showing that three-storey infills could be preferable to deep two-storey infills. The fact that a garage is that much less prominent on a three-storey façade is a definite advantage, as is the fact that houses that aren't as deep don't have such prominent roofs. You don't appreciate those in a simple elevation drawing but it's so noticeable as you approach and can see part of the side of a house. So, at the end of the day, if it means developers have to start making better designs then it could well be an improvement in the end.