Looks like the Harbour Plaza towers got a height increase according to Mike in TO on urbantoronto who is a trusted source:
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The Applicant filed a minor variance application seeking to increase the heights for Towers Two and Three to 227.97 m, and 236.67 m respectively, and to increase the number of dwelling units to 1313. Thus the requested actual height increases were 3.97 m and 2.67 m and the increase in the number of dwelling units was eight. Notably, what was not requested in the minor variance application is any increase in the approved residential GFA of 95,000 sq m as is allowed in the Zoning By-law. The application was denied by the Committee of Adjustment and the Applicant appealed to the Board.
On June 23rd the Board gave an oral decision allowing the appeal, and authorized the variances.
Good for the developer to continue to the OMB but, the end result is a waste of everyone's time.
I wonder why the CofA was adamantly against the increase (unusual) and what effect the OMB's reversal will now have. I hope it was more related to planning policy than something that that will now negatively impact the development's surroundings.
Harbourplaza going into the skyline from the lake. Because they are closer to the lake than ICE they should look at least that tall or taller from lake front view when they are completed.
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