ETCC Steering Committee - summary statement on the developer's Proposed Changes

The following is a summary for the record of the ETCC’s concerns with the built form as proposed in the revised drawings for the development application 1327-1339 Queen St. East.

Just to preface, the actual building appearance/facade has improved from the previous iteration BUT

1. The building remains incompatible with the city’s own guidelines.
2. The height at 25.8 metres is still over the maximum allowed 20 metres for both the Beach area and the Leslieville and Mid-Rise guidelines.
3. The 110 units have not been reduced, just reallocated at more than twice the allowed density.
4. In addition to the proposed development ,Memory Lane has other redevelopment pressure acting upon it. and will be seriously compromised. The traffic patterns of Knox, Laing, Hiltz, Agnes Lane and the Queen St. East Co-op will be exacerbated and no solutions have been suggested.

It all comes down to the fact that there is too much building proposed on too small a site.


ETCC Steering Committee
September 22, 2014



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