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Post City: Developer pledges to work with community on 42-storey condo plan at Yonge & St. Clair
November 20
Angela Hennessy
Post City Toronto
Josh Matlow stands in front of the proposed site
Terracap developers were told to go back to the drawing board last month after Toronto and East York Community Council rejected their proposal for a 42-storey building near the southeast corner at Yonge and St. Clair.
Their original proposal called for a mixed-use building with 420 residential units, two levels of retail space and 136 parking spaces.
The proposal was refused largely because of the height and density, as well as the narrow setback that would have taken away sidewalk space.
“It would have just felt like a big wall on Yonge Street,” Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow said.
Post City: Angry residents oppose new condo in Lower Village
November 18
Samantha Peksa
Post City Toronto
Renderings of condo buildings proposed for 390-398 Spadina Rd. in Forest Hill.
A community consultation meeting on Oct. 20 in Forest Hill saw approximately 100 angry residents voice their concerns about a nine-storey building proposed in the heart of the Lower Village.
The development for 390–398 Spadina Rd. by Armel Corporation, calls for 46 residential condo units and ground floor commercial space on the corner of Spadina Road and Montclair Avenue — where a two-storey building has sat empty for years.
Many residents at the meeting expressed their fears that this development could be the beginning of the end for Forest Hill Village’s small-town feel.
Ward 21 and 22 councillors Joe Mihevc and Josh Matlow delivered opening remarks, with Coun. Matlow opposing the development outright.
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Toronto Star: Grade 6 students push for crosswalk with traffic study, impressing councillor
Most students say they jaywalk to reach a laneway behind their school, rather than taking a longer, safer route up the street.
November 13, 2015
Tara Deschamps
Toronto Star
Classmates from The Linden School collected data on traffic along Pleasant Blvd., which was then presented to Councillor Josh Matlow for possible action to establish a crosswalk.
For the most part, the Grade 6 girls of the Linden School are a well-behaved bunch.
Except when they’re crossing Pleasant Blvd. on their way to class.
It’s then that most dart across the street, jaywalking — a step that makes getting to school quicker, they say, because they can use a laneway behind Linden. Quicker maybe, but it also makes the trek more dangerous.
Post City: Push to protect landmark De La Salle College site
Developer takes proposal to build on historic property, near Avenue and St. Clair, to OMB.
October 20, 2015
Samantha Peksa
Post City
Local resident Michael Vaughan stands in front of the Oaklands property at 131 Farnham Ave. (1931)
Local heritage advocates celebrated a small victory last month, after a report by City of Toronto planners was adopted at Toronto city council to ensure more comprehensive heritage protection for the De La Salle College property — a prominent landmark on Avenue Road for over 150 years.
Councillor Josh Matlow initiated the heritage review two years ago, when he heard of the Catholic private school’s plan to sell a portion of the property to the developer Treasure Hill Homes.
The developer submitted a proposal for 28 townhouses for the site in March, which would require the demolition of the Fieldhouse (1924) and relocation of the wrought iron gates (circa 1860). They have now taken it to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), but a date has not been scheduled.
Post City: Push to protect landmark De La Salle College site
Developer takes proposal to build on historic property, near Avenue and St. Clair, to OMB.
October 20, 2015
Samantha Peksa
Post City
Local resident Michael Vaughan stands in front of the Oaklands property at 131 Farnham Ave. (1931)
Local heritage advocates celebrated a small victory last month, after a report by City of Toronto planners was adopted at Toronto city council to ensure more comprehensive heritage protection for the De La Salle College property — a prominent landmark on Avenue Road for over 150 years.
Councillor Josh Matlow initiated the heritage review two years ago, when he heard of the Catholic private school’s plan to sell a portion of the property to the developer Treasure Hill Homes.
The developer submitted a proposal for 28 townhouses for the site in March, which would require the demolition of the Fieldhouse (1924) and relocation of the wrought iron gates (circa 1860). They have now taken it to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), but a date has not been scheduled.
