Equally important, and being shown in the pictures, is the need for terracing to reduce external walls and wind tunnels. The next big thing is under-occupation resulting in the heating, ventilation and insulation of space and fabric not meeting housing needs, and being a cause of unnecessary new building, whether or not of the Goldilocks model.
I suspect the profitability of high-rise towers coupled with weak municipal powers (easily overriden by provincial authority) means LDHR growth will be difficult to unstick in Toronto. That said, greater municipal authority won't necessarily save us either: witness Vancouver telling developers to resubmit applications with more height rather than less along Broadway. Mind-boggling...
Equally important, and being shown in the pictures, is the need for terracing to reduce external walls and wind tunnels. The next big thing is under-occupation resulting in the heating, ventilation and insulation of space and fabric not meeting housing needs, and being a cause of unnecessary new building, whether or not of the Goldilocks model.
Sadly it seems like goldilocks is the LEAST popular type of construction. It's all tall & sprawl.
I suspect the profitability of high-rise towers coupled with weak municipal powers (easily overriden by provincial authority) means LDHR growth will be difficult to unstick in Toronto. That said, greater municipal authority won't necessarily save us either: witness Vancouver telling developers to resubmit applications with more height rather than less along Broadway. Mind-boggling...