Less than six months ago 2,200 Leasiders completed a survey questionnaire regarding the DiamondCorp development proposal for 939 Eglinton Ave. East, and an overwhelming majority of the respondents (92.7 per cent) didn’t think the massive …more
To go through the entrance arcade from Bayview into Garden Court Apartments (across from ValuMart and Davisville Avenue) and down the steps into the main courtyard is to be surprised! Surprised by the formal axial …more
Tree protection. Now there’s a topic on which there is no disagreement in Leaside. Trees contribute many benefits: oxygen; shade, which helps to reduce our need for air conditioning in the summer; and a magnificent …more
Will townhouses come to Bennington Heights? This style of housing development has spread widely in Toronto (just drive up Bayview Avenue north of Lawrence). Leaside has several recent townhouse developments (McRae at Laird, Millwood at …more
It’s got to come to a head! Should the developer, with the tacit agreement of the City, be allowed to create a potential disaster for neighbouring (and future) residents? I’m referring to the placing of …more
As we said in September’s Leaside Life, the date of October 12 is set for another pre-hearing conference when the chair will decide the Issues List and the Procedural Rules for the hearing. Since then …more
As we head back to school, we will see the usual increase in home inventory. The fall market, while a busy one, is not quite as robust as the spring. Those thinking of taking advantage …more
The Sunnybrook Plaza redevelopment proposal includes obvious planning issues, such as massing, height and shadowing, raised by a proposed residential building with twin towers of 19 and 12 storeys. But did you know that the …more
At its July meeting Toronto City Council voted to approve the proposal of Leaside’s arena board to convert the existing billboard located on arena property at the intersection of Millwood and Laird to an electronic …more
The Diamondcorp proposal for 939 Eglinton East (at Brentcliffe), the largest development application ever in Leaside, has been revised. The original plans for 1,500 residential units has been reduced to a now proposed 981 residential …more
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