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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker
Curious what you guys think of these infill projects... they're both in older neighbourhoods. I can't tell if the heritage elements are tacky to visitors or not. 
This one is in Georgestown. It has garages, which is rare for the neighbourhood.
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I want to say it's OK for St.John's, but that's too patronizing. They are too simplistic, two-dimensional, too flat, totally featureless. If you take away the conventional windows and door, there are no real architectural features; the tacked on "playpen" steps don't blend into the architecture at all, and the entrances have no articulation or protection from the weather. Fail. The lack of landscaping and ugly asphalt looks like a place where you would throw garbage unapologetically. The colours are nice though. The single family is ok, also bland, with some odd and questionable features, but in a 1930s doctor's house sort of way.
