[LRTfan]

Despite the clear downward quality of the design thx to the city interfering in architectural design with clearly no clue, this will still be a great project. The architect is fantastic and I like this design. But for opponents of the height limit and needless set-backs in the secondary plan, it didn't take long to prove them right - the very first project subject to the plans ends up way worse than the original proposal. Welcome to Hamilton.

One nice tidbit that came up in the meeting is that the property directly N of this one is owned by Kaneff Corp and they are planning a tower project. I think maybe even 2 towers. If that happens anytime soon, you'll have new high density residential with street-front retail from Wilson to Rebecca, with the new park southward to King William. We have the makings of a brand new urban hood. This same type of design pattern can continue west and east of these blocks and really beef up the population and street-front activity downtown.

All in all, a good day at city hall with all urban projects approved.