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Originally Posted by Jonovision
The reviews were very mixed, there were a good deal of people in the schmidtville neighbourhood that thought it was too tall and didn't like it.
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There are a relatively few activist people who advocate for "Schmidtville" (I lived right there for 7 years and had never heard that term until a few years ago) who oppose anything new whatsoever in that area. It seems they are as bad or worse than the Heritage Trust in wanting a historical theme park.
It is hard to see how this development is a problem for them. It is taking up parking lot space and a couple of rooming houses. I suppose they would argue the rooming houses could be restored, and that similar-looking structures could be built on the empty lots. But I cannot imagine that would be viable economically. With Park Vic across one street and the Charterhouse across the other I cannot see how this is somehow troublesome.