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Originally Posted by sdm
Good to start a thread, i had mentioned it under general till more came of it.
This will be interesting as the city owns the parking lots within this area and if the development potential (height/density) is reduced that will make the lands less attractive in my opinion for good developments. I believe it will also have an impact on the former infirmary site as well.
The area in question spans from Morris Street (including the soon to be closed St Mary's School), north to Sackville, bordered by Queen & South Park.........
Ask me the area should be South of Clyde to Morris, South Park and Queen, but can have no influence in areas on the other side of the street.
Funny thing is this is the second district Sloane is pushing for, the first being the bottom of South Street including all the way down to Hollis.
If there is too many heritage districts then I doubt we will be able to increase our density in the urban core.
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The article quoted previously indicated that "...The Schmittville area, which houses homes built in the 1800s, covers Clyde St. to Wright Ave, and South Park to Queen..." which seems to be a reasonable definition. It exludes the Clyde St parking lots by my reading of that.
Whether "Schmidtville" is actually such a historic district that it deserves special treatment is an open question. Nobody even heard of it until the last few years. There is a reasonable suspicion that it is a creation of a cabal of property owners.