*exploding with excitement*
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to mobilize. We must crush our NIMBY opposition.
Seriously though, any arguments regarding height are invalidated by the fact that the area is already the most highrise-heavy area in the city; Duke, Barrington, CIBC, Delta, Purdy's I & II, Cogswell, 1801 Hollis.
Any debate over whether or not the development is "in keeping" with the existing area really shouldn't be taken as seriously as it is. It's a matter of
taste and
opinion of aesthetics, neither of which have legal bearing, and I don't know why we pay as much attention to these people as we do.
I like diversity of architectural styles; it makes for varied and interesting neighbourhoods full of neat contrasting sights.
They like to pretend they're living in some sort of idealistic eternal 19th century seaside utopia that never actually existed. One opinion doesn't trump the other, and the planning laws ought to decide, laws that are in place to ensure the healthy growth of our city. Yes, I am slightly frustrated.