Which was followed with ...
I'm quite sure the conclusion was that we have not seen a rendering.
Do you have access to the permits, or are you basing your opinions of it being tacky and a cartoon'ish design on innuendo from other forumers?
I've always been somewhat uneasy about oversized SFH lots in the inner city in all honesty, but even with that as a backdrop, I was taken by Deepstar's view that all of crescent hill should be void of SFH irrespective of heritage value, and replaced by multi-family.
Deepstar also spoke of it being all public access, but the counterpoint to that was the fully accessible public pathway, look outs, and roadway with enabling parking, that has always been public access.
So what are your thoughts about imposing full-on higher density multi-family across that entire stretch as Deepstar had proposed?
I think only Deepstar and you have forcefully expressed disdain for this unreleased design, so I'm asking you your opinion on the other half of his commentary.
As a comment about increased density in that general area, I've been a supporter for increased density at the bottom of that hill, particularly after the flooding. A great opportunity to re-do that parking lot, take out the low-intensity development that is the curling arena, and perhaps a few other non-heritage homes, and build up 4-5 floors (with proper flood mitigation designs). Think I'd support that way ahead of ripping out all the homes on top of the hill!
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While I'm certain there would be huge in-community resistance to this, what I think also would be a very good thing is for one of the beautiful homes with a view along the top, somewhere in the vicinity of the stairs, to be converted into a restaurant / coffee place. That would be spectacular, but like I said, there would be huge resistance. I don't know how well utilized that prime location church is, but man that being re-developed into a modest public square with a coffee shop / restaurant there would also be amazing. Again, there would be huge resistance I'm sure. Maybe this house on the left as a coffee shop / restaurant, and the church on the right replaced with a public square:
https://goo.gl/maps/oQ3Qd8wdFWt
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