Super! John Andrews’s Weldon library Western University in its original state, 1967. Cc Alexandra Lange

The Toronto Twitter 'housing experts' are on a roll

Nathan Pachal There’s two possibilities: 1) the actual cost of servicing new housing is incredibly high, in which case you build sprawl and need to stop
2) these alleged cost of growth are actually paying for stuff everyone else uses

There’s no defense.

“Development charges” are a housing tax and they are deeply unfair. Important piece Frances Bula theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The recipe for a better city:

Arthur Erickson’s Eglinton West station. Much abused, but still a banger.

“The Forest Hill” condos by ⁦BDP Quadrangle⁩. So many materials, so many details, none of it durable or well built. This is brand new and it already looks terrible.

And the building from a distance is fine!

Forest Hill. This is 200m from the junction of two rapid transit lines.

Just spent two months organizing to get six storey apartments and townhomes legalized and more financially viable in more places in Toronto. But I am not a Man Who Tweets, so I'm not a real advocate I guess. 🤷‍♀️

Frequently booked “housing expert” Ron Butler:

Despicable.

The first version was so, so much better