Building up in the ‘burbs: Development hitting new heights outside core
London’s skyline is reaching new heights, and not just downtown anymore.
A rapid transit ‘village’ in northwest London – just no rapid transit
On paper, it still lives — a bus rapid transit route in northwest London of just the kind the city hopes will attract high-density residential development. In practice, it’s a phantom route because city council cancelled it.
City politicians hear neighbour concerns, OK 732 new homes at six sites
A small village worth of housing plans made its way through city hall Tuesday, and while there was some public pushback, it did not sway politicians.
High-end neighbourhood braces for fight over plan to build townhouses
A new fight is breaking out over infill housing in a high-end London neighbourhood, this one trained on the site of a land deal linked to the War of 1812.
Letters to the Editor: February 1, 2024
Staycation for PM
Lee Greenwood envisions 500 apartment units in four, mid-rise towers rising on the grounds of Sherwood Forest Mall, adding homes to the retail that now fills the mall, he said Thursday.
A mall owner trying to add residential towers to a north London commercial plaza is running into a city hall hurdle.
A proposed eight-storey apartment building, a London Plan landmark
Even on first glance, the proposed apartment building looks more interesting than the old-school, block style so common on London streets. But the design for a residential mid-rise in the city’s north end is also a London first, its designers say. The eight- and six-storey building is the first to get staff city staff’s approval […]
New approach was to end sidewalk fights. So why not on Regent Street?
Residents of an Old North street are urging city hall to curb its plans for sidewalks that will fell at least 11 trees, questioning why the project is going ahead when officials are piloting a new community engagement process to reduce the number of such disputes.
Coming to a London neighbourhood near you: Infill battles
There’s a battle brewing in London neighbourhoods, a showdown pitting residents against city hall, and the fabric of communities is at stake. In one corner, city hall has an aggressive plan to build 47,000 homes and it wants nearly half of them on sites where buildings once stood, called infill development. That means townhouses and […]
Letters to the Editor: August 25, 2022
London lacks vision