New and continuing developments in the Annex
By MADELINE SMART
with files from HENRY WIERCINSKI, Annex Residents’ Association
Photos by BRIAN BURCHELL, renderings from developers’ and city’s websites
Two of the development projects the Gleaner reported on last year have been completed and in their place seven new ones have started. The Gleaner is distributed between College Street, Dupont Street, Avenue Road and Christie Street and this year there are 17 development sites within those boundaries. The Mirvish Village rental apartments sitting where the famous Honest Ed’s used to stand is the only one of these upcoming residential developments that are expected to have an affordable component. Accommodating affordable housing and rentals may not be a trend, but accommodating families and larger living spaces in general, does seem to be a trend coming out of these new developments. These developments set a precedent for a vast population increase in the Annex over the next few years. Here’s what you can expect.
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