It’s about the mushrooming value of the land on which homeowners sit along Bayview Ave. This week many in Ward 25 are complaining about another proposed townhouse development on the street. This one is between York Mills Rd. and Old Colony Rd. The pressure is the same type of economic stress that occurs when developers want to knock down townhouses built in the 70s to build high-rise apartments or condos. It’s happening on streets like Belsize Drive in Ward 22. The Councillor in Ward 25, Jaye Robinson, is said to have created a “design guideline” for the neighbourhood. But unless zoning is changed, and can be enforced, it seems like a losing battle.
