This is the closing of my anti "McMansion" blogging campaign in which I presented material related to the impending construction of a 6500 sq. ft. McMansion on the site of a soon to be demolished 1920's era "Arts & Crafts" architectural gem at 66 Baby Point Road in the historic Baby Point enclave and the Old Mill area of west end Toronto.
The owners, Mr and Mrs. Lorne Bozinoff, have more or less turned a deaf ear to the pleas of the community to salvage this historic property originally built by Robert Home Smith in 1926 for Mr. John Hamm.
They have been granted site plan approval for a building permit to proceed with their mega home project The new home will be twice as large as all adjacent homes in the area. It will have an adverse impact on the sightlines and the streetscape.
It is a great misfortune for the residents of this historic area to learn as an outcome of the planning process that neither the EYC Bylaws or The City of Toronto Official Plan offer any meaningful protection against this type of architectural mayhem.
In addition, I would make the case that Heritage Preservation of historic neighbourhoods and the old homes that populate them, cannot be accomplished by the local community in the absence of committed support and leadership from Councillors and Council, architects and planners as well as the local real estate community.
This issue will continue under new direction at http://www.babypointatrisk.blogspot.com/
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Nice try score -10
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