{"id":220035,"date":"2021-09-13T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T14:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=220035"},"modified":"2021-09-13T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T14:44:08","slug":"when-is-the-beach-the-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/news\/when-is-the-beach-the-beach","title":{"rendered":"When is the Beach the Beach?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s a beach of an issue.<\/p>\n

Signatures continue to be collected on an online petition against a proposed mixed-use building slated for Coxwell Avenue and Queen Street East as the two sides try to set the tone for the future development.<\/p>\n

The change.org petition<\/a>, started by the Beaches Residents Association of Toronto, calls for the development proposal at 1631 Queen Street East to be reduced from 18 to six storeys. The petition also wants the project turned into an affordable housing development (as opposed to its current mix of market-rate and affordable housing units).<\/p>\n\n

The online petition was launched in early July. At the time of publication, the petition has gathered more than 1,770 signatures out of it\u2019s 2,500-signature goal.<\/p>\n

\u201c1631 Queen is public property; this development should be 100% affordable and not put through a \u2018market offering process,\u2019\u201d reads the change.org petition. \u201cMake it 6-stories to adhere to the Urban Design Guidelines and respect the years of community input it took to create them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opposition to the project has left some real estate pros frustrated. Ara Mamourian, managing partner and broker of RE\/MAX Hallmark Realty\u2019s TheSpringTeam, said in an Instagram video that Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue is not a part of The Beaches community and has been establishing itself as a distinct area for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact is that this site is unique,\u201d said Mamourian. \u201cQueen and Coxwell is not the beach \u200b\u200b\u2014 it\u2019s establishing its own identity as the downtown of the east, east side, and it does not have any unique character of the beach. Zero. It is not the beach.”<\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t stand these objections. Explain to me what ‘unique character of the beach’ will be disrupted by this development.\u201d<\/p>\n

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