- Southwest corner of Bartlett Ave. and Dupont Ave.
- Photo: © Dougal Bichan
These new townhomes reflect development trends taking place throughout Toronto. They were built after a furniture factory, which sat empty on the site for many years, burned down. Building homes such as these is an efficient use of resources — their compact design enables more people to live in a smaller area, and if planned well, they can make the city a vibrant place to live. This kind of development is also good because it curtails the need for people to move further away from the city where the sprawling suburbs are replacing fertile farmland and our remaining forests.
One drawback to higher density housing, however, is that not much space is left for trees. The bluish coloured evergreens in front of many of the town homes at this site are skyrocket junipers (Juniperus scopulorum), trees native to the western United States, often planted because of their blue colour and relatively compact form. These trees can reach a height of 20 feet tall and 3 feet wide. The ones planted here are still young and quite small, but are already pressing against the walls and do not have enough space for their roots to grow. With some creative design and a greater understanding of growing requirements, this development could have been made more accommodating for trees.
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