Canada

We need to make out cities and towns more family friendly. This missing middle is a great first step back in the right direction.

Almost all new large towers/buildings in north america prioritize bachelor's units 1 and 2 bedroom units. Trying to find a well priced 3 or 4 bedroom in a "lively" downtown center, close to transit and work, with plenty of schooling in the area is almost impossible.

Here's a good article talking about why developers don't provide adequate family units.

https://www.centerforbuilding.org/blog/we-we-cant-build-family-sized-apartments-in-north-america

This together with zoning requirements in north america is pushing most cities and developers to only cater towards large towers or single family housing.

The development looks nice. But don't let developers build it. The city has to build them themself. Otherwise, it will be like anywhere else pushing the poorer outside of the town.

Remove zoning restrictions and someone will build. Give them the incentive by making what you want to build easy and most will jump on it instead of going through a 5 year long rezoning process to build a 30 story tower.

Yes please! This is what we need in Toronto. I find neighbourhoods like this would attract more families willing to live and work in the city. To many families leave Toronto to live in the suburbs.

Developments like this can also spur the need for more transit options around Toronto. Things like Trams/LRTs and keep business in the city.