Christoph JalkotzyMay 81 minUrban Boundaries & Missing Middle BuildingsI was around in the 1980's in Ottawa and was Chair of Ecovision when, we as a city started including the future operating costs that woul...
Christoph JalkotzyOct 2, 20182 minDevelopment Process, Easing the Burden and Costs for Small DevelopmentsOver the past couple of months I have managed to help a small developer make an application to the Committee of Adjustment that reduced t...
Christoph JalkotzyApr 13, 20184 minReimagining the Inner City Residential SuburbThere is a huge opportunity for small sustainability minded investors and residents of inner city residential neighbourhoods to collabora...
Christoph JalkotzyFeb 28, 20181 minOne Building 3 looksSame building, 3 different looks. Want traditional, here is a look that might interest you Want Art Deco ee, this might meet your tastes ...
Christoph JalkotzyFeb 21, 20185 minSocial Sustainability, A Village in the CitySocial Sustainability, It takes a Village Distributed Social Services Chris Jalkotzy, City Villages Summary Issues Unfortunately, governm...
Christoph JalkotzyFeb 21, 20181 minSmall Apartment BuildingsThe Missing Middle City Villages has now completed small rental residential building designs the fit into all residential neighbourhoods....
Christoph JalkotzyMay 19, 20172 minLoblaws Site Going to Planning Committee, Tuesday, May 23, 2017In my last post, I did not note that the building had changed from a senior's building to an apartment building. This is a welcome change...
Christoph JalkotzyMay 4, 20172 minHousing GTA unaffordable....Baby Boomers are staying in their Single Family Home.....There are more Wow, the number of stories that have been generated by one Stats Canada report and the low supply of single family homes in the GTA. Stor...
Christoph JalkotzyApr 16, 20172 minUpdating Loblaws Superstore Site PostThis post updates an older post with new information. I am adamantly against the character of the current "seniors residential building" ...
Christoph JalkotzyDec 29, 20162 minLet's Plan TogetherI am very excited about 2017. For 35 years I have been learning about the way our human race functions. Everything from how we create phy...
Christoph JalkotzyMay 16, 20161 minSuperstore proposed rezoningI went to the open house for the proposed rezoning for the property south of the Loblaws Superstore in Westboro because they were suggest...
Christoph JalkotzyApr 18, 20164 minMore details to the Housing the ElderlyHousing the Elderly, a new model that addresses not only the elderly but also affordability for the younger first time home buyer as well...
Christoph JalkotzyApr 14, 20162 minAlternative to "as per plans presented"Both the Committee of Adjustment and the approval process for rezoning applications has become less about what is required by the Ontario...
Christoph JalkotzyApr 10, 20162 minThe New Model for Young & OldMany aspects of a new approach to housing the elderly have now been developed. There are a significant benefits to design buildings that ...
Christoph JalkotzyMar 31, 20161 minevolving conceptThe model for elderly housing has initially focused on people over 60 years old. As well, we were looking at small scale infill, primaril...
Christoph JalkotzyMar 31, 20162 minwarehousing the elderlyWhen I started looking for my downsizing options, I decided to look into the housing statistics relating to people over 60 years old. We ...
Christoph JalkotzyMar 24, 20162 minhistory of City VillagesThis blog will be about how City Villages came to be, the evolution of the philosophy behind City Villages and then how City Villages doe...