Infill Housing #18

Nothing says good morning like the sound of heavy construction equipment. Or, more heartbreaking; the buzz of a chain saw. However, before I relate the sad tale of the trees at # 77 Kenora, let me update you on the general state of Kenora Street. It may take your mind off Covid 19 for a few minutes.

My last infill housing post was in October, back in the days when kids travelled in packs on Halloween and took candy from strangers. By January, the doubles, or "linked singles",  as they were advertised, were more or less finished. The builder moved into the one on the right and kept up his efforts to sell the other side.

The black (left) side was selling for $1.2 million

Meanwhile #77 continued to sit, awaiting its fate, still shielded by the huge maple.

                             
                                 Down the street at #65, work continued on the doubles there.

Of course, there are always a variety of vehicles out front.

I must admit that I have no objection to the size of these doubles. They are two stories, not three, with a sloped roof.  Here's hoping that they might be covered in something other than grey, black or beige and that at some point some greenery, any greenery, might be planted. 

At least they won't overpower their neighbours, like this new place that was recently built on Java, one street over.

By the end of February the left side, #81 was sold.

So it's sold. I wonder when the new owner takes possession. Who will be responsible for the repair work to be done between that new house and the existing house on it's left. Here is the "pathway" between those two houses, now, as of April. The people in the house on the left have not had outdoor access to their back yard since the construction started at # 79 (November 2018).  It started with the gaping, crumbling  hole. Now the house is completed but this ongoing problem is still not resolved. Such is the nature of living next to some infill projects.

On March the 4th we were awakened by construction noise that seemed closer than usual. I looked out our bedroom window to see this project starting at a house on the other side of our block. I guess it's some sort of addition. Although it's more noise, I'm always happy to see someone adding onto an existing house, rather than tearing down a perfectly fine dwelling.

Meanwhile, they were hooking up the gas at #65 Kenora.

However, it wasn't usually the residential projects that woke us up. No, that role went to the construction at Elmdale Public School. In the winter they usually started right at seven every day. I'm not sure if they were still working  this past week.

And here we sit, in our "isolation" area, which is really a construction zone. On Java, behind us, we have the Elmdale School project and the house addition.  Out front, # 79 is more or less finished except for the mess between #81and its neighbour. The doubles at # 65 are progressing. You might think that was enough commotion for one block, but oh no. Next time I will continue with the sad saga of #77.