I am a creature of habit. I get up very early, exercise, respond to emails and head to Johnnie Jet Fuel’s for a (you’ll get it the way I make it!) Latte’.

The early morning music can be a bit too stimulating so I often find myself standing outside and watching the new construction at the south-west corner of Aberdeen and Parliament. Most mornings I end up shaking my head. Sorry, but I don’t get it!

In an area full of Victorian peaked roofs and gables, what is that “Square Bunker” doing there? We have an active Cabbagetown Preservation Association and an Old Cabbagetown BIA, not to mention that Cabbagetown is protected by the Toronto Historical Association. Were they not on their watch? Were they asleep at the switch?

Granted, I do not claim to have the have the eye of Toronto Star Columnist Christopher Hume but the only thing that I see that fits with the Community aesthetic is some dark red brick.

What worries me is that some sources have told me that the buildings to the south are owned by the same person and once a precedent has been set we may see more.

Please feel free to comment below. I promise to keep an open mind, so …convince me, please!