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Development applications to build tall, densely populated buildings near future LRT stations are virtually slam dunks at city hall, but one councillor is challenging a property owner to “inspire” through the design of a tower on Richmond Road.

The owner of Kristy’s Restaurant on Tuesday will seek the planning committee’s permission for a 24-storey mixed-use complex at 809 Richmond Rd. The proposal is different from the original one filed last year, when the restaurant was proposing two 16-storey towers.

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The proposed development isn’t in Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper’s ward – it’s in the ward of Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, who’s in favour of the plan – but it’s right up against Kitchissippi’s westernmost ward boundary.

Leiper opposes the development application and believes previous iterations reflected what the community wants in building heights.

At the same time, he’s calling on the new building to look snazzier than what it appears in the preliminary drawings.