Junction Triangle residents live in fear of a roaming cloud of rendered-pig-skin odour
There are certain things that aren’t obvious about a neighbourhood until you’ve lived there for a while: which laundromat is the best, where to get a good hamburger—and, of course, when to flee in terror from the clouds of pig-scented miasma that escape from the nearby gelatin factory. That last dilemma isn’t a hypothetical. The Star reports that, since the start of 2014, Junction Triangle residents have lodged 52 complaints against Nitta Gelatin, a nearby processing plant that turns pig hides into the base ingredients for things like gummi bears and skin creams. “You can almost feel it,” a ten-year resident named Whitney Miller told the Star. “It soaks right into you.”
The thing is, as the Star points out, the plant has been a Junction Triangle resident for far longer than any of the homeowners who are now complaining about the smell. It opened more than a century ago, though Nitta didn’t move in until 1990. The up-and-coming neighbourhood’s industrial vibe has even worked to buyers’ advantage, to a certain extent: according to Toronto Real Estate Board data, average house prices in the area remain relatively reasonable, with detached homes tending to sell for less than the city average (which was $921,127, as of June). It may be time for homebuyers to accept that finding a place to live in today’s market means tolerating the occasional waft of slaughterhouse exhaust.
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There are certain things that aren't obvious about a neighbourhood until you've lived there for a while: which laundromat is the best, where to get a good hamburger—and, of course, when to flee in terror from the clouds of pig-scented miasma that escape from the nearby gelatin factory. That last dilemma isn't a hypothetical. The Star reports that, since the start of 2014, Junction Triangle residents have lodged 52 complaints against Nitta Gelatin, a nearby processing plant that turns pig hides into the base ingredients for things like gummi bears and skin creams. "You can almost feel it," a ten-year resident named Whitney Miller told the Star. "It soaks right into you."
The thing is, as the Star points out, the plant has been a Junction Triangle resident for far longer than any of the homeowners who are now complaining about the smell. It opened more than a century ago, though Nitta didn't move in until 1990. The up-and-coming neighbourhood's industrial vibe has even worked to buyers' advantage, to a certain extent: according to Toronto Real Estate Board data, average house prices in the area remain relatively reasonable, with detached homes tending to sell for less than the city average (which was $921,127, as of June). It may be time for homebuyers to accept that finding a place to live in today's market means tolerating the occasional waft of slaughterhouse exhaust.){kind=link}
Poor homeowners who don’t do their research. Stay where you are Nitta.
if we’re getting particular about neighbourhoods then technically, it’s outside of the triangle – I’d call it bloordale? The triangle is deteremind by the tracks – it ends just shy of Lansdowne.
Typical that people move in because it’s an up-and-coming trendy hood and suddenly think they own the whole damn neighbourhood. #GoNitta!
Unfortunately not everyone has $1.5 million for a house in Toronto. Yet there are plenty of industrial zones away from residences.
sorry didn’t know that you look every company within 2 miles of your targeted neighbourhood. How does one know to google – gelatin factory nearby blank address?
If you don’t do basic research before buying a house, then you should learn to live with your neighbours who were there first.
If you move into an industrial area with a factory that has been there for decades, it’s mighty arrogant of you to start calling for the closure of that factory.