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The tower - Brisbin, Brook, Beynon Architects

Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum is facing public outcry over its plan to build a condominium tower on the site of the McLaughlin Planetarium. The ROM is undergoing a huge renovation, with the addition of the Michael Lee Chin Crystal building, a striking glass-walled space that will jut out onto Bloor Street. But its plans for the opposite, south end of the building have run into resistance from the neighbours. A public meeting is to be held Tuesday to talk about plans for a 180-metre, 46-storey tower. To build the tower, the public-private initiative behind the proposal has to get city approval to rezone the site. The Annex Residents' Association, a local citizens group, plans to oppose the development, saying the tower is too high and out of keeping with the neighbourhood. The ROM sits next to the Royal Conservatory of Music and is ringed on three sides by the University of Toronto campus, with its historic buildings. Some campus officials have also spoken out against the redevelopment proposal.