TAS’ submission is for a
SvN Architects + Planners-designed 20-storey purpose-built rental apartment with a podium encompassing:
- 307,180 square feet of residential space;
- 2,077 square feet of community-oriented commercial space (with half of it leasing for a below-market rate) on the ground floor;
- 384 housing units (with 10 per cent classified as affordable at 30 per cent of the median renter income);
- and 160 parking spaces.
The earlier proposal called for a 14-storey building with 298,456 square feet of residential space, 2,784 square feet of commercial space, 435 housing units and 383 parking spaces.
“We have different objectives that we're trying to fill,” said Stiff. “I think it addresses the corner in a better way.”
TAS plans to eliminate one level of underground parking and provide some parking at grade below a raised courtyard.
TAS said its proposal allows for a more cost-effective and efficient design as it will incorporate several carbon, energy and water-use reduction measures, including a geothermal heating and cooling system.