City reviewing plan to build residential care home in North York
379-381 Wilson Ave.
Oct 14, 2020
According to city documents, the proposed residential care home would have 278 units, comprising of 34 memory care units, 34 assisted living units, 147 independent supportive living units and 63 seniors apartments.
“The proposed building would be a U-shaped building with the highest height along the Highway 401 off-ramp,” a city report said.
The proposal would see two levels of underground parking, providing a total of 153 parking spaces, including 28 visitor spots. Forty bicycle parking spaces are also proposed.
The proposed building, which would have a total gross floor area of 232,831 square feet, would also include 18,641 square feet of indoor amenity space, including a pool, a golf simulator, a dog station, a library, a salon, a fitness room and a pub and bar. The proposal also includes 5,691 square feet of outdoor amenity space, such as “at-grade patios and rooftop terraces for passive recreation purposes,” the city report said.
The city is reviewing a proposal to amend the zoning by-law to permit a 13-storey residential care home on Wilson Avenue just west of Bathurst Street.
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