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This is an application from the same owner/proponent as 90 Eastdale/Bela Square but is a distinct new tower to be located south of the extant rental apartment building on the site of existing townhomes.

The previously committed to public park at the northern extent of the property would still proceed w/the new tower located between the proposed park and the extant building.

A quick look at the site as is:

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Above: Proposed tower site, with extant rental building to the right/north. To the left, out of frame, more existing town homes proposed to become a small park.

Then the application:

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Application Details

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From the docs:


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For @Paclo the renders were downsized to fit on the UT page significantly. 30% upper image, 50% lower. In case you want higher quality for the DB.


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Site Plan:

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Landscape Plan:

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Project Stats:

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Tower Floor Plate: 790m2

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Elevator Ratio: 4 elevators to 546 units. This does not meet the @ProjectEnd standard 0.73 elevators per 100 units or 1 elevator per 136.5 units.

Final item for now, the Block Context Plan which I will come back to in comments later:

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Can't leave the post w/o flagging @HousingNowTO for a large residential intensification proposal close to transit.
 
Is it not strange that this whole project will not have any retail in it? I briefly read through each thread so I may be wrong but this area has what seems like enough to support a corner store + fast food spot at the very least. Looks like very slim pickings in the area currently unless one makes the trek down to the Danforth.
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jmi22 said:
Is it not strange that this whole project will not have any retail in it? I briefly read through each thread so I may be wrong but this area has what seems like enough to support a corner store + fast food spot at the very least. Looks like very slim pickings in the area currently unless one makes the trek down to the Danforth.
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There is one convenience store in the area, at the corner of Barrington and Lumsden (south/west). There used to be one right across the street from this, almost, at Secord and Eastdale (north-east), but it closed years ago and was converted to a house.

There is one 'food' place, 'Diamond' at Main/Lumsden (south/west corner), it does pizza/burgers/fish n' chips and souvlaki) quite the odd mix. Its not terrible.......

For grocery, the nearest store is Sobeys on Danforth, just west of Main.
 
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Rendering (apologies for bad quality):
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No apologies required! That's Arcadis' fault!

I can't do anything to improve on the quality........but I can make it bigger, so I did.

Looking at it now, I'm not sure I should have, LOL:

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* edited to reflect Arcadis as the responsible party.
 
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Looks like an upsized version of the Fuse Condos at Dupont & Lansdowne.

It's an uninspiring output by Arcadis, but DBS likely commissioned for something that is ultra basic.
 
Resubmission with some stat updates:
  • Total residential units decreased from 546 to 543
  • Total rental replacement units increased from 31 to 35
  • Total bicycle parking decreased from 603 to 598
  • Minor GFA decrease & Unit Mix redistribution
 
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