Northern Light
Superstar
Just checked, the order on this app is not yet public on E-Status.
Toronto Rushden Station | 138.1m | 39s | Fitzrovia | bKL Architecture
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HousingNowTO
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Highlights from NRU :
"After filing an appeal in March, 2021, 6 Dawes Danforth engaged in mediation with the City leading to the submission of a settlement offer that was accepted by city council in October.
The settlement consists of a revised proposal for four buildings with heights of 17, 29, 37 and 39 storeys, containing a total of 1,304 residential units and 140 m2 of non-residential uses.
A portion of a new east-west public street will be dedicated to the City through the development approval process, and the site plan includes a future passenger pick-up/drop-off for Danforth GO station.
A 1,400 m2 of parkland dedication is included, in addition to a 503 m2 privately-owned public space that could potentially provide a future pedestrian linkage to the GO station."
"After filing an appeal in March, 2021, 6 Dawes Danforth engaged in mediation with the City leading to the submission of a settlement offer that was accepted by city council in October.
The settlement consists of a revised proposal for four buildings with heights of 17, 29, 37 and 39 storeys, containing a total of 1,304 residential units and 140 m2 of non-residential uses.
A portion of a new east-west public street will be dedicated to the City through the development approval process, and the site plan includes a future passenger pick-up/drop-off for Danforth GO station.
A 1,400 m2 of parkland dedication is included, in addition to a 503 m2 privately-owned public space that could potentially provide a future pedestrian linkage to the GO station."
YIMBY519
Active Member
I eat my words on the 6 Dawes proposal. I did not think that the setback from the rail and proposed crash wall would be acceptable. I wonder how thick it will be as the VIA flies by here. I would like to see the details of it.
Northern Light
Superstar
A bit of digging............
The settlement offer was discussed in confidence in the fall at Council; that report is now public.
I would assume the order of the OLT looks pretty similar.
From this report: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2021.CC36.12
From attachment B:
Comment, odd on the parkland dedication; would have made more sense to me to do a combined park with the Canadian Tire and 10 Dawes sites at 3x the size.
The settlement offer was discussed in confidence in the fall at Council; that report is now public.
I would assume the order of the OLT looks pretty similar.
From this report: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2021.CC36.12
From attachment B:
Comment, odd on the parkland dedication; would have made more sense to me to do a combined park with the Canadian Tire and 10 Dawes sites at 3x the size.
AlbertC
Superstar
This project is listed on Fitzrovia's website for an estimation completion in Q4 2025:
ProjectEnd
Superstar
/\ Correct, this is Fitzrovia now:
innsertnamehere
Superstar
wonder if they are keeping BDPQ or switching to IBI.
YIMBY519
Active Member
Is Carlyle just a flipping outfit now? I hope they bring their St. Clair West site to life and don't just sell it.
Regardless, nice to see this in good hands - a good conclusion overall with quality rental coming to life here. When can we have an Urban Toronto Storage Wars and bid on the left-behind storage locker contents?
AlbertC
Superstar
Slate Asset Management and Carlyle Communities Announce Sale of Three-Acre Residential Development Site in Toronto, Ontario to Fitzrovia Real Estate
Slate Asset Management (“Slate”), a global alternative investment platform targeting real assets, and Carlyle Communities, a leading developer of mixe
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The site, which is currently operating as a self-storage facility, has been rezoned for high-rise residential use by Slate, together with Carlyle Communities, and will be developed by Fitzrovia into a premier rental community comprising approximately 1,000 Class-A residential units.
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Fitzrovia will implement a variety of ESG initiatives across the site including a significant public park with enhanced connectivity to the neighbourhood, water re-use and retention programs, lower window-to-wall ratios to reduce energy consumption and will target a minimum of LEED Gold certification.
The transaction closed in February 2022. Fitzrovia expects to complete the development in early 2026.
AlbertC
Superstar
Fwiw, Fitzrovia are still showing the original design by BDPQ on their webpage for this project. They could still change architects and overall designs of course, but that's what they're currently have posted.
ADJBM
New Member
The new site plan drawings have been uploaded on city website. Not a fan of the redesign. IMO the previous design was more organic and had some character. I don't see much detail on the design on the streetscape in the new drawings which I think is essential to this project.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
bleh. No balconies and it's colourful, I guess?
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
They look like bland bank buildings from a developer that wants to cut corners now...
Northern Light
Superstar
Drawings indicate this is no longer BDPQ
Two names are listed, American Firm b Kl Architecture and Turner Fleischer.
Additional Renders:
Above: Looking from the north-west (Main Street) to the south-east
As compared to the settlement offer discussed above, this one has had a material reduction in unit count; from 1,304 to 897 as per the Cover Letter
Heights are now 30, 39 and 38 which is different than the offer, though similar but for the absence of the 4th building. That's the key, the 4th building is now listed as 'future tower' as is not part of this SPA
Site now includes a Montessori School.
Undead
Senior Member
It's an RGB colour scheme now. Cool?..