Toronto The Bennett on Bayview | 42.97m | 12s | First Avenue | RAW Design

[someMidTowner]

http://app.toronto.ca/DevelopmentAp...icationsList.do?action=init&folderRsn=3694820

Application to permit proposed 14-storey mixed-use building consisting of 542 square metre retail floor area at grade and 13,238 residential gross floor area.
Proposed Use --- # of Storeys --- # of Units ---
Applications:
Type Number Date Submitted Status
Rezoning 15 112180 NNY 24 OZ Feb 4, 2015 Under Review

Looks like the east side of Bayview between Finch and Cummer

 

[Solaris]

wow this is quite a tight site ... it never ceases to amaze what one can squeeze on a site for highrises

http://www.dtzbarnicke.com/client/JJB/JJBNA%20Web%20Listing%20dB.nsf/af0182329afa09a18525687900048556/a7124718572bd77785257cb3004d3300/$FILE/63767867.pdf/Flyer%20-%203237%20Bayview%20Avenue.pdf

 

[Solaris]

City Planning Preliminary Report

To be considered by North York Community Council on April 14 2015:

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-78555.pdf

Site Plan and Elevations on pages 8-12 of the PDF.

Summary:
- RAW Design (surprisingly boring architecture though)
- 14 storey
- 165 residential units
- ground level retail
- 6.6 x density
- 187 parking spaces

Wonder who the developer is here?

 

[someMidTowner]

Elevations from the PDF:

North:

South:

East:

West:

 

[investican]

To be considered by North York Community Council on April 14 2015:

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-78555.pdf

Site Plan and Elevations on pages 8-12 of the PDF.

Summary:
- RAW Design (surprisingly boring architecture though)
- 14 storey
- 165 residential units
- ground level retail
- 6.6 x density
- 187 parking spaces

Wonder who the developer is here?

First Avenue Properties

 

[interchange42]

This will be called The Bennett Condos, co-developed by Latch Developments.

42

 

[Edward Skira]

Recent editorial

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/03/introducing-latch-developments-bennett-bayview

 

[Tim1234]

Already approved at the OMB. Good to see.

 

[Edward Skira]

Rendering

 

[someMidTowner]

This project appears to have been cut down to 12 storeys: http://app.toronto.ca/DevelopmentAp...ion=init&folderRsn=4002282&isCofASearch=false

 

[steveve]

There was a piece of machinery operating on site yesterday. Not sure if this is excavation or simply site prep:

 

[steveve]

Heavy equipment on site this evening, pile driving might mean construction is officially beginning:

 

[steveve]

Shot of the excavation:

 

[steveve]

The pit is forming:

 

[steveve]

There is a crane up, not certain when it was erected.