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Midtown Toronto is seeing a transformative growth spurt, largely spurred by the ever-imminent opening of the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT. Just to the east of Eglinton station, Madison Group has reworked two nearby sites, seeking to create landmark developments at 110 and 150 Eglinton Avenue East, both designed by renowned Rafael Viñoly Architects, with Turner Fleischer Architects as the Architect of Record. These separate yet harmoniously designed applications introduce a vision of tailored high-rise, mixed-use complexes.
At 90 and 110 Eglinton Avenue East, a mostly rectangular assembly spans 5,450m². This site currently hosts two significant structures: a 9-storey office building featuring retail spaces at ground level at 90 Eglinton Avenue East, and a 7-storey mixed-use building that accommodates retail, commercial, and office spaces at 110 Eglinton Avenue East.
Meanwhile, the 150 Eglinton Avenue East site encompasses 5,172m², merging the addresses of 150, 160, and 162 Eglinton, along with 134 and 140 Redpath Avenue. This site is predominantly filled with low to mid-rise commercial office and retail buildings, except 140 Redpath Avenue, which serves as a surface parking lot.
Previously proposed at 90 and 110 Eglinton East was a Turner Fleischer Architects-designed plan for 57 and 59 storey towers rising from a shared podium.
Previously proposed at 150 to 162 Eglinton Avenue east was a design by BDP Quadrangle which called for 49 and 52 storey towers rising from a shared podium.
The new proposal for 110 Eglinton Avenue East envisions red aluminum-clad 58-storey towers each rising to 236.55m, integrating residential, office, and retail functions. The revised design maintains a dual-tower configuration but achieves a more slender and elongated form, each featuring two volumes, one volume of which stops partway up — the west tower's shorted volume ending at 31 storeys, and the shorter portion of the east tower ending at 38 storeys. The development proposes a total of 1,035 residential units — a reduction from an earlier proposal of 1,116 units. The west tower, with 563 units and the east tower with 472 units would each have 7 elevators, meaning 1 elevator for every 80.4 and 67.4 units respectively, impressively under the 1 elevator per 100 unit threshold, promising very good elevator service.
The 9-storey podium from the previous design is eliminated in favour of a "floating bridge" connecting the towers from levels 5 to 10. While 1,305m² of retail space is planned at grade, 23,005m² of office space would be found on floors 2 through 10. While the proposal at 150 Eglinton east features towers of 61 storeys each as opposed to the 58-storey towers here, both proposals are virtually the same height owing to the taller second through tenth floors for office space at this address. The office floors are provided with additional elevators. While the two sites each had replacement office space for the existing offices in the previous designs, all of the office space in the new proposals is collected at this address.
The design entails a three-level underground garage that accommodates 179 residential and 33 visitor/non-residential parking spaces, reduced from the previous total of 366 spaces. In contrast, bicycle parking facilities have seen an increase, comprising 1,046 spaces for residents and 107 spaces for retail/office use. The total Gross Floor Area (GFA) would now be 93,097m², slightly decreased from the initial 94,903m², with adjustments made to balance residential and commercial spaces more effectively.
To the east, the proposal for 150 Eglinton Avenue East proposes two 61-storey towers that share the same design language, each reaching a height of 236.75m, just 20cm taller than its sibling proposal. The shorter section of the west tower here rises to 28 storeys, while the shorter section of the east tower rises to 40 storeys. The redesign eliminates the 6-storey podium, allowing the towers to rise directly from grade.
The new plan would offer a total of 1,329 units, up from the 845 units proposed previously. The west tower, with 648 units and the east tower with 681 units would each have 7 elevators, meaning 1 elevator for every 92.6 and 97.3 units respectively, comfortably under the 1 elevator per 100 unit threshold, promising good elevator service.
Combined retail space of 1,181m² would be found at ground level of the two towers, with the aim to create a lively and engaging streetscape. Residents would have access to amenities located on the 2nd, 28th, and 40th floors, with 2,389m² indoors and 921m² outdoors.
The design incorporates a three-level underground garage. Vehicular parking spaces have been reduced from 304 to 201, including 173 for residents and 28 for visitors and commercial use. Bicycle parking capacity would be increased to 1,345 spaces. The total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of the development has expanded to 89,019m², compared to 76,479m² previously, along with 1,181m² designated for retail purposes.
The removal of traditional podiums has paved the way for 5,055m² of POPS (Privately-Owned Publicly accessible Space) total over both sites. The space would feature pedestrian-friendly pathways and landscaped areas that connect Eglinton Avenue to Roehampton Avenue. There would be new mid-block connections enhanced by outdoor rooms including an amphitheatre and adventure playground, along with café and retail patios.
These sites are situated less than 400m east of the Eglinton station on Yonge Line 1 and the future Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT, placing them within the station’s Major Transit Station Area, where greater density is encouraged by provincial and municipal regulations. Mount Pleasant station on Line 5 is a similar distance to the east.
To the north, The Hampton is nearing completion as a new 38-storey residential tower, while the nearby 77 Roehampton Avenue is proposed as a 50-storey high-rise, and 141 Roehampton Avenue at 58 storeys. Directly south, a 55-storey tower is proposed at 55 Eglinton Avenue East. Closer to the Yonge and Eglinton intersection, the application for 1 Eglinton Avenue East calls for a 65-storey mixed-use development.
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