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A proposed development at 589 Eglinton Avenue East has successfully navigated the planning process, securing approval from the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) for its settlement offer with the City of Toronto from March, 2024. Designed by TACT Architecture for Terracap Management, the approved plan increases the height from 35 to 40 storeys.
Located a short walk from Leaside station on the upcoming Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT, the site is an assembly of 589-595 Eglinton Avenue East and 61-67 Mann Avenue. On the northern edge of Davisville Village near Bayview Avenue, it occupies an area spanning 1,982m². It currently hosts a variety of residential dwellings and small-scale office spaces, and is adjacent to low-rise residential buildings to the south, while low-, mid-, and high-rise residential and commercial structures line both Eglinton and Bayview avenues nearby.
Initially submitted as a 35-storey proposal in November, 2022, the application faced delays prompting an appeal to the OLT. It was resubmitted with the same storey count but a revised design in July, 2023 This culminated in a hearing in March, 2024, where a settlement offer was approved. The OLT's endorsement led to the latest Site Plan Approval resubmission in July, 2024.
The approved proposal's 40 storeys brings the height to 139.95m from 124.75m, and now accommodates 470 residential units, up from 442. With four elevators, there would be approximately one elevator for every 118 units, indicating longer than preferable wait times for residents.
The Floor Space Index (FSI) has been revised to 14.42 across the site, with the revised Gross Floor Area (GFA) now totalling 28,586m², the residential growing to 27,867m² from 26,074m². At ground level, retail space has been slightly reduced to 557m² from 621m², while 162m² is now dedicated to office space on the second level.
Indoor and outdoor amenities would span 1,403m² and 620m² respectively, with the former increased from the previously proposed 1,208m². They would be distributed across the ground, second, and ninth floors.
Significant modifications have been made to parking. The design now includes only two underground levels, reduced from four. There would be 24 spaces for residents and 7 for visitors, a substantial decrease from the previous total of 118 spaces. Bicycle parking has been adjusted to include 433 long-term and 94 short-term spaces for residents, plus 7 for retail use, an increase from the earlier total of 453 spots.
The site is located within the Leaside Protected Major Transit Station Area (PMTSA), being a mere two-minute walk west of it. The site is also served by buses on Eglinton and Bayview.
Surrounding development activity gives further context to the changes in height and unit count for this proposal. To the west, 545 and 586 Eglinton Avenue West propose 300 and 357 units within 20 and 35-storey structures respectively. South of Leaside Station, 1779-1787 Bayview Avenue calls for 35 storeys and 436 units. A cluster of developments north of Leaside station include the 27-storey 1837 Bayview Avenue, 1840 Bayview Avenue at 29 storeys, the 33-storey 2-20 Glazebrook Avenue with 428 units, 17 Glenavy Avenue at 34 storeys, and 1802 Bayview Avenue at 46 storeys with 419 units.
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