A 12-storey, mixed-use mid-rise is proposed at the northeast corner of Mount Pleasant Road and Davisville Avenue in Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Village neighbourhood. Designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects for The Muzzo Group, it would replace a five-storey office building from 1960, originally designed by Crang and Boake Architects, a Toronto-based firm prominent in the 1970s and 1980s. The site is within a 13-minute walk of Davisville station on Yonge Line 1 to the west and the upcoming Mount Pleasant station on the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT to the north.

Looking northeast to 477 Mount Pleasant Road, designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects for The Muzzo Group

Located at 477 Mount Pleasant Road, the site spans approximately 7,041m². It is home to a five-storey office building originally constructed in 1960 as a British American Oil Company divisional office. While Crang and Boake Architects are recognized for significant contributions to Canadian and global architecture, with the building reflecting the era’s commercial architectural style, heritage architecture consultants GBCA Architects' report as part of the submission to the City argues that the building does not to meet the criteria for cultural heritage value.

The existing office building at the site, as viewed from Mount Pleasant Road and Davisville Avenue, image retrieved from Google Maps

The surrounding neighbourhood features low-rise residential properties interspersed with mid-rise apartment buildings and small-scale commercial uses. Mount Pleasant Road is characterized by a mix of two- to three-storey buildings with retail fronts alongside taller mid-rise and high-rise developments.

Site context within surrounding area, image from submission to City of Toronto

Bousfields submitted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer. Standing at a height of 47.3m with 367 residential units, the U-shaped building would feature two wings framing a rear courtyard and drop-off area, its massing transitioning down to the adjacent low-rise and institutional buildings.

Site plan, designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects for The Muzzo Group

The building would offer a total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 25,190m², resulting in a Floor Space Index of 3.6 times coverage across the site. Of the total GFA, 1,080m² is allocated for retail space fronting Mount Pleasant Road. At grade, 744m² of indoor and 1,012m² of outdoor amenities are planned. The design also includes six townhouse units fronting Davisville Avenue.

Three elevators are proposed, equating to approximately one for every 132 units, which indicates longer-than-preferred wait times for residents. Parking would be accommodated on a single underground level with 177 spaces for residents and 21 for visitors. Bicycle parking provisions include 331 long-term and 74 short-term spaces for residents and their guests, plus three long-term and seven short-term retail spots.

Ground floor plan, designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects for The Muzzo Group

The site approximately 850m east of Davisville station also benefits from access to local bus routes that connect from it to Mount Pleasant Road and Bayview Avenue. For cyclists, the site is about 300m from the Kay Gardiner Beltline Trail, which provides a 9km route through Midtown Toronto. The soon-to-open Mount Pleasant station on the Crosstown LRT is just 830m to the north. It will offer improved east-west connectivity through Midtown Toronto.

Block Context Plan, axonometric view looking northeast, image from submission to City of Toronto

Other nearby development activity sees both mid-rise and high-rise projects taking shape. Further east, 1414 and 1500 Bayview are under construction and proposed, respectively, both at eight storeys. To the southwest, 276-290 Merton is planned for a 13-storey development, while the 27-storey 265 Balliol is under construction, and 289 Balliol is proposed at 31 storeys. Larger projects are concentrated to the west towards Yonge Street: 140 Merton Street is planned at 29 storeys and 141 Davisville at 33 storeys. Nearby, 185 and 155 Balliol would add 35- and 37-storey towers, while 214 Merton would reach 40 storeys. Along Yonge Street, projects range from mid-rise proposals like 24 Imperial and 1984 Yonge at nine storeys to high-rises such as 1910 Yonge at 48 and 53 storeys.

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