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With the soon to open Line 5 Crosstown LRT, and Ontario Line 3 to also serve the Flemingdon Park area a few years later, development applications that would intensify apartment sites in this neighbourhood near Don Mills Road and Eglinton continue to pour into the City of Toronto. Now, Stanford Homes is proposing a significant development at 1 Deauville Lane within a 10-minute walk of the future Flemingdon Park station on the Ontario Line and a 15-minute walk of two stations on the LRT. Designed by Arcadis, its three high-rise towers would rise to 44, 47, and 49 storeys.
The L-shaped site is located south of St Dennis Drive and spans approximately 10,830m². Currently, it is occupied by a 7-storey rental apartment building, which would be demolished for this development. The surrounding area includes mid-rise apartment buildings and townhomes, while the Don Valley Parkway lies to the east.
WND Associates Ltd has submitted Zoning By-law Amendment, Rental Housing Demolition, and Plan of Subdivision applications to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer. The proposal includes three towers ranging in height from 148.9m to 165.2m. A total of 1,833 residential units are planned, including 151 rental replacement units. The shortest tower would sit atop a 5-storey podium, with the taller towers sharing a 5-6-storey podium forming a street-wall along Deauville Lane.
The redevelopment would have a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 112,679m², with a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 10.4. Amenities include 3,670m² of indoor area and 2,562m² of outdoor area spread across the podium levels. The tower floor-plates range from 770m² to 827m², notably exceeding the City’s typical 750m² guideline for residential point towers.
Each tower would be served by four elevators, resulting in a ratio of approximately one elevator per 153 units. This indicates significantly longer than preferable wait times for residents. The two-level underground garage would provide 356 parking spaces, including 132 for residents, 123 for rental replacement units, 97 for visitors, and 4 for car share vehicles. Bicycle parking provisions include 1,650 long-term and 367 short-term spaces for residents, plus ten publicly accessible spaces.
The development propose to make a 1,081m² parkland dedication to the City at the south end of the site, while a new public street would be introduced at the north end, providing an east-west connection from Deauville Lane to more redevelopable land in the vicinity.
Two TTC bus routes stop within 50m of the site, connecting to multiple stations on Lines 1 and 2. The site is 500m east of the upcoming Flemingdon Park station on the Ontario Line, 575m south of the Aga Khan Park & Museum stop on the LRT, and 750m southeast of Science Centre station. Existing bike lanes on Deauville Lane and Eglinton Avenue East provide cycling infrastructure, with future improvements planned for Don Mills Road.
There are several other intensification projects and proposals in the surrounding area. West of the site, Metro Park Condos is under construction with 12- and 37-storey towers, while 48 Grenoble Drive proposes towers at 41 and 43 storeys. Closer to Flemingdon Park station, 200 Gateway Boulevard calls for 47 storeys, and 10 Grenoble Drive plans four towers ranging from 41 to 54 storeys. To the northeast, near the Aga Khan Park & Museum stop, 175 Wynford Drive proposes four towers between 49 and 54 storeys, and 155 St Dennis Drive plans towers ranging from 42 to 56 storeys. Northwest, near Science Centre station, several proposals include 15 Gervais Drive at 40 storeys, 7-11 Rochefort Drive with towers ranging from 30 to 46 storeys, and 805, 770, and 793 Don Mills Road with towers ranging from 26 to 60 storeys.
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| Related Companies: | Arcadis, EQ Building Performance Inc., Gradient Wind Engineers & Scientists, Grounded Engineering Inc., LEA Consulting, NAK Design Strategies, WND Associates Ltd |
