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KingSett Capital’s Valhalla Village, a mostly residential development with a significant affordable housing component in Etobicoke's Eatonville-Bloorlea neighbourhood, is progressing in both construction and planning since its ground breaking at the start of this year. Nine months after UrbanToronto reported on the ceremony, two tower cranes now stand at the Phase 1 site. Designed by BDP Quadrangle, it will include 11- and 30-storey towers with affordable and market-rate rental units alongside retail and community space. Along with the construction progress, an August, 2024 resubmission to the City of Toronto for Site Plan Approval for Phase 2 adds to the site’s total unit count.
Looking north from the rough gravel surface on the south end of the site, we see the two tower cranes now in place for Phase 1 — one to the east, installed by April, 2024, and the other to the west, raised by July, 2024.
The formwork and concrete columns on the right are for the ground level of the mid-rise after the completion of the single level of underground garage. The 30-storey tower will rise to the left.
Meanwhile, BDP Quadrangle provided a glimpse of Valhalla Village’s Phase 1 precast cladding with this mockup from the Modular Precast Systems factory. The prefabricated panels feature integrated windows, visible here on the lower level, and are part of a sustainable, zero-carbon-ready design aimed at reducing on-site construction time. The modular approach allows for quick assembly, as seen with the pre-installed fenestration and structural components.
Looking ahead, the revised Site Plan Approval for Phase 2, designed by Zeidler Architecture, introduces notable changes. The two towers, now proposed at 21 and 38 storeys with heights of 71.3m and 123m, respectively, would house 641 residential units, an increase from the originally proposed 560 units. This growth is largely driven by the addition of 24 studio units and 371 one-bedroom units, compared to 307 previously.
Along with the increased unit count comes a reduction in residential parking for the two levels of the underground garage, which has dropped from 483 spaces in the original proposal to 190 spaces, while 84 visitor parking spaces have been eliminated entirely. In contrast, the proposed long-term residential bicycle spaces have increased from 381 to 436 spaces, and short-term spaces from 40 to 45 spots.
The first phase has also seen some modifications to its design. The retail component at grade has been reduced from 1,292m² to 817m². Parking has been slightly increased, with 130 spaces now allocated for residents, up from the original 114, while visitor parking has risen modestly from 26 to 28 spaces.
Phase 1’s towers will rise to 42.5m and 98.3m, with the mid-rise housing the retail and community components. Of the combined total of 494 residential units, 172 will be designated affordable units.
UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development, but in the meantime, you can learn more about it from our Database file, linked below. If you'd like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.
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