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A Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted for a mixed-use rental development on the west side of Kipling Avenue between Dundas and Bloor streets in the heart of Etobicoke. at 970 Kipling Avenue, Calling for 28- and 43-storey towers rising from podiums that surround a courtyard, the Hariri Pontarini Architects design is for Kilmer Group in partnership with CreateTO. The project forms part of the City of Toronto’s Housing Now initiative, targeting publicly owned lands created through the reconfiguration of the Six Points interchange, which has opened several blocks in the Bloor-Kipling area for transit-oriented redevelopment, and would introduce a notable number of affordable units.
The site is Block 5 of seven of the Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) redevelopment, a 7.24-hectare area created after the dismantling of the former Six Points interchange and its replacement with a new street network. Currently vacant other than for a temporary office for a nearby construction site, the design includes a landscaped pedestrian connection running along the northern edge of the site, tracing Dundas Street's historical alignment, and forming the central piece of a linear park that will come together as the Six Points area continues to build out. Surrounding lands include an existing church immediately to the north, the new Etobicoke Civic Centre under construction to the east, and other parcels where more high-density development will transition the area toward a mixed-use node surrounding Kipling and Islington stations.
Plans for the block call for a mixed-use development of two towers rising from opposite ends of a mostly triangular four-storey podium. A 28-storey tower (99.7m tall, 810m² floor-plate) would front Kipling Avenue, while a 43-storey tower (145.3m tall, 836m² floor-plate) would rise to the west above Dundas Street. The towers would be spaced approximately 34.5m apart.
The development would contain 64,108m² of Gross Floor Area, composed primarily of 63,046m² of residential space along with 1,061m² of retail space at grade, resulting in a Floor Space Index of 7.35 times coverage of the 8,723m² site. Residents would be served by 1,680m² of indoor and 1,680m² of outdoor amenities, located on levels 1, 2, and 5.
The proposal would deliver 840 purpose-built rental homes, including 642 market-rate units and 198 affordable units, representing roughly 23.6% of the building’s housing supply. The unit mix would include 19 studios, 298 one-bedroom units, 439 two-bedroom units, and 84 three-bedroom units. Vertical circulation would be provided by seven residential elevators (four in the taller tower and three in the shorter one), equating to one elevator for every 120 units, indicating high-speed motors would be required for adequate response times when all elevators were operational.
Parking would be accommodated within two underground garage levels, supplying 228 vehicle spaces, including 164 for residents, 36 for visitors, and 28 for retail uses. The project would also include 644 bicycle parking spaces, with 572 long-term residential spaces, 59 short-term residential spaces, three retail spaces, and 10 additional publicly accessible bicycle parking spots.
The site is about 600m, or an 8-minute walk, from Kipling station. The station connects with a large number of TTC bus routes, GO Transit service on the Milton Line, and MiWay regional bus routes via a longer walk. Looking ahead, additional investment is planned through the proposed Dundas Bus Rapid Transit corridor, a 48km route that would run from Kipling Station west through Mississauga, Oakville, and Burlington, to Hamilton. Cycling access includes protected bike lanes along Dundas Street West, Kipling Avenue, and Bloor Street West.
Surrounding development activity continues to reshape Etobicoke Centre into a higher-density, mixed-use district. To the east, construction is underway on the Etobicoke Civic Centre, to have four conjoined peaks ranging from 7 to 16 storeys, while to the south of it The Stella development will introduce 26- and 30-storey towers when construction completes later this year. Nearby, 3725 Bloor Street West is proposed for a 43-storey tower. West of the site, the Six Points Plaza redevelopment envisions six towers ranging from 8 to 45 storeys, with its first phase planned at 36 storeys. Other proposals in the vicinity include 8 Jopling Avenue South with 29- and 38-storey towers, 5 Jopling South at 39 storeys, 5238 Dundas Street West at 41 storeys, and 4 Beamish Drive with a 45-storey tower.
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