Urban Toronto has posted details of plans to enlarge the student residence of 409 Huron St. in a way that evokes the style of the “Crystal” addition to the Royal Ontario Museum around the corner. In fact, the affliction is not quite as serious as it is on Bloor St. and possibly much more functional. Urban Toronto says the plan calls for a total of 90 rental units, including 40 replacement units for existing rentals on site. These are planned in a mix of 66 studio units, 16 one-bedroom units, 7 two-bedroom units, and a single three-bedroom unit, while the 40 rental replacement units would include 39 studio units and a single one-bedroom unit. The replacement units are proposed to be generally larger in size than the existing units they are set to replace.
