Here’s a collection of development updates that we think may interest Bulldog readers. All information from UrbanToronto, a website that contains an exhaustive wealth of data about GTA developments.
Three Towers, Public Park Proposed at Laird Crosstown Line 5 Station
View of proposed park from Don Avon Drive, image from submission to the City /UrbanToronto
The Pemberton Group has submitted Zoning By-law and Site Plan Approval
applications to the City of Toronto for its 1.42 hectare site located it 849 Eglinton Avenue East. The developer is proposing a redevelopment of the site with three buildings including a 32-storey residential mixed-use building, a 21-storey residential building, and a 6-storey office building, in addition to a new public park and private road. The site is located on the south side of Eglinton, east of Laird Drive. It is currently occupied by a Mercedes-Benz car dealership and its associated surface parking.
https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/07/three-towers-public-park-proposed-laird-crosstown-line-5-station
12-Storey Mixed-Use Building Proposed at Yonge and Roxborough
1086 Yonge Street, on the southwest corner with Roxborough Street. View looking south on Yonge Street, image from submission to the City /UrbanToronto
North Drive Investments Inc has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment
application to the City of Toronto to construct a 12-storey mixed-use residential and commercial building at 1086 Yonge Street, on the southwest corner with Roxborough Street, a short walk north of Rosedale Subway Station.
https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/06/12-storey-mixed-use-building-proposed-yonge-and-roxborough
The Hampton Soars Onto Midtown Skyline
Have a look at the breathtaking image showing the view over The Hampton (89 and 101 Roehampton Avenue) by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Lamor. https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/06/hampton-soars-midtown-skyline-grows-over-roehampton-rental
31-Storey Proposal Would be a Record Mass Timber Height
Looking southwest to the proposed development, image by Icon Architects /UrbanToronto
Unix Housing Group have proposed a 31-storey rental building at 191 College Street in Downtown Toronto constructed with a mass timber structure.
154 Wicksteed Avenue, coined The Leaside Innovation Centre, was slated to be one of Toronto’s first mass timber buildings taking advantage of recent changes in the Ontario Building Code allowing the use of heavy timber structure up to 6 storeys.
https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/06/31-storey-proposal-would-be-record-mass-timber-height
Gupta Settles With the City, Resubmits SPA for 4050 Yonge at York Mills
Looking north to the proposed development at 4050 Yonge Street, image from submission to the City /UrbanToronto
The Gupta Group has submitted a revised Site Plan Approval (SPA) application to the City of Toronto on behalf of the property located at 4050 Yonge Street in North York. The developer is looking to build a mixed-use complex consisting of condo, hotel, institutional, office, and retail spaces, within two towers connected by a podium upon land that is currently used as a commuter parking lot at York Mills subway station.
https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/06/gupta-settles-city-resubmits-spa-4050-yonge-york-mills
One Delisle’s Jeanne Gang Talks to Alex Bozikovic About Designing Tall
‘How can tall buildings be good neighbours?’ a Fireside Chat between internationally acclaimed Chicago architect Jeanne Gang and Alex Bozikovic, The Globe and Mail’s Architecture critic and an UrbanToronto Forum contributor. https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/06/one-delisles-jeanne-gang-talks-alex-bozikovic-about-designing-tall
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