Mongo
Senior Member
Towers 3 and 4
Podium
Towers 3 and 4 both have a separate 6-storey podium, which are adjacent to each other and separated by a 9.1-12 metre wide north-south walkway that widens at the south end of the podium and runs through the site to connect to Elm Street. The podium for Tower 3 has a slightly irregular square shape on the ground/mezzanine levels, which shifts into a regular square shape on the remaining podium levels. The podium is set back 2.4 metres from Gerrard Street, 0 metres from the west lot line, and is built directly up to the limit of the walkway to the east and to the limit of Walton Street to the south. The entrance to the residential lobby is provided from Walton Street, and 317 square metres of at-grade retail is provided on the rest of the ground level with frontage along Walton Street and the north-south walkway. Access to the underground parking garage is provided at the west end of the building’s frontage along Gerrard Street.
The mezzanine level above is open to the residential lobby and retail space below. Floors 2-6 contain residential units (10 units per floor) as well as 130.8 square metres of amenity space at the west end of each floor.
The podium for Tower 4 is rectangular in shape and is set back 2.4 metres from Gerrard Street and approximately 1.1 metres (at its narrowest) from a portion of the east lot line., excluding the elephant The ground level is set back 4.8 metres at the north end and 5.7 metres at the south end from the rear of the adjacent properties fronting onto Yonge Street to the east. The south wall of the ground and mezzanine levels cuts in northwards as it approaches the north-south walkway, allowing for an enlarged and enhanced corner. The ground level contains three retail spaces, one which fronts onto Gerrard Street, one which fronts onto Walton Street, and a third at the west end of the building which fronts onto Gerrard Street, the north-south walkway and Walton Street. The residential lobby is located at the southeast corner of the building. The mezzanine level is open to the retail below, and also contains retail space. Floors 2-6 contain residential units, and have a long rectangular locker area centrally located on each floor, approximately 1,612.5 square metres in size. As well, amenity space is provided at the east end of each floor that is 117.8 square metres in size. The west wall of floors 4-6 is angled to be closer to the podium of Tower 3 at the north end, and further away at the south end, while floor 2 is the reverse.
Tower
A 44-storey tower component is built over a 6-storey podium for Tower 3. Level 7, which is stepped back 4 metres on all sides from the podium, contains 477 square metres of indoor amenity space, with 420 square metres of adjoining outdoor amenity space. Floors 8-50 contain residential units and are set back 5.4 metres from Gerrard Street, 3 metres from the west property line, and extend approximately 2.6 feet east over the podium base. With respect to the proposed development to the west at 43 Gerrard Street, the location of Tower 3 on the site will result in a 20-metre separation distance from the adjacent approved tower. Tower 3 generally has a square shaped floor plate, with the exception of the east façade on levels 32-50, which is angled to be wider at the south end and narrower at the north end.
A 74-storey tower component is built over a 6-storey podium for Tower 4, and generally oriented at the east end of the podium. The tower has a consistent floor plate shape through all levels and is generally square shaped, with the west façade angled to have a narrower building width at the north end and wider width at the south end. Level 7 contains 609 square metres of indoor amenity space, with 1,256 square metres of adjoining contiguous amenity space, and levels 8-80 contain residential units at nine units per floor. The portion of the tower that runs parallel to the Gerrard Street frontage is set back 5 metres from the north lot line. The portion of the east wall of the tower that abuts the pub to the east is set back 1.2 metres from this east lot line, while the remainder of the tower is set back 5.4 metres from the portion of the east lot line that is adjacent to the properties at 372-376 Yonge Street, and 9.6 metres from the west façade of these properties. With respect to the proposed separation between Towers 3 and 4, separation distances range from 36.5 metres to 45.6 metres, depending on the level. A separation distance of 20.9 metres is provided between Tower 4 at the northeast corner of the site and Tower 1 at the southeast corner (see Figure 6a-6e, Building Elevations).
Amenity
Indoor and outdoor amenity space will be provided in each of the four buildings, for a total of 3,955 square metres of indoor amenity space and 2,622 square metres of outdoor amenity space, at a rate of 2.1 square metres per unit for indoor amenity space and 1.4 square metres per unit for outdoor amenity space. Where outdoor amenity space is provided, it will be contiguous to indoor amenity space. In particular, 1,756 square metres of indoor amenity space will be provided on level 3 in Tower 1, with 946 square metres of outdoor amenity space provided on level 4 between Towers 1 and 2, and along the north, east and west ends of the rooftop of level 4.
Similarly, Towers 3 and 4 will contain contiguous indoor and outdoor amenity space on level 7. Specifically, Tower 3 will have 477 square metres of indoor amenity and 420 square metres of outdoor amenity space, and Tower 4 will have 609 square metres of indoor amenity space and 1,256 square metres of adjoining contiguous amenity space on level 7.
Open Space and Site Organization
As part of the overall redevelopment of the site, the public realm will be opened up and connectivity through the site and to the surrounding areas will be reinstated through the provision of mid-block connections. Walton Street, which previously connected Yonge Street and Bay Street but was closed in the mid-80’s, will be reintroduced as a publicly accessible, privately owned mews and will provide connectivity east-west through the site. The Walton Street mews will be designed to public right-of-way standards in order to allow for vehicular and servicing access to the site, and the accommodation of east-west pedestrian movements through the site. Trees will run along the north and south limits of Walton Street, and a patio area will be provided adjacent to the café within the base of Tower 1 and 2.
Similarly, a north-south pedestrian link will be provided through the site connecting Gerrard Street to Elm Street, allowing for pedestrian movement along an animated walkway that will be lined with retail and commercial space along both sides. The width of this pedestrian link ranges from 9 metres to 12 metres, and will accommodate patio space for the restaurant use as well.
These new north-south and east-west linkages through the site will connect the site to its surroundings and allow for improved connectivity and permeability through the site. Additionally, the reinstatement of Walton Street as a publicly accessible mews will extend the existing retail fabric that currently exists on Walton Street to the east of the site and will also connect to the retail proposed as part of the redevelopment to the immediate west at 43 Gerrard Street. Further, the north-south pedestrian link will generally align with the walkway on the north side of Gerrard Street that leads to College Park, allowing for physical and visual connectivity to this open space. In addition, a potential P.A.T.H. connection to Aura is possible, which would link to the P.A.T.H. system
Podium
Towers 3 and 4 both have a separate 6-storey podium, which are adjacent to each other and separated by a 9.1-12 metre wide north-south walkway that widens at the south end of the podium and runs through the site to connect to Elm Street. The podium for Tower 3 has a slightly irregular square shape on the ground/mezzanine levels, which shifts into a regular square shape on the remaining podium levels. The podium is set back 2.4 metres from Gerrard Street, 0 metres from the west lot line, and is built directly up to the limit of the walkway to the east and to the limit of Walton Street to the south. The entrance to the residential lobby is provided from Walton Street, and 317 square metres of at-grade retail is provided on the rest of the ground level with frontage along Walton Street and the north-south walkway. Access to the underground parking garage is provided at the west end of the building’s frontage along Gerrard Street.
The mezzanine level above is open to the residential lobby and retail space below. Floors 2-6 contain residential units (10 units per floor) as well as 130.8 square metres of amenity space at the west end of each floor.
The podium for Tower 4 is rectangular in shape and is set back 2.4 metres from Gerrard Street and approximately 1.1 metres (at its narrowest) from a portion of the east lot line., excluding the elephant The ground level is set back 4.8 metres at the north end and 5.7 metres at the south end from the rear of the adjacent properties fronting onto Yonge Street to the east. The south wall of the ground and mezzanine levels cuts in northwards as it approaches the north-south walkway, allowing for an enlarged and enhanced corner. The ground level contains three retail spaces, one which fronts onto Gerrard Street, one which fronts onto Walton Street, and a third at the west end of the building which fronts onto Gerrard Street, the north-south walkway and Walton Street. The residential lobby is located at the southeast corner of the building. The mezzanine level is open to the retail below, and also contains retail space. Floors 2-6 contain residential units, and have a long rectangular locker area centrally located on each floor, approximately 1,612.5 square metres in size. As well, amenity space is provided at the east end of each floor that is 117.8 square metres in size. The west wall of floors 4-6 is angled to be closer to the podium of Tower 3 at the north end, and further away at the south end, while floor 2 is the reverse.
Tower
A 44-storey tower component is built over a 6-storey podium for Tower 3. Level 7, which is stepped back 4 metres on all sides from the podium, contains 477 square metres of indoor amenity space, with 420 square metres of adjoining outdoor amenity space. Floors 8-50 contain residential units and are set back 5.4 metres from Gerrard Street, 3 metres from the west property line, and extend approximately 2.6 feet east over the podium base. With respect to the proposed development to the west at 43 Gerrard Street, the location of Tower 3 on the site will result in a 20-metre separation distance from the adjacent approved tower. Tower 3 generally has a square shaped floor plate, with the exception of the east façade on levels 32-50, which is angled to be wider at the south end and narrower at the north end.
A 74-storey tower component is built over a 6-storey podium for Tower 4, and generally oriented at the east end of the podium. The tower has a consistent floor plate shape through all levels and is generally square shaped, with the west façade angled to have a narrower building width at the north end and wider width at the south end. Level 7 contains 609 square metres of indoor amenity space, with 1,256 square metres of adjoining contiguous amenity space, and levels 8-80 contain residential units at nine units per floor. The portion of the tower that runs parallel to the Gerrard Street frontage is set back 5 metres from the north lot line. The portion of the east wall of the tower that abuts the pub to the east is set back 1.2 metres from this east lot line, while the remainder of the tower is set back 5.4 metres from the portion of the east lot line that is adjacent to the properties at 372-376 Yonge Street, and 9.6 metres from the west façade of these properties. With respect to the proposed separation between Towers 3 and 4, separation distances range from 36.5 metres to 45.6 metres, depending on the level. A separation distance of 20.9 metres is provided between Tower 4 at the northeast corner of the site and Tower 1 at the southeast corner (see Figure 6a-6e, Building Elevations).
Amenity
Indoor and outdoor amenity space will be provided in each of the four buildings, for a total of 3,955 square metres of indoor amenity space and 2,622 square metres of outdoor amenity space, at a rate of 2.1 square metres per unit for indoor amenity space and 1.4 square metres per unit for outdoor amenity space. Where outdoor amenity space is provided, it will be contiguous to indoor amenity space. In particular, 1,756 square metres of indoor amenity space will be provided on level 3 in Tower 1, with 946 square metres of outdoor amenity space provided on level 4 between Towers 1 and 2, and along the north, east and west ends of the rooftop of level 4.
Similarly, Towers 3 and 4 will contain contiguous indoor and outdoor amenity space on level 7. Specifically, Tower 3 will have 477 square metres of indoor amenity and 420 square metres of outdoor amenity space, and Tower 4 will have 609 square metres of indoor amenity space and 1,256 square metres of adjoining contiguous amenity space on level 7.
Open Space and Site Organization
As part of the overall redevelopment of the site, the public realm will be opened up and connectivity through the site and to the surrounding areas will be reinstated through the provision of mid-block connections. Walton Street, which previously connected Yonge Street and Bay Street but was closed in the mid-80’s, will be reintroduced as a publicly accessible, privately owned mews and will provide connectivity east-west through the site. The Walton Street mews will be designed to public right-of-way standards in order to allow for vehicular and servicing access to the site, and the accommodation of east-west pedestrian movements through the site. Trees will run along the north and south limits of Walton Street, and a patio area will be provided adjacent to the café within the base of Tower 1 and 2.
Similarly, a north-south pedestrian link will be provided through the site connecting Gerrard Street to Elm Street, allowing for pedestrian movement along an animated walkway that will be lined with retail and commercial space along both sides. The width of this pedestrian link ranges from 9 metres to 12 metres, and will accommodate patio space for the restaurant use as well.
These new north-south and east-west linkages through the site will connect the site to its surroundings and allow for improved connectivity and permeability through the site. Additionally, the reinstatement of Walton Street as a publicly accessible mews will extend the existing retail fabric that currently exists on Walton Street to the east of the site and will also connect to the retail proposed as part of the redevelopment to the immediate west at 43 Gerrard Street. Further, the north-south pedestrian link will generally align with the walkway on the north side of Gerrard Street that leads to College Park, allowing for physical and visual connectivity to this open space. In addition, a potential P.A.T.H. connection to Aura is possible, which would link to the P.A.T.H. system
