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The North York intersection of Keele Street and Gulliver Road could soon be intensified, as the City of Toronto has received a submission to allow a 9-storey rental building at 2110 Keele Street. Located in close proximity to the Amesbury neighbourhood, 2110 Keele Street is being designed by AREA (Architects Rasch Eckler Associates) for Bombay Court Ltd. The proposal calls for a companion building to the residential tower at 2100 Keele Street, developed on a 5015 m² (1.24 acre) site north of the existing apartment property.
The development is planned to rise just north of the existing 9-storey building at 2100 Keele, occupying a vacant space initially conceived of as a recreational area for neighbouring residents.
2110 Keele encompasses 4897 m² of the 5015 m² site (above), and includes 67 rental units. Of these, 26 are planned as one-bedroom suites, with the remaining 41 units configured as two-bedrooms apartments. While the existing building already features a two level parking deck for residents and visitors, the proposal calls for the addition of 77 underground parking spaces.
Bombay Court Ltd began discussions regarding the site’s construction in early 2015, with a site plan submitted to the City in September of 2016. Given the site's natural heritage value, however, the project has required significant environmental assessment in advance of the formal site plan proposal.
According the Environmental Impact Study, the subject site "contains drainage associated with the Black Creek subwatershed of the Humber River," and is considered a part of Ontario's Natural Heritage System. However, the Study (prepared by Beacon Environmental) concludes that 2110 Keele’s construction would bear little to no impact on local biodiversity or flood mitigation. Nonetheless, any development of the sites would require a 5 metre ‘buffer’ zone between 2110 and the ravine north of its property line.
While the 2110 Keele project is still in its relatively early stages, we will will continue to report on 2110 Keele Street as the approvals process continues. Want to share your thoughts? Feel free to post a comment below this page, or join the conversation in our associated Forum thread.
