Toronto's Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood is poised to grow taller yet again as new high-rise development proposals continue to challenge the neighbourhood skyline. The latest proposal comes from developer Tribute Communities, seeking to replace an existing 8-storey office building at the northeast corner of Yonge and Soudan with a new 36-storey mixed-use development containing retail, commercial, and condominium uses.

Designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects, (G+C) the project at 2161 Yonge Street would rise to a height of 124 metres including a 6-metre mechanical penthouse level. The tower will sprout from a 25.7-metre-high podium, designed to meet the height of the Minto Quantum development's podium to the immediate north. The design presents a simple gridded with both glass-walled and punched window sections rising from a podium of stacked cubes.

2161 Yonge Street, image retrieved from submission to City of Toronto

The project would feature a double-height ground floor consisting of 603 m² of retail space occupying the full Yonge frontage, and wrapping around the Soudan frontage as well. This 6.5-metre-high level would also contain separate lobbies for the commercial and residential components above. Levels 2 through 6 are proposed to contain offices, replacing the 8,092 m² of existing commercial gross floor area (GFA) in the current 8-storey building with 8,267 m² of new office space. Replacing the existing space at a greater than 1:1 ratio, commercial space represents a sizeable percentage of the building's total 31,305 m² GFA.

2161 Yonge Street, image retrieved from submission to City of Toronto

Above the office component, levels 7 through 36 would contain the building's 288 residential condominium units, coming in a mix of 108 one-bedrooms, 141 two-bedrooms, and 39 three-bedrooms. Over 60% of the building's units would include two or three bedrooms, keeping in line with planning policy that aims to keep the neighbourhood liveable for families. A series of stepbacks would gradually shift the massing towards the centre of the site as the tower rises. Floorplates on levels 7 through 12 would range from 824 to 1,048 m², before tapering down to 785 m² floorplates above level 13, gradually slimming to 700 m² for the uppermost level.

2161 Yonge Street, image retrieved from submission to City of Toronto

Residents of the development would be served by 631 m² of indoor amenity space on the 7th floor, set to house a gym, party room with kitchen, lounge area, business lounge, and children’s space. This space would connect with a 591 m² outdoor amenity space, for a combined total of 1,222 m² of amenities. The project would be served by a four-level underground parking garage containing 110 resident parking spaces, 40 commercial parking spaces, and two car-share spaces. Three additional visitor parking spaces would be located at grade.

2161 Yonge Street, image retrieved from submission to City of Toronto

We will return with additional information as new details about the project emerge. In the meantime, existing project facts and renderings can be found in our Database file, linked below. Want to get involved in the discussion? Check out the associated Forum threads, or leave a comment using the field provided at the bottom of this page.