Toronto 61 Brownlow | 197.6m | 60s | Menkes | Turner Fleischer

Just curious: given the 1M Canadian population increase in the last 9 months, and the no-end-in-site lack of affordable rental units, are the city/province trying to push 2x or 3x the existing unit count when a rent-controlled building is being demolished for a new development? Seems like a no brainer to add a few extra floors with non-luxury rental units? I made that one of the comments I made to the city as a current tenant of 55 Brownlow.
 
T.O.Skater said:
Just curious: given the 1M Canadian population increase in the last 9 months, and the no-end-in-site lack of affordable rental units, are the city/province trying to push 2x or 3x the existing unit count when a rent-controlled building is being demolished for a new development? Seems like a no brainer to add a few extra floors with non-luxury rental units? I made that one of the comments I made to the city as a current tenant of 55 Brownlow.
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Shot down at April PHC https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-244340.pdf
 
T.O.Skater said:
Just another thing to add that will affect this street, if not this development. Just received a notice for a Community consultation meeting regarding a pre-application proposal for 54-70 Brownlow - the townhouses on the west side of Brownlow.
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We already have a thread for that!

54-76 Brownlow (Malen, ?s, ?)

The Lobbyist Registry tells us that this last lowrise, SFH section of Brownlow is in play. Bousfields have registered to lobby on behalf of Malen Capital. Existing: Aerial: Site size : ~ 29000ft2 Comments: Your precedent across the street is 59s. The site easily supports one...
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Resubmitted with the following changes:
  • Heights decreased from 199.55 & 187.34m to 196.6 & 184.5m
  • Total vehicular parking reduced from 235 to 230
  • Total bicycle parking reduced from 1375 to 1374
  • Total GFA reduced slightly
Updated renderings:
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Massing perspectives:
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As an aside: shoutout to the architect who marked the elevator machine room overrun on the drawings for this submission! Much appreciated!
Paclo said:
* Note to all architects: please mark the topmost protrusions of your buildings in section/elevation drawings!
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Resubmission with the following changes:
  • Tower A increased to 60 storeys with indoor amenity in the mechanical level
  • Heights are now 197.6 & 182.5m
  • Total units increased to 1409
  • Phase 1 will be the 60-storey Tower A with 733 rental units (incl. 121 replacement)
  • Phase 2 will be the 55-storey Tower B with 676 condo units
  • Total vehicular parking decreased from 230 to 224
  • Total bicycle parking increased from 1374 to 1416

Updated renderings:
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Massing perspective:
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Demolition permits have been issued for the structures at 61-75 Brownlow. Construction permits including shoring and new build have also now been applied for Phase 1.
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ProjectEnd said:
Resubmission here yesterday. Not sure what's different / new, however Quadreal is now officially a JV partner. @Paclo

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Appears to be a technical submission for the most part, lots of little tweaks to the Park and to notations on drawings.

Just to check stats, this is the updated Project Data Sheet from January:

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Good luck to the developer selling an entry level quality condo without parking for 25% more than what comparable condos in established buildings are going for .

From what industry people tell me pre-construction is dead except for small boutique luxury projects such as Craft Residences
 
xy3 said:
Good luck to the developer selling an entry level quality condo without parking for 25% more than what comparable condos in established buildings are going for .
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First building here will be rental.

I still think it will be challenged.

xy3 said:
From what industry people tell me pre-construction is dead except for small boutique luxury projects such as Craft Residences
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More or less true; definitely luxury is the only market space moving condos at any scale. That said, the projects don't necessarily have to be boutique (small scale) luxury.

This, however, is neither boutique nor luxury.
 
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