Toronto 1409 Gerrard East | 18.6m | 5s | Junction Realty Partners Inc | Mark Nawrocki Architect

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Application for a new 3-storey building to replace the current 3-storey building. Not a high impact site, but still a bit underwhelming. Could've tried going for another storey or two.



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Currently this:

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1409 GERRARD ST E
Ward 14: Toronto-Danforth

Development Applications

City Planning COA Application Information Center
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Proposal for a 3-storey mixed-use building containing 5 rental dwelling units above a non-residential unit at grade. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 39.60 square metres, and the proposed residential gross floor area is 382.20 square metres.
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Current site:

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NY99 said:
only 3 storeys? could easily be 4 or 5
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I don't know; but I imagine the height is tied to being able to go through COA rather than the process for rezoning.

Saves a lot of $$$

Also, doesn't look like it has an elevator; which is typically required on any building over 3 storeys.
 
This got bumped up to 5 storeys.

From a Jan 5, 2022 resubmission:

REVISED (dated Jan '22) proposal for a 5-storey mixed-use building containing 6 dwelling units above 1 retail unit at grade. Total GFA is 634.8m2 (588.8m2 of residential and 46m2 of retail). Two parking spaces are proposed.

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On the one hand, we definitely need more fine-grained density as is proposed. There are so many unremarkable one and two storey buildings on walkable main street retail areas that could be redeveloped this way to make the city more metropolitan.

On the other hand, the existing building has much more character than its replacement. It appears to have been an Edwardian house that was converted into a mixed-use building while retaining its character.
 
Yeah, cases like this can certainly be enigmatic. I'll go a bit further and say that the replacement has pretty poor architecture. But in terms of functional form, it does provide increased residential spaces while maintaining a retail usage at the base.

Small scaled, lower profile site intensifications can sometimes be tough to find a balance. Often budgets, initiatives towards design, or even just means and resources to make it happen are factors that get in the way. The long neglected and dormant property on the SW corner of Davenport & Symington comes to mind:

1859 Davenport | 11.57m | 3s | Ambient Designs

To construct a three-storey rear addition and a third floor addition. The proposed uses will include retail on the ground floor and residential on the second and third floor. From the supporting documentation, uploaded in January 2018: Brick veneer, decorative stone, painted metal. Four...
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The total height changed from 17.78m to 18.60m. The elevation drawing is taken from the architectural plan via a minor variance plan.
 
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