Toronto 3730 Kingston Road | 72.5m | 22s | TAS | SvN

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New application into the AIC on this:

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Link here:

Site as it is (streetview)

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Site size: Approx. 24,000ft2
 
From the Planning Rationale Report:

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Parking ratio is quite high:

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0.85 spaces per unit.

First Floor Plan :

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Comparatively little retail, with amenity space fronting Kingston Road. Can't say I like that.

Surface parking for visitors at rear isn't ideal, though relatively well hidden.

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Landscape Plan: Lots of trees, choices are fine.

But.....I have an issue w/the pedestrian realm, and tree placement along same.

This plan shows no trees to buffer pedestrians from traffic, instead, placing them between the sidewalk and the building.

Fundamentally this creates a poorer pedestrian experience.

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This site has been acquired by TAS:


3730 Kingston Road


This project is located in a well-connected, amenity-rich residential area.

The site is near both the Guildwood GO and Eglinton GO stations, allowing residents to easily commute to the downtown core and other areas in the GTA, as well as the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. There’s also a proposed Eglinton East LRT stop directly beside the site at Eglinton Avenue and Kingston Road.

It is located within 1 km of the scenic Scarborough Village Recreation Centre and the Scarborough Golf & Country Club. To the south, the site offers access to the Scarborough Bluffs and Toronto’s east-end waterfront parks.

The site currently hosts two commercial buildings. We plan to redevelop the site to include an affordable housing component and community-serving commercial at ground level. We will be prioritizing environmental sustainability, by reducing embodied and operating carbon through our design.


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From @AlbertC 's link above, we garner:

Projected construction start : 2025

Building height has increased from 14s to 20s
Drastic reduction in parking (good): From 338 to 160
Reduced unit count, (interesting in light of the height increase) from 435 to 384
Construction start target is 2025
Public meeting may be imminent

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TAS’ submission is for a SvN Architects + Planners-designed 20-storey purpose-built rental apartment with a podium encompassing:

  • 307,180 square feet of residential space;
  • 2,077 square feet of community-oriented commercial space (with half of it leasing for a below-market rate) on the ground floor;
  • 384 housing units (with 10 per cent classified as affordable at 30 per cent of the median renter income);
  • and 160 parking spaces.
The earlier proposal called for a 14-storey building with 298,456 square feet of residential space, 2,784 square feet of commercial space, 435 housing units and 383 parking spaces.

“We have different objectives that we're trying to fill,” said Stiff. “I think it addresses the corner in a better way.”

TAS plans to eliminate one level of underground parking and provide some parking at grade below a raised courtyard.

TAS said its proposal allows for a more cost-effective and efficient design as it will incorporate several carbon, energy and water-use reduction measures, including a geothermal heating and cooling system.
 

Kingston Road - Virtual Community Consultation Meeting


Monday, July 10, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

The City Planning Division has received an application to amend the relevant Zoning By-law to allow the redevelopment of the subject site with a new 20 storey, mixed use building comprised of 384 residential apartment units as well as ground floor retail commercial space. For further information on the proposals, please view the website at: www.toronto.ca/3718KingstonRd

 

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