Toronto Cosburn Transit-Oriented Community | 100.4m | 29s | Infrastructure ON | SvN

The proposed transit-oriented community (TOC) at the future Cosburn Station on the Ontario Line would create approximately 620 new residential units, including affordable units, more than 50 new jobs, and new retail space.

The proposed TOC would also include significant improvements to the streetscape and public spaces, including enhanced sidewalk zones with new landscaping and street furniture to create spaces for people to take a break and gather along Pape Avenue.

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Draft concept of the proposed Cosburn transit-oriented community at the intersection of Pape Avenue and Cosburn Avenue, looking northwest.
 
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The first set of photos represent area 'A' outlined in the link provided in the first post. Area 'A' includes the now demolished gas station and plaza, and an assortment of low-rise, mixed-use buildings.

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The set of photos represent area 'C' outlined in the link provided in the first post. Area 'C' includes an assortment of low-rise, mixed-use buildings. Some storefronts have been vacated, while the Shoppers is moving south on Pape by January 25.

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I spent my entire life walking up and down this street, frequenting many of these shops. It's going to be sad to see this fine-grained retail go however, I'm excited for the future of this area. I'm hoping they replace this small-scale retail with the same, but I'm not holding my breath. The most I'm hoping for is proper pedestrian design at ground level and warm materials. I don't want to see cold, desolate expanses of glass walls. and window film.
 

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The proposed community is anticipated to deliver approximately 623 residential units, providing a range and mix of housing options, including affordable housing. Approximately 40% of the proposed residential units within the Cosburn TOC are currently planned as 2 or 3-bedroom units suitable for families or larger households. The project would also create over 2,200 square metres of new retail space, which will help support local economic development.
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I would like to see a plan to move the Food Basics into one of these towers, the existing one is old and small and it will surely be redeveloped as at least a midrise once this is all said and done.

So it makes sense to shift it over when these go up, there's more than enough ft2 between the headhouse and the adjacent residential.

Parkland is contemplated off-site and I support that.

That area has a number of very small parks that could be grown to a more useful size.

The two shown below are the best candidates among existing parks:

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I would tend to favour expanding Livingston Park south to Torrens and then to the east over the Gamble site. But extending Gamble Playground north Torrens also works.
 
It could be better (more defined fine grain retail a la Mirvish Village) but it could be worse (thank god the retail isn't just endless curtain wall, like most recent projects). Overall, it's fine. At least MX/IO are planning to put housing above transit stations unlike on Eglinton.

As an aside, are we mean to have separate north and south TOC threads? Cus the DB Entries both direct here.
 
That grey building on the northwest corner is brand new. They had just started putting up the frame as the Ontario Line was announced. For some unexplainable reason they continued construction to completion, even though it's going to be knocked down within a year or 2. What a waste of money and material. The whole time the OL was progressing I kept hoping to see construction stop, but it never did.
 
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