Toronto 141 Davisville | 117.09m | 33s | Osmington Gerofsky | Wallman Architects

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Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate construction of a new 16-storey rental apartment building containing 143 dwelling units and one (1) guest suite to be constructed adjacent to an existing 20-storey rental apartment building containing 313 dwelling units located on the same lot. One (1) new residential rental unit and one (1) new guest suite will be created via renovations in the ground floor level of the existing apartment building. In total, 146 new units are proposed and all existing 313 residential rental units on the Subject Site will be retained.

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So they have the opportunity to build right up to the street, and don't include retail use?

This neighbourhood does not even have the 'boring' podium commercial uses that we typically complain about downtown. Here, a bank, drug store, or whatever would actually be a huge boon.
 
One of my girlfriend's major criticisms is the lack of retail along Davisville. It's a nice area to live in, but more options could be sustained along this stretch between Yonge and Mount Pleasant. Especially considering the relatively high density of this node. A quality cafe for example is seriously lacking. The recent Balliol Park project by Shiplake is also a missed opportunity on this aspect.
 
Speaking of retail in that area - whatever happened to the application for the building that was to replace Sobeys on Balliol?
 
This looks like the same old slab and balcony design that we see everywhere throughout the city. I expect more from Quadrangle.
 
Request for directions report is going to the October 27th meeting of City Council.

It's in response to a 'without prejudice' settlement offer from Capreit (the applicant) which expires at the end of the Council mtg on October 27th.

A community meeting was held just 2 days ago, October 20th, with SERRA and appears to have obtained their support.

This would seem to make it likely the offer would be accepted.

The report is here:


Details of offer:

The Settlement Offer The Development The Settlement Offer proposes the construction of a 14-storey rental building (the "New Rental Building") on the northern portion of the Site fronting onto Davisville Avenue.This portion of the site is currently occupied by a landscaped open space and the ramp to the underground garage. The southern portion of the site is currently occupied by a 20-storey rental apartment building fronting onto Balliol Street containing a total of 313 residential rental units ("the Existing Rental Building"). The Existing Rental Building is proposed to be retained and improved as part of the Settlement Offer.

The New Rental Building will contain 120 new rental units, which, as part of the Settlement Offer, are proposed to be provided and maintained as rental housing for a minimum period of 15 years, with no applications for demolition or conversion from residential use during this period of time. The 313 rental units in the Existing Rental Building are also proposed to be retained as rental housing for a period of 20 years, with no applications for demolition or conversion from residential use during this time.Furthermore, the Settlement Offer provides a rental unit mix including a minimum of 15percent 2-bedroom units and 10 percent 3-bedroom units.

The Settlement Offer includes a reduction in building height from the Appealed Application, which was originally proposed at 16-storeys (54.02 metres or 59.02 metres to top of mechanical penthouse). The Settlement Offer proposes a maximum height for the New Rental Building of 14-storeys (45.8 metres or 50.4 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse). The Settlement Offer proposes a maximum Gross Floor Area of 9,700 square metres. This is a reduction from the Appealed Application which proposed 11,576 square metres.

The New Rental Building will be set back a minimum of 7.3 metres from the northern lot line abutting Davisville Avenue, and a minimum of 5.5 metres from the western lot line.The proposed tower portion of the New Rental Building is set back 9.1 metres from the side lot line to the east or 19.1 metres to the centre of Pailton Crescent. The minimum separation distance from the north face of the Existing Rental Building and the portion of New Rental Building above the fourth floor varies in distance from a minimum of 27.0 metres to 29.8 metres at the eastern corner of the New Rental Building. The Settlement Proposal contemplates a minimum separation distance of 15.5 metres between the Existing Rental Building and the proposed amenity pavilion in the New Rental Building.

As part of the Settlement Offer, the New Rental Building will provide both indoor (590 square metres) and outdoor amenity space (590 square metres). Indoor amenity space will be provided both on the ground floor and on the third level of the New Rental Building. Outdoor amenity space will be provided on a fourth level roof terrace, as well as two outdoor amenity areas along Balliol Street in front of Existing Rental Building, consisting of a play area at the southwest corner of the Site and an off-leash dog area at the southeast corner of the Site. The Settlement Offer provides that these amenities will be accessible to residents of the New Rental Building, the Existing Rental Building,and the existing rental building at 111 Davisville Avenue, all of which are owned by the Applicant.

The New Rental Building proposal incorporates a total of 206 parking spaces, consisting of 162 spaces for residents and 44 spaces for residential visitors. All parking spaces are proposed to be located within an existing three-level underground parking garage, which is serviced by the existing ramp on-site. The ramp is accessed by a driveway off of Pailton Crescent, located between the New Rental Building and the Existing Rental Building. The loading/servicing space will be accessed from the same driveway. One type "B" loading space would be provided within the New Rental Building and the equivalent of a type "G" loading space is proposed on the driveway area for removal ofgarbage, which will otherwise be stored underground. The existing type "C" loading space within the Existing Rental Building is proposed to be maintained.

The Settlement Offer proposes a woonerf (shared driveway space) on the west side of the proposed New Rental Building to facilitate move-in access and facilitate pedestrian access to Davisville Avenue from both the Existing Rental Building and the New Rental Building. The Settlement Offer contemplates removable bollards to prevent vehicular traffic on the woonerf, when not in use for loading or garbage removal purposes. The Settlement Offer proposes 110 bicycle parking spaces below-grade for long term parking and 13 short term bicycle parking spaces at grade. The lobby of the New Rental Building will be accessed via a proposed Urban Plaza at the corner of Davisville Avenue and Pailton Crescent.

The Settlement Offer has resulted in a westward shift of the New Rental Building relative to the Appealed Application, to allow for a larger space for the corner Urban Plaza. The Settlement Offer also proposes that the Urban Plaza will be secured as a Privately-Owned Publicly-Accessible Open Space ("POPS").

The Settlement Offer also proposes improvements to the Existing Rental Building as follows:
•one new guest suite within the Existing Rental Building;
•improvements to the existing lobby area and mail room;
•improvements to the entrance canopy;
•relocating the garbage storage area below grade, in order to improve odour condition;
•new formalized entrance off Balliol Street;
•improvements if/as required, to laundry room safety, ventilation and cleanliness;
•improvements, if/as required, to the quality of the storage locks;

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Fresh lobbying activity on this one..........from Osmington Gerofsky.

Under 'other beneficiaries' only 'Osmington Inc' is shown.
 
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