Northern Light
Superstar
I am now confirming that Diamond have 15-19 Romar Crescent, 8 Stayner and 18-22 Benner, assembled for high density purposes.
Site size: over 4000m2
Site size: over 4000m2
Toronto 15 Romar Crescent | 135.3m | 40s | Diamond Corp | TACT
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innsertnamehere
Superstar
I''m loving this little density boom around Glencairn. A great spot for intensification.
NotACop123
New Member
Very curious to see what kind of park land dedication this project will have.
Toronto1834
Active Member
They should have vehicular access from Stayner or Romar and convert the stub end of Benner to parkland.
NotACop123
New Member
Any reason why this project has not yet been added to the map?
Northern Light
Superstar
Normally, @Paclo only adds projects to the database once they have a public-facing application in with the City.
There have been exceptions made in the past; but in this case, we don't have all the details (publicly) yet or any pretty renders, so I suspect it's waiting on some of that.
Northern Light
Superstar
UT.............five months ago...........you heard it here first.
Now, the application is in and public-facing the AIC:
www.toronto.ca
Architect: TACT
Height: 40s, 38s
@Paclo
From the above:
Site Plan:
:
Ground Floor Plan:
Stats:
Description:
Elevators 8 - across 966 units for one elevator for every 121 units.
Parking Ratio: 0.24
@HousingNowTO will wish to make note of this two-tower, large, MTSA proposal and its current absence of any affordable housing commitment.
Comments: Fine w/the height density, nice to see some colour. The way that vehicle access and landscape is handled requires a re-think.
The needless piece of Benner Ave should be removed and added to Benner Park. I would prefer to see the roadway/court on the east side covered by one floor of the podium or shifted undeground, such that the buildings can be shifted just a bit
to the west to allow for further park expansion.
If not feasible, I want to see some other actual land acquisition nearby that expands an existing park.
Now, the application is in and public-facing the AIC:
Application Details
www.toronto.ca
Architect: TACT
Height: 40s, 38s
@Paclo
From the above:
Site Plan:
:
Ground Floor Plan:
Stats:
Description:
Elevators 8 - across 966 units for one elevator for every 121 units.
Parking Ratio: 0.24
@HousingNowTO will wish to make note of this two-tower, large, MTSA proposal and its current absence of any affordable housing commitment.
Comments: Fine w/the height density, nice to see some colour. The way that vehicle access and landscape is handled requires a re-think.
The needless piece of Benner Ave should be removed and added to Benner Park. I would prefer to see the roadway/court on the east side covered by one floor of the podium or shifted undeground, such that the buildings can be shifted just a bit
to the west to allow for further park expansion.
If not feasible, I want to see some other actual land acquisition nearby that expands an existing park.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
I (generally) like it. Needs a parkland dedication on the north end to connect Romar Cr to the park. Agreed on deleting the useless road.
Also always happy to see more assembly and redevelopment in residential areas.
Also always happy to see more assembly and redevelopment in residential areas.
goodcitywhenfinished
Active Member
Toronto never ceases to amaze with the absurdity of urban planning in this city.
40 storey twin towers at the end of a suburban culdesac? Yes.
Mid rise apartments on a yellowbelt residential street in Parkdale? Absolutely not
40 storey twin towers at the end of a suburban culdesac? Yes.
Mid rise apartments on a yellowbelt residential street in Parkdale? Absolutely not
Northern Light
Superstar
That is within in an MTSA, a short walk from a subway station, where the all SFH are being removed and replaced with towers.
I don't think that's a big logical leap.
I don't see this as a problem either..........its also not entirely accurate mind you.
1) Nowhere near a subway.
2) Midrise, tall midrise and some towers are being permitted on Dufferin, King, Queen, Roncy, and in areas already featuring apartments.
3) 4-plexes are now as-of-right throughout the area.
The main street approvals will also impact side streets, and complete infill of higher density along Dowling and Jameson is very much in the cards.
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jmi22
Active Member
To be fair, with the current dire state of the streetcar network, getting downtown is easier from this stretch of suburbia than anywhere in Parkdale
goodcitywhenfinished
Active Member
I love this proposal for the reasons you have stated. I just think we should be at least 1/8th as bold and do mid rise in the areas people actually heavily desire.
Parkdale might be a stretch, but there is no reason say, Baldwin/Chinatown residential streets shouldn’t allow at least mid rise apartments.
Northern Light
Superstar
On a writ large basis, I will disagree with you.
Simply because I enjoy Baldwin with its quaint row of restaurants. I don't want to see them all torn down for sterile, over-bearing mid-rise. (assuming you meant east of Spadina); to the west is Kensington Market, which most want to see saved as well. Now K-M is an architectural heap..... but that's what allows it to function as it does. Replace it all with modern midrise, and what is left of the old Kensington vibe will vanish into the night. (lets be honest, its already much less market and more hipsterized social zone...but I digress)
I'm pro-intensification, to a point. But not every street, everywhere. History has value. Intimacy has value. The very things you suggest make those areas desirable are the things you seek to tear down.
You can't have it both ways. It won't be desirable after that. Or at least not as much so.
HousingNowTO
Senior Member
The "Ghost Bungalows of Glencairn" image is really good to see...
...this kind of Tower development on single-family home lot-assembly near high-order transit is something that we need to see a lot more of within the borders of the City of Toronto.
...this kind of Tower development on single-family home lot-assembly near high-order transit is something that we need to see a lot more of within the borders of the City of Toronto.