Toronto 300 Danforth Road | 42.67m | 12s | Ranka | Gabriel Bodor

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300 DANFORTH RD
Ward 35 - Scarborough District

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Development comprising of five buildings. One 12 storey mixed use building with commercial ground floor residential above and four blocks of stacked townhomes for a total of 241 residential units.

Proposed Use --- # of Storeys --- # of Units ---

Applications:
Type Number Date Submitted Status
Rezoning 18 157321 ESC 35 OZ May 11, 2018 Under Review

 

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Developer is Ranka Enterprises (which seems to be a retailer?), architect is Gabriel Bodor Architect:

 

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Request for Interim Directions Report: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-123066.pdf

The proposed development is not supportable in its current form and it has not demonstrated how it respects and reinforces the character of the Neighbourhoods as well as the planned context and vision for Mixed Use Areas in the Warden Woods Secondary Plan. It is Staff's opinion that the proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014), does not conform with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017) and is not in keeping with the intent of the City's Official Plan.

 

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"The proposed development is not supportable in its current form and it has not demonstrated how it respects and reinforces the character of the Neighbourhoods as well as the planned context and vision for Mixed Use Areas in the Warden Woods Secondary Plan. It is Staff's opinion that the proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014), does not conform with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017) and is not in keeping with the intent of the City's Official Plan."

Not consistent with the PPS and does not conform with the Growth Plan? This is why there was an OMB.

They might have a decent case though, because this is outside the 800m radius of Warden Station. Though, it is still in a very well accessible and well-serviced area of the city that can support more population, and is on a stretch of Danforth that is currently blighted by commercial-industrial uses, so I am inclined to provide City Planning's arguments a pair of deaf ears.