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The Lobbyist Registry tells us that 3296-3316 Dundas West in the Junction area of Toronto is in play, and that Terra Firma Homes are the proponent.

Streetview:

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The site runs from Parada in the west to the parking lot behind the bus in this picture.

Aerial Pic:

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Site size: ~20000ft2

Comments: Area precedents suggest a midrise here, the nearest precedents to the east are 8 and 9 storeys respectively. Nothing much to be missed here, so a 1/2 decent quality proposal would be welcome.

* of note, the parking currently functions as such for the funeral home across the street which may be indicative of something else. as that facility lacks any material on site parking.
 
DavidCapizzano said:
Ah Yes, Terra Firma... Builders of the architectural marvel that is Junction Factory just west of this site. Hopefully they will do rental again.

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Aesthetically pleasing it is not. But the massing and scale are perfectly workable for the area. The cost to do just a bit better on the facade treatment and grade experience would be marginal.

Double the width of the brick columns at grade, create a proper signage band, lose the overhang, lose the would-be juliet balconies, extend the brick columns straight up, none of this offset garbage, enlarge the residential windows vertically, and you're most of the way there, minimizing the spandrel on the podium is key, and where present make it as black as possible with a good contrast from the brick to make it look intentional as a design feature, rather than a bug.

The nixed 'balconies' actually save some $$, the extra total spend shouldn't even be 1% of the project's all-in budget.
 
From Gord Perks' newsletter:

3296-3316 Dundas St W

The owners of 3296-3316 Dundas St W are holding a community pop-up on their property at 3296 Dundas St W on October 16th from 4pm-6:30pm to introduce themselves and share information on their proposal to redevelop 3296-3322 Dundas Street West with the community.

Their proposal is to redevelop the property into a 10-storey mixed-use residential building with retail space on the ground floor.

This application is at the very earliest stages of this process. City Planning staff will conduct a full review of this application once it has been submitted in a complete form, after which there will be a formal community consultation meeting to walk the neighbourhood through the application and gather feedback.

For more information on this application and to find out what date the meeting will be held on once it is set, make sure you are subscribed to our weekly newsletter.
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