Toronto 403 Keele Street | 39.3m | 11s | Core Development | Studio JCI

[AlbertC]

The cat's been out of the bag for while, but here's a little bit more detail from Core Development's commentary on their IG today:

Core Development Group on Instagram: "We are pleased to announce the acquisition of 403 Keele Street, a .57-acre property in the heart of Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood with plans to develop a 10-storey mixed-use residential building. Previously oc

98 likes, 7 comments - coredevelopmentgroup on September 17, 2021: "We are pleased to announce the acquisition of 403 Keele Street, a .57-acre property in the heart of Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood with plans to develop a 10-storey mixed-use residential building. Previously occupied by retail...

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"We are pleased to announce the acquisition of 403 Keele Street, a .57-acre property in the heart of Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood with plans to develop a 10-storey mixed-use residential building. Previously occupied by retail chain Canadian Tire, 403 Keele Street will be converted into a mid-rise, purpose-built rental development featuring approximately 209 units and 7,500 sq. ft. of ground-oriented commercial space. We have appointed the award-winning architectural firm @StudioJCI for this project.

Ideally located in the heart of the Junction with access to many restaurants, shops and amenities within walking distance, 403 Keele will offer a host of amenities including professional property management on-site to cater to all the tenants’ needs, dedicated work from home spaces, a fitness studio and work lounge."

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Taken today:

 

[AlbertC]

They didn't fill in the description details (yet), but looks like the City is planning an online community consultation meeting for November 8th, 2021:

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Event Information: 403 Keele St.

Date and time:	Monday, November 8, 2021 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (Toronto, GMT-05:00) Change time zone
Duration:	1 hour
Description:

 

[Northern Light]

App is into the AIC:

Development Applications

City Planning COA Application Information Center

app.toronto.ca

 

[Northern Light]

* Docs are Up*

Architect is Studio JCI

 

[cd concept]

There should be all bylaw about replacing the gas station that are being lost. At least into new electric car charging stations! Incorporated into the development or some other location.

 

[ADRM]

* Docs are Up*

Architect is Studio JCI

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Oh this is just scrumptious. More JCI, please.

 

[ProjectEnd]

There should be all bylaw about replacing the gas station that are being lost. At least into new electric car charging stations! Incorporated into the development or some other location.

Nope. Absolutely not.

 

[cd concept]

Nope. Absolutely not.

At least have electric charging stations incorporated in the basements of condos. To charge cars, bikes etc when needed.

 

[bkden]

At least have electric charging stations incorporated in the basements of condos. To charge cars, bikes etc when needed.

This is indeed becoming more and more of a requirement through the TGS (Toronto Green Standard) requirements for new developments.

 

[AlbertC]

UT article with a summary on this project:

Mid-Rise to Replace Gas Station in The Junction | UrbanToronto

Core Development Group has applied to the City of Toronto to rezone 403 Keele Street in the Junction. A block north of Dundas Street West, the site is currently occupied by a shuttered Canadian Tire gas station. The owner is proposing to redevelop the site with an 11-storey, purpose-built rental...

urbantoronto.ca

 

[Northern Light]

Preliminary Report for this one was added to the agenda of yesterday's TEYCC meeting after the initial publication.

Report here: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-174553.pdf

 

[Jimto]

I notice that this is a 200+ unit building with 21 parking spaces and over 200 bicycle spaces. Is this a first since the parking requirement was reduced?

Also, IMO, the folks in the Heinzman building should be very happy with this proposal. First, the gas station is gone. Second, the people with units on the lower floors always knew that there was the possibility of some building on this site while the folks on the higher floors can breath a sigh of relief while the inclined planes will benefit all. Third , the building is pretty attractive and fits nicely with their access to Keele.

 

[Towered]

Site has been cleared.

 

[A Torontonian Now]

This will be a fun site to photograph as the development progresses, since there are so many angles available, with a road, path, or alley on all four sides of the site.

Taken March 6: