sunnyraytoronto
Senior Member
Heading to OMB/OLT with new revision,.... This "Times Group" Developer should just change their name to "Total Waste of Times Group":
- January 16, 2018: after 5 years of negotiations, City's Toronto/NorthYork Hydro sold 5800 Yonge to Times Group with Terms of Agreement that includes land conveyance for parkland and Beecroft Road extension north, 3.6FSI Density and maximum height of 102m - two 29-storey towers (87m) on 2 & 8-storey podium and 29-storey (87m) and 31-storey towers (102m) on 5-storey podium
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/mm/comm/communicationfile-78397.pdf
- January 31, 2020: Times Group submit official development application to City Planning for 34-storey (109.25m) and 37-storey (118.25m) on 3-storey podium along Beecroft Rd and 37-storey (117.25m) and 44-storey (141.25m) on 2&4-storey podium along Yonge St,... with 3.6FSI density,... cutting podium size for taller towers
- November 10, 2021: Times Group Revision to OMB/OLT for two 32-storey (102m) on 8-storey podium along Beecroft Rd and two 32-storey (102m) on 9-storey podium along Yonge St,.... again with 3.6FSI density and height of 102m - as per the Original Terms of Agreement,... cutting tower height for taller podium
Notice:
- Back to the 102m maximum height limit from Terms of Agreement - but now instead of 31-storey, it's 32-storey,... thus, they're cutting ceiling height to squeeze in another floor
- Beecroft Road extension north shifted eastward closer to the proposed buildings to minimize setback and maximize the park-space and open-space to the west for both this proposal and Yolanda Flanders' Inez Court proposal to the north.
- Northeast section will NOT have private road/driveway connected to Yonge St,... instead there will be a - another 2m wide walkway along the northern edge adjacent to Plaza's 5888 Yonge and Yolanda Flanders' Inez Court - she's still squeezing everybody's balls!
https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threa...laza-bdp-quadrangle.25011/page-2#post-1276990
All proposals have the same 3.6FSI density,.... "Total Waste of Times Group" is just shuffling Floor Area between podium height and tower height,... Total Floor Area remains about the same!!! The other changes are:
- Unit count increases from 1,496 to 1,563 units as Residential GFA decreases from 11,188sqm to 105,840.5m,... by converting more of the Family 2-Bedroom Units to smaller Bachelor and 1-Bedroom units
- Existing Office Space to be replaced is 7,990sqm; Times Group decrease proposed Office Space from 4,601.7sqm to 1,074.3sqm
- Retail space increasing from 1,255.6sqm to 1,966.8sqm
- Non-Profit Daycare proposed in podium at northwest corner near Beecroft Rd almost double in size from 781.5sqm to 1,382.5sqm
- Proposed On-site Parkland Dedication decreases from 4,675sqm to (Block Five: Park Dedication (14.48%)) 3,847.2sqm as Toronto Catholic District School Board make play for larger "Block One: Open Space (7,383.1sqm)"
source: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-198962.pdf
- January 16, 2018: after 5 years of negotiations, City's Toronto/NorthYork Hydro sold 5800 Yonge to Times Group with Terms of Agreement that includes land conveyance for parkland and Beecroft Road extension north, 3.6FSI Density and maximum height of 102m - two 29-storey towers (87m) on 2 & 8-storey podium and 29-storey (87m) and 31-storey towers (102m) on 5-storey podium
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/mm/comm/communicationfile-78397.pdf
- January 31, 2020: Times Group submit official development application to City Planning for 34-storey (109.25m) and 37-storey (118.25m) on 3-storey podium along Beecroft Rd and 37-storey (117.25m) and 44-storey (141.25m) on 2&4-storey podium along Yonge St,... with 3.6FSI density,... cutting podium size for taller towers
- November 10, 2021: Times Group Revision to OMB/OLT for two 32-storey (102m) on 8-storey podium along Beecroft Rd and two 32-storey (102m) on 9-storey podium along Yonge St,.... again with 3.6FSI density and height of 102m - as per the Original Terms of Agreement,... cutting tower height for taller podium
Notice:
- Back to the 102m maximum height limit from Terms of Agreement - but now instead of 31-storey, it's 32-storey,... thus, they're cutting ceiling height to squeeze in another floor
- Beecroft Road extension north shifted eastward closer to the proposed buildings to minimize setback and maximize the park-space and open-space to the west for both this proposal and Yolanda Flanders' Inez Court proposal to the north.
- Northeast section will NOT have private road/driveway connected to Yonge St,... instead there will be a - another 2m wide walkway along the northern edge adjacent to Plaza's 5888 Yonge and Yolanda Flanders' Inez Court - she's still squeezing everybody's balls!
https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threa...laza-bdp-quadrangle.25011/page-2#post-1276990
All proposals have the same 3.6FSI density,.... "Total Waste of Times Group" is just shuffling Floor Area between podium height and tower height,... Total Floor Area remains about the same!!! The other changes are:
- Unit count increases from 1,496 to 1,563 units as Residential GFA decreases from 11,188sqm to 105,840.5m,... by converting more of the Family 2-Bedroom Units to smaller Bachelor and 1-Bedroom units
- Existing Office Space to be replaced is 7,990sqm; Times Group decrease proposed Office Space from 4,601.7sqm to 1,074.3sqm
- Retail space increasing from 1,255.6sqm to 1,966.8sqm
- Non-Profit Daycare proposed in podium at northwest corner near Beecroft Rd almost double in size from 781.5sqm to 1,382.5sqm
- Proposed On-site Parkland Dedication decreases from 4,675sqm to (Block Five: Park Dedication (14.48%)) 3,847.2sqm as Toronto Catholic District School Board make play for larger "Block One: Open Space (7,383.1sqm)"
source: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-198962.pdf
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