sorry to reboot this thread, but looking at the plans a bit more, it turns out that the building not only has parking underneath the street, but overhangs it! The building sticks out over roughly half of the westbound lane of the new street.. I am really, really interested to see how this one end up. If that actually ends up happening, it would result in a very unique building in the city.
From an earlier posting:
1.2 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
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Parking for the existing and proposed buildings will be provided within the underground parking garage
constructed as part of the new building, which will be accessed from Jefferson Avenue. A small amount of
parking (6 spaces) configured as lay-by parking on the new private access lane along the south edge of the
site is provided as well. The existing commercial surface parking lot and informal parking areas located on the
site will be removed as part of the redevelopment of the property.
The proposed development will also introduce a new private access lane located along the south edge of the
site that will extend between Fraser Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. The design of this private access lane
takes into account the recommendations of the Liberty New Street Municipal Class Environmental
Assessment study conducted by LEA Consulting Ltd. on behalf of the City of Toronto in July 2016. How this
interim private road connection is envisioned to be compatible with the preferred alignment, cross-section,
streetscape elements and overall character of the segment of the future New Liberty Street between Jefferson
Avenue and Fraser Avenue is discussed in Section 2.4.
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2.4 FUTURE LIBERTY NEW STREET
The City of Toronto Front Street Extension project identified the need for a two-lane local street connection
within the Liberty Village neighbourhood between Strachan Avenue and Dufferin Street. Subsequently, a
Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study was undertaken by the City of Toronto to secure planning
approvals for the design and implementation of the new east-west road. The Liberty New Street Municipal
Class Environmental Assessment study was initiated in June of 2011 and completed in July of 2016. This
study identified a number of design alternatives for the new road and selected a recommended design based
on a number of criteria. The recommended design for Liberty New Street is included in Appendix C.
The implementation of the preferred alignment of Liberty New Street would require the acquisition of several
parcels of privately-owned lands, which includes the southern portion of the 7 and 15 Fraser Avenue property.
The site concept plan includes a private access lane running along the south edge of the property (within the
preferred alignment right-of-way of the future public road) that is compatible with the preferred design of
Liberty New Street as identified in the Municipal Class EA.
The proposed private access lane and recommended Liberty New Street cross-section for the segment of the
new road between Jefferson Avenue and Fraser Avenue is shown in Figure 5.
The streetscape elements identified in the recommended Liberty New Street cross-section have been
incorporated into the design of the private access lane, including:
two 3.3-metre wide traffic lanes (eastbound and westbound);
a 5.2-metre wide south boulevard including a 3.0-metre wide multi-use path;
a 5.0- to 5.2-metre wide boulevard on the north side of the road, accommodating a generous
pedestrian clearway, street lighting/furniture, and tree planters; and
a virtual 15-metre right-of-way with a building set-back of 1.6 to 4.0 metres along the north side.
Through the inclusion of the proposed private access lane connecting between Jefferson Avenue and Fraser
Avenue, it is the site concept plan’s intention to integrate a facility that serves the needs of the proposed
development. It is also in alignment with the identified preferred design of the future Liberty New Street.
It is also noteworthy that access to the proposed site’s primary loading area is located along the private
access lane. However, the loading facilities have been purposely designed so that vehicles will enter and exit
the loading area from the lane in a forward motion.
7.0
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The proposed development will also introduce a new private access lane located along the south edge of the
site that will extend between Fraser Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. The design of this private access lane
takes into account the recommendations of the Liberty New Street Municipal Class Environmental
Assessment study conducted by LEA Consulting Ltd. on behalf of the City of Toronto in July 2016.
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