Toronto 859 The Queensway | 42.84m | 11s | First Avenue | Teeple Architects

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ProjectEnd said:
I'm told the April 7th items will be released by the Clerk tomorrow, @Toronto1834.
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Confidential Attachment #1: Not released yet.
Confidential Attachment #2: pertinent info - - -
On December 21, 2020, following a five-day virtual hearing, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (“LPAT”) issued a Decision and Interim Order which did not approve the Application as presented, but which provided the applicant with an opportunity to revise the proposal with a reduced building height of up to 12 storeys, subject to certain other directions in respect of modifications to the massing and design of the building (the “Interim Order”).​
Over the past two months, our clients have worked closely with City staff to address the built form directions set out in the Interim Order in order to achieve an appropriate revised development proposal that staff are willing to support, as set out in the revised architectural plans prepared by Teeple Architects Ind., dated March 25, 2021, and enclosed herewith (the “Revised Proposal”).​
Accordingly, the Revised Proposal is hereby submitted for formal endorsement by City Council, pursuant to paragraph 142 of the Interim Order.​
The most significant changes to the original Application which are reflected in the Revised Proposal can be summarized as follows:​
  • the overall building height has been reduced from 14 storeys to 11 storeys (notwithstanding that the Interim Order approved a building of up to 12 storeys) , while maintaining the same L-shaped configuration;
  • the overall gross floor area has been reduced by approximately 20%, from 20,038 m² to 16,136 m², which corresponds to an FSI reduction from 5.22 to 4.23;
  • the setback to the rear property line has been increased to 7.5 metres for the closest portion of the building at the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors, with an additional 2 metre stepback for the 5th through 11th floors (while we acknowledge that the Interim Order suggested a 2.5 metre stepback above the 4th floor (instead of 2 metres), the additional 0.5 metres of depth is important to allow for the provision of three-bedroom units in these locations, which we understand to be an important objective of the City);
  • the setback to the east property line has been increased to almost 1.1 metres for the closest portion of the building at the 2nd through 8th floors, at staff’s request, to provide additional open space along Plastics Avenue to accommodate boulevard tree plantings (notwithstanding that this was not addressed in the Interim Order);
  • several units have been removed on the upper levels along the Plastics Avenue frontage and increased 4 metre stepbacks have been provided on the 10th and 11th floors to bring most of the building underneath a 45 degree angular plane, which generally corresponds to the direction from the Interim Order (it is acknowledged that strict adherence to the angular plane is not achieved, however it must also be noted that the overall building height is one storey less than the Interim Order would have permitted, which further mitigates any perceived massing or shadowing impacts); and
  • the overall unit count has been reduced from 237 to 187, and the mix has been revised to include 10% three-bedroom units and 33% two-bedroom units, which is well in excess of the 15% two-bedroom unit standard in the City’s “Growing Up” Guidelines.
In addition to the built form changes described above and depicted in the Revised Proposal, the applicant has also agreed to provide a section 37 cash contribution of $600,000 to be used at the local councillor’s discretion. This contribution is consistent with the contributions recently secured by the City for other comparable projects in the vicinity. Finally, the applicant has also agreed to provide a surface pedestrian clearway easement to provide for public access over the privately-owned portions of the sidewalk next to the building.​

Confidential Attachment #3: New architectural plans that reflect what's covered above, but without a new rendering yet.

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Interesting. I wonder if they are reworking all of the floor plans to comply.

@Kumha - Was your unit above the 11th floor? If not, perhaps it was affected by one of the increased setbacks/stepbacks?
 
RZ12 said:
Looks to be cancelled how unfortunate. City needs to get it together..
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I love how the City claims to be "pro" housing supply and then pulls crap like this.

Though it's also very possible that building costs have gone up so much the developer is just using this as an excuse to re-sell the units and make the project more financially viable.
 
Hello everyone. Has anyone here on 12, 13, and 14th floors who bought units has been affected by this? My unit was cancelled also. Is the builder going ahead with the project, does anyone know? I am told 50 purchasers having their deposits returned. I agree with Kumha. We lost big. Prices are in TO are up significantly since 2018. 😡
 
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