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An underdeveloped site in Scarborough could soon be home to 56 new condo units. Late last year, Windmill Development Group submitted a Site Plan Approval application to the City of Toronto seeking to build a mixed-used mid-rise at 1161 Kingston Road.
The development is slated for the southeast corner of Kingston and Courcelette Roads in the Fallingbrook area of southwest Scarborough. The 1,360 m² site currently contains a gas station, auto maintenance shop, and surface parking. To the immediate north and west are apartment buildings ranging from 4 to 5 storeys fronting onto Kingston Road, while to the west and the south is a low-rise residential neighbourhood comprised primarily of single detached dwellings on local residential streets.
The owner is proposing to construct an 8-storey mixed-use building by architects RAW Design with a total gross floor area of 5,068 m². Overall, this results in a density of 3.73 times the area of the lot.
On the ground level, commercial retail would occupy 222 m² along Kingston Road, with the building’s principal residential entrance located at the northeast corner. Three condo units would be located along the building’s west elevation, on Courcelette Rd. A two-metre setback at grade along the site’s north and west edges is intended to create inviting entrances and landscaped planters adjacent to the street frontage.
The angled balconies and step-backs on the building's south side allow every unit to have their own private balcony or terrace. The proposal contains rear terracing beginning at floor 3 and continuing up to the 8th floor, in order to provide a transition to the low-rise neighbourhood-designated areas to the south.
The enlarged elevation below indicates the exterior materials – brick masonry, complemented by two colours of metal panel cladding.
Of the 56 dwelling units proposed, the breakdown consists of 31 one-bedroom (55.5%), 21 two-bedroom (37.5%) and 4 three-bedroom (7%) units. Floors 7 and 8 contain four two-storey units. Residents would have access to 112 m² of indoor amenity space and a south-facing outdoor amenity area on the 7th floor that is intended to welcome urban agriculture into the project.
A two-level underground garage would accommodate 37 vehicular parking spaces and 40 bicycle spots. An additional 10 spots are located on the ground floor, along with one (1) car-share space.
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| Related Companies: | Bousfields, Geosource Energy, LEA Consulting, Oben Group Inc., RAW Design, RJC Engineers |
