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A proposal is in the works for a heritage building located in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood at 685 Queen Street East, pending the approvals of a minor variance application, site plan control, and rental housing demolition and conversion by Streetcar Developments. The proposal designed by Kirkor Architects Planners would renovate a heritage co-op building and create rear 5-storey addition.
Located on the south side of Queen Street East, just west of Broadview Avenue, the site currently contains a 2 and a half residential building divided into 9 rental units, and operated by Riverdale Co-operative Houses. The project would see the Co-op partner with the City of Toronto to create more affordable housing.
The proposal is for the existing building with its 9 rental units to be retained, while creating 17 new units, for a total of 26 in a mix of 1 studio, 13 one-bedrooms, 9 two-bedrooms, and 2 three-bedrooms. The proposal has a gross floor area of 2,638 m², slightly increased from an initial proposal of 2,619 m². The property would also have 181 m² of landscaped open space
At grade there would be 3 parking spaces for residents' use, along with 28 bicycle parking spaces. The development is targeting Toronto Tier 2 Green Standards and features fully accessible floors, with 62% of units being barrier-free.
Additional information and images can be found in our Database file for the project, linked below. Want to get involved in the discussion? Check out the associated Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.
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| Related Companies: | KIRKOR Architects and Planners, LEA Consulting, Live Patrol Inc. |
