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Kingston Road is experiencing a boost in housing through a raft of mid-rise projects in various stages of planning, approvals, and construction. One site at 3310 Kingston Road, between McCowan and Markham roads in Scarborough, has been in the works for years. Initially planned as a stacked townhome development dubbed Opal Urban Towns, the site was later acquired by the Morrison Group. Recently, the new owners submitted reworked plans to the City of Toronto seeking Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval to build an 11-storey, Turner Fleischer Architects-designed condominium development.
The building is proposed to rise to a height of 40.7 metres, and contain a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 19,750 m², dedicated entirely to residential space. It would have 323 condo units proposed in a mix of 30 studios, 134 one-bedrooms, 128 two-bedrooms, and 31 three-bedrooms. The building would boast 1,369 m² of amenity space.
Like many new mid-rises in Toronto, the proposal features a strong streetwall over its primary frontage along Kingston Road, with terraced step-backs tom the rear, designed to transition smoothly from the higher-density mid-rise to the established adjacent low-rise community.
Deviating from the standard mid-rise massing, the site responds to its unique polygonal footprint with a stepped southwest corner defined by emerald green balcony guards. This colourful finish—also present on rear terrace balcony railings—would contrast strongly against the primary finish of precast concrete, appearing white in renderings but listed as light grey in architectural diagrams.
The building would have a two-level underground garage with 243 spaces; 48 for visitors and the bulk for residents, 7 of which would be provided as accessible parking spaces. As a testament to the changing commuter demographics of Scarborough and future transit improvements, the proposal calls for a total of 263 bicycle parking spaces, with 240 housed on the P1 parking level and the remaining 23 spaces on the ground floor.
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