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A proposed development by the Sunray Group could bring 164 new residential units to Toronto. Located in Scarborough's Dorset Park neighbourhood at 1296 Kennedy Road between Lawrence Avenue East and Ellesmere Road, the proposal is being reviewed following applications for Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Approval submitted to the City on December 30th, 2021. The site is currently occupied by a former one-storey former car wash building, but the rest of the brownfield site is vacant.
The proposal has a total of 11,617m² of gross floor area and consists of a 9-storey, mid-rise designed by Mataj Architects. This development would provide a variety of housing options ranging from studio apartments to three-bedrooms. It is proposed to have a T-shape with a rear wing that creates a transition down from nine-storeys to three-storeys, acknowledging the low-rise neighbourhood to its west. The plan includes 383m² of outdoor amenity space plus a 500m² green roof.
The surrounding context of the site is quite mixed, being mainly residential to the west of the site and mainly commercial across Kennedy Road to the east. According to the Planning Rationale, Sunray Group views this site as a way for the City of Toronto to accommodate the expected population growth in the area and are hoping that the compact and urban form of housing that the development would provide will be a selling point for the City. This development would also create a transition between the current land uses seen in the area, especially with the largely commercial/industrial area on the opposite side of Kennedy Road. Sunray is confident that this development would complement the existing context of Kennedy Road and be an appropriate transition to larger development in the area.
The proposal includes two levels of underground parking providing 156 parking spaces. Kennedy Road is served by TTC bus route 43. While the site is a 15 walking distance to Ellesmere station on the Scarborough RT or 18 minutes to Lawrence East station, the line will be permanently closed before this building could be built. Both Ellesmere Road and Lawrence Avenue are equipped with TTC express bus routes only a 15-minute walk from the site.
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