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Allied Properties REIT is seeking Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) and Site Plan Approval (SPA) in support of a proposed 23-storey office building at 460 King Street West on the northwest corner with Spadina Avenue in Downtown Toronto. The development would feature retail at grade, and existing heritage buildings would be integrated into its base.
Currently on the site are two buildings that are listed on the heritage register; the 3-storey 460 King at the corner, and the 6-storey 468 King West. The rest of the property is covered by two surface parking lots.
Designed by renowned Morris Adjmi Architects of New York, the building features stepped upper floors on its west side, mirrored by cantilevers over the east side buildings that front onto Spadina. The steps result in a series of west-facing terraces that provide outdoor amenity spaces for office levels, while also providing a transition down to the rest of the neighbourhood, as buildings that immediately surround the site are generally shorter than the proposed building.
The proposed office tower would offer 40,746m² of new office space on levels 2-23, and 919m² of retail at ground level, in addition to a lobby that would be located at the southeast corner of the building. The south facade and east corner of 468 King is proposed to be incorporated as part of the office tower, while 460 King would be retained in its entirety in situ. Heritage work is being overseen by ERA Architects.
A pedestrian plaza designed by Claude Cormier + Associés is proposed between 460 King and the office tower, joining with public realm improvements that are proposed along the entire northern portion of the site on the existing 78 Spadina Avenue surface parking lot. This public area would be animated by the ground floor retail as well as office lobbies.
The public area design is also meant to make it easier for pedestrians to move through the site while offering the opportunity to enjoy the common space.
No parking spaces are proposed beneath the new building, in an effort to reduce the use of cars, encourage public transit use, and prioritize the public realm experience that is proposed at grade. Cycling is encouraged, and 179 bicycle parking spaces are proposed, 93 of them short term and 86 long term.
The site is served by the 510 Spadina and 504 King streetcars linking to subway lines 1 and 2, while the 501 Queen streetcar is only a short walk away. The Ontario Line subway will also bring two stations (King-Bathurst, and Queen-Spadina) within 800 meters of the Site.
More information on the development will come soon, but in the meantime, you can learn more from our Database file for the project, linked below. If you'd like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread, or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.
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