In Toronto’s West End, just west of where the Davenport Diamond grade separation will cross over the CP rail corridor and reduce train noise, one of the new developments in the area is 323 Symington Avenue. Bousfields has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment on behalf of property owner European Bakery Supply Inc to bring two new towers to the northwest corner of Symington Avenue and Dupont Street.

Looking northeast to 323 Symington Avenue, as designed by TACT Architecture for European Bakery Supply Inc

The site is located at the north end of the Junction Triangle neighbourhood. Municipally known as 321-355 Symington Avenue and 350 Campbell Avenue, its irregular shape has it bordering both of those streets, as well as commercial land to the southeast and the Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway corridor to its north. As of this writing, the site contains multiple retail units. There is currently a proposal to replace the low-rise residences to the east with a 28-storey mixed-use building, further capitalizing on the densification being proposed in the area.

An aerial view of the current site with the subject site highlighted, image retreived from submission to City of Toronto

TACT Architecture has drafted a design for the 323 Symington site that includes a mixed-use building standing at 39 storeys or 130.67m close to Dupont Street, alongside a residential tower to the north end at 36 storeys or 121.97m. There would be a total of 817 residential units between the two structures, along with 680m² of retail space out of a total 55,030m² of gross floor area. The retail component would be found in the six-storey podium element shared by both towers. The proposed design keeps the nearby rail line in mind, with the ground floor’s amenities and retail space on the south side close to Dupont Street.

Looking southeast to the parking structure and podium at 323 Symington Avenue, as designed by TACT Architecture for European Bakery Supply Inc

At the north end of the design, the proposal includes a four-storey parking structure bordering the CP rail line, including a safety barrier for the northern façade standing at least 7.0m. An additional level of parking would be found underneath. With 189 parking spaces for residents, 44 for visitors, and 11 for retail use, the proposal calls for 48 of the residential spots to accommodate electric vehicles. In addition, there would be 751 long-term and 83 short-term bicycle parking spaces.

Looking northeast from Symington Avenue to the current site, image retrieved from Google Street View

The site is serviced by TTC bus routes along Dupont Street and Symington Avenue. It is also within walking distance to the south of both Lansdowne and Dundas West subway stations on Bloor Line 2, in addition to the Bloor GO station that includes connections to the Union Pearson Express and GO Transit lines. The neighbourhood’s existing public transit options will be enhanced by a new GO station near Lansdowne at Bloor.  

UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development, but in the meantime, you can learn more about it from our Database file, 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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