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In Toronto’s east end near Greenwood and Danforth, the currently unoccupied site of 184 Chatham Avenue was formerly the parking lot of Trull Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, which faced onto Danforth Avenue to the immediate north. The funeral home relocated further east along Danforth Avenue, and now Icarus Developments and Red Rock Development Group have submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to turn the parking lot into an apartment building.
The site is on the north side of Chatham Avenue, just southwest of the Danforth and Greenwood intersection. The site is about 1,004m² in area with 42m of frontage on Chatham Avenue, and is generally rectangular. While on the former funeral home site directly north is a proposal for a 9-storey mostly residential building, the Chatham Avenue site is mostly surrounded by two-or-three storey residential houses.
To fit in with that landscape, RAW Design have designed a four-storey apartment building standing 14.95m. The empty parking lot would transform to provide 34 residential dwelling units with about 2,355.5m² of Gross Floor Area. Residents would have 133m² of amenity space, including 56m² of outdoor space on the rooftop terrace.
The design features a setback of 3.5m on the ground floor on the south side, aligning itself with neighbouring properties and creating a transition from the smaller residential units. The third level would have a further step back from the south side by 1.5m. The laneway to the north would lead to surface parking, with the proposal calling for six residential spots and two visitor spaces to the east and west of the apartment building. In addition, there would be 38 parking spots for bicycles in the underground level.
For commuters, the site is well-serviced and offers multiple options. Danforth Avenue is a major arterial road with connections to the Don Valley Parkway. Cyclists have dedicated bike lanes along Danforth, Greenwood, and Jones avenues. The site is close to TTC bus routes travelling north and south and is also merely 400m and 550m from Donlands and Greenwood subway stations respectively.
The area is poised for development and growth, with the Ontario Line subway — to interchange with the Danforth Line 2 subway at Pape station, 950m and one stop away to the west of the site — projected to be completed by 2030.
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The story has been updated to correct the credits for the developers and architect.
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