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A revised proposal for the redevelopment of 1910 Yonge Street reworks a plan for a block of Toronto's Davisville Village. The latest Zoning By-law and Site Plan Approval applications from Davpart for a site with a direct connection to Davisville station on Yonge Line 1 responds to requests from City Planning and the TTC.
Directly connect to a subway station, 1910 Yonge is located at the centre of one of the Major Transit Station Area (MTSA) designations that now exist across the city. The tweaked design by Graziani + Corazza Architects moves some of the bulk of the earlier podium design upwards into the two towers, increasing their floor counts from 45 storeys each to 48 and 53 storeys, and their heights to 162.49m and 177.49m respectively.
Currently, the site houses an 8-storey mixed-use building, offering retail, office, and residential uses. The surrounding area showcases a blend of structures, ranging from low-rises to high-rises, with developers lately aiming for more towering developments since the area was designated an MTSA. To the east, 22 Balliol Residences and 45 Balliol Street are each proposed at 40 storeys, while The Millwood just northeast of the site is also designed to feature two towers, standing 38 and 45 storeys.
Compared to the previous submission from October 2021, the revised proposal from August 2023 brings several notable changes. On top of 102 rental replacement units which are being maintained, the condo unit count has seen an increase from 880 suites to a more substantial 939. The unit distribution in the revised proposal indicates a rise in 1-bedroom units and a slight reduction in 2-bedroom offerings. In terms of structure, the towers' design accommodates four elevators each, resulting in one elevator for approximately every 113 units in the taller tower and one per 96 units in the other.
From an aesthetic standpoint, the design has been refined to better integrate with the urban fabric of the neighbourhood. At ground level the podium's built form has undergone modifications, including the introduction of a POPS (Privately Owned Publicly accessible Space) at the southeast corner, providing a more expansive public realm for pedestrians to inhabit. Above ground level the podium has been revised to comprise two, six, and nine storey components along Yonge Street, and a four-storey component along Chaplin Crescent, articulating it to lessen its bulk.
The towers, for the majority of their height, align with the Yonge Street property line, a design choice influenced by feedback from City staff. The average tower floor plate area stands at a generous 807m², larger than they typical 750m² plates of most Toronto point towers. While the retail gross floor area (GFA) has been reduced to 1,178m², the office GFA held within the podium has increased to 14,508m². The residential GFA has also grown to 70,836m².
The indoor and outdoor amenities will span 1,878m² each. For the rental replacement units, there's an allocation of 204m² for both indoor and outdoor amenities.
The development also places a strong emphasis on sustainability and urban connectivity. Modifications have been made to the two-level underground garage to feature fewer vehicular parking spaces, a decrease from 235 spaces to 77 for residents, and from 97 to 53 for visitors, while bicycle parking space has been increased, now with 973 long-term and 146 short-term spaces, aligning with Toronto's vision for greener transportation options.
Besides the site's direct access to the Davisville subway station on the north-south Yonge Line 1, connectivity here will be further enhanced by its proximity to the soon-to-open Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT, positioning 1910 Yonge for easy access east and west across Toronto as well. Bus routes serving Davisville station increase the area that 1910 Yonge residents will have quick access to, like the 97 Yonge bus route that provides finer grained service to that street as far north as Steeles Avenue.
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