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Toronto's Mount Dennis neighbourhood has remained mostly the domain of low-rise homes for many years now, but rapid transit is about to arrive in this quiet area, and the future here is another story entirely. On neighbouring parcels at 1175 Weston Road and 17 Locust Street, KingSett Capital is proposing two towers within walking distance of the new Mount Dennis station which will have service on the soon-to open Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT, the GO Kitchener line, and the Union Pearson Express. Location within a Major Transit Station Area (MTSA), this is the kind of well-connected spot where the City and the Province want to see high-density devlopment.
Designed by Giannone Petricone Associates, the proposal encompasses two land assemblies separated by an irregularly shaped parking lot owned by the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA). The two land assemblies currently feature a mix of low-rise commercial and mixed-use buildings, along with some now-vacant dwellings.
Situated on the south side of Locust Street, the west site at 1175-1181 Weston Road, approximately 1,143m² in area, currently hosts commercial/mixed-use buildings, parts of which are vacant. The east site at 7-17 Locust Street, spanning roughly 1,482m², is occupied by vacant two-storey dwellings. They are physically separated by 1169 Weston Road, a T-shaped parcel featuring a parking lot owned by the Toronto Parking Authority.
The Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications have been filed separately for each site, along with individual Site Plan Approval applications. The east site is envisioned to house a 48-storey residential tower, comprising a 46-storey tower atop a 2-storey base building. This structure, standing 164.92m, is set to offer 517 units across a residential Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 30,512m². Its residential intensification is evident, reaching a density of 20.59 Floor Space Index (FSI).
Meanwhile, the west site is slated for a 38-storey mixed-use building rising to height of 132.52m, featuring a 36-storey tower above a 2-storey base along Weston Road. Along with retail space facing Weston Road, this tower adds 382 dwelling units into the neighbourhood, extending over total a residential GFA of 22,576m², achieving a density of 21.17 FSI.
With three elevators in the shorter tower and four in the other, this results in approximately one elevator for every 128 units, indicating longer wait times. Tower A would have amenity space on the ground floor, while both would feature amenities on the second and third levels, along with outdoor amenities on floor three. Towers A and B would respectively house 1,569m² and 1,272m² of indoor amenities, complemented by 569m² and 256m² outdoors.
Both towers are designed with minimal vehicular parking, emphasizing the area's shift towards mobility through transit. Notably, the east tower would provide five car parking spaces, while the west tower would offer two. The east and west towers would provide stalls for bicycles as required by the City; with 570 and 424 spaces respectively, with 466 resident spots in the east site and 346 in the west, and the remainder available to visitors.
Enhanced pedestrian sidewalks, generous in size, would front both buildings. The proposal also includes a significant contribution to the public realm along Weston Road and Locust Street, meant to foster an inviting streetscape and facilitate universal access.
Finally, an off-site but adjacent parkland dedication is planned on lands spanning 255m² in area at the southeast corner across the parking lot from the site, as seen in green in the image above.
Surrounding development applications further contextualize this project within the Mount Dennis Mobility Hub area. Northwest of the site, a proposal at 9 Oxford Drive envisions a 26-storey tower. To the north, 8 Locust Street calls for 37 storeys. Further west, the two towers proposed for 2 Denarda Street, sharing the same designer and developer as this dual-tower site, would stand at 34 and 44 storeys, while to the east, 15 Hollis Street entails a 45-storey tower. These reflect a the value of land near transit infrastructure, where government policy encourages high-density redevelopment.
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