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A resubmission to the City of Toronto for the redevelopment of 5800 Yonge Street by Times Group Corporation proposes a striking increase in both height and residential capacity compared to the previous proposal from 2020. Designed by Wallman Architects, the latest version calls for a quartet of towers with heights reaching up to 54 storeys.
Nestled on the west side of Yonge Street, just south of Drewry Avenue, the site extends west from Yonge to Fairchild Avenue, covering a total area of 32,762m². It contains a two-storey institutional office building previously used by Toronto Hydro, as well as a substantial swath of open green space and parking. The site is just a seven-minute walk north of Finch station on Yonge Line 1 in North York's Newtonbrook area. South of Finch Avenue, the North York Centre area is a high-density zone ranging from mid-rise to high-rise residential and mixed-use complexes while a number of low-rise commercial properties remain along Yonge, providing human scale and character.
The project is divided into multiple blocks, with the multi-tower development comprising Blocks 1 and 2 in the image below. To the west, there would be a 2-storey childcare facility on Block 3, with a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 2,519m². Block 5 would feature a parkland dedication spanning 3,940m², and Block 6 an over-dedication of 4,809m² for future park development. Two new streets would run to the west and south of the towers.
The West phase towers on Block 1 are proposed to rise 46 and 48 storeys, while the East phase towers along Yonge Street on Block 2 would rise to 52 and 54 storeys. The tallest tower would now be 173.23m tall, notably taller than the previous peak at 150.25m. The taller buildings boosts the residential offering to a total of 2,175 units across the phases from the previous 1,496 units. With five elevators per tower, the towers would range from approximately 100 to 117 units per elevator, translating to longer wait times for the taller towers.
The overall Gross Floor Area (GFA) for the project is now a vast 151,052m², including 253m² of retail at grade fronting Yonge Street, a marked increase from the previous total GFA of 117,827m². The West phase would offer 1,548m² and 1,574m² of indoor and outdoor amenities, while the East phase would provide 1,746m² of indoor amenities and 2,053m² of outdoor amenities.
The development would include four levels of underground garage. For the West phase, there would be 713 resident and 106 visitor parking spaces; the East phase is set to have 617 resident, 117, visitor, and 20 retail spaces. This combined total of 1,573 spots is a decrease from the previous proposal’s 1,683. Furthermore, the West phase would provide 697 long-term and 72 short-term bicycle parking spaces, while the East phase would have 788 long-term, 81 short-term, and 12 retail spaces.
The site is positioned 300m from Finch subway station on Yonge Line 1, with Finch station also currently serving as a range of TTC bus routes. The station is also currently a hub for GO and YRT/VIVA buses serving areas in York Region and beyond; those buses would move north once the Yonge North Subway Extension opens in the 2030s. A proposed station at Cummer and Drewry avenues just 200m north of the site could be built as part of the Yonge North extension if funding is secured.
There are other development proposals nearby. To the north of the site, the proposed Inez Court development would stand 10 and 32 storeys. Furthert north, along Yonge Street at Cummer Avenue, the ongoing construction of Plaza Condos will rise to 32 storeys, while M2M Condos has a first phase boasting 34- and 36-storey towers, with the second phase’s towers set to reach 40 storeys. The Wedgewood on Yonge is proposed at 38 storeys northeast of the site, while an ambitious but stale multi-phase project at 5959 Yonge Street could feature towers ranging from 14 to 46 storeys.
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