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A new high-rise proposal would add to the rapidly densifying area around Etobicoke's Kipling station. Marlin Spring Developments, after acquiring the site at 5280 Dundas Street West in July, 2024, has submitted plans for a 49-storey residential tower to the City of Toronto. Designed by Jahan Mehr Architects, it is located within the Kipling Major Transit Station Area. Provincial policy encourages high-density development within such designated areas.
Situated at the northeast corner of Dundas Street West and Acorn Avenue, the site spans approximately 1,264m² and currently hosts a single-storey building with two restaurant tenants and a surface parking lot. To the north are low-rise commercial uses, with similar commercial buildings and parking lots to the east. Situated within the City Centre West area, the site is surrounded by numerous high-density development proposals.
Marlin Spring has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to replace the current low-rise structure with a 49-storey residential tower. Standing 167.9m tall, it would include 541 residential units, with 71% planned as one-bedroom suites. The design’s massing features a 3-storey podium fronting Dundas Street West and Acorn Avenue.
The Gross Floor Area would total 23,448m², entirely residential, with a Floor Space Index of 18.5. Amenities would comprise 1,498m² of indoor spaces across levels 1 to 4 and 687m² of outdoor spaces on the fourth-floor terrace. Plans include four elevators, plus a fifth elevator connecting the underground garage to the lobby, with the four residential elevators serving an average of 135 units each, indicating significantly longer than preferable wait times.
The building would sit above three levels of underground parking, offering 39 parking spots for residents and 8 for visitors. Bicycle parking entails 502 long-term and 108 short-term spaces.
The site is 400m, or a 5-minute walk, from Kipling station, a mobility hub served by the TTC’s Bloor Line 2, multiple TTC bus routes, MiWay, and GO Transit’s Milton line trains and buses. Dundas Street West features cycling tracks that connect to nearby infrastructure on Kipling Avenue and Bloor Street West. Planned future transit improvements include the Dundas Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a 48km dedicated corridor planned to link Kipling Station with Hamilton, for which Metrolinx is currently developing the design.
Closer to Bloor Street West to the north, proposals at 8 and 5 Jopling South aim for heights of 29, 38, and 39 storeys, while the Six Points Plaza Redevelopment envisions six buildings ranging from 8 to 45 storeys, with a 36-storey Phase 1. Nearby, 4 Beamish Drive is proposed at 44 storeys. To the east, 5207 Dundas Street West is under construction, rising as 26- and 30-storey towers, while closer to the site, 5238 Dundas West proposes 41 storeys, and the 50-storey Kipling Station Condos is also under construction. Further southwest, the Kip District is nearly complete with five towers ranging from 20 to 40 storeys, alongside proposals for 5485-5487 and 5359 Dundas Street West, the former with eight towers spanning 25 to 43 storeys, and the latter at 50 storeys.
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