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A request for a pre-consultation has been submitted for a high-rise development within a good walk of Rutherford GO station in Vaughan. Designed by Ware Malcomb Architecture for Mosaik Homes, the project envisions dual 23-storey towers in what is currently a predominately low-rise area, although because the site is within the Rutherford GO Major Transit Station Area, government policy favours more density here.
Spanning 10,237m², 11, 23, and 37 Jacob Keffer Parkway is at the southeast corner of that street and Rutherford Road, and a block east of Keele Street at the south end of Vaughan’s Maple area. Currently the site hosts two single-storey fast food establishments, a 3-storey office building, and surface parking. Immediately to the east is a ravine park with pathway as part of the Black Creek tributary system. The adjacent area features low-rise commercial properties, while across Rutherford Road to the north are low-rise residential neighbourhoods.
Humphries Planning Group has submitted the request for a pre-consultation meeting to the City of Vaughan on behalf of the developers. The proposal's two residential towers, stand at 23 storeys each, connected by a 5-storey shared podium. Together, the development would house 700 units, with 148 in the podium, 153 in the western tower, and 299 units in the eastern tower.
Entirely residential, the project’s Gross Floor Area would be 55,587m², with a Floor Space Index of 5.43 times lot coverage. Outdoor amenities are planned atop the 5th-floor podium, though further details are unknown at this early stage.
Underground parking entrances would be positioned on the east side of both towers, along with at-grade parking at the east end of the site, all of which features the ravine parkland. There would be 700 vehicular parking spaces in total, with 560 for faces and 140 for visitors.
The site is located 500m, or a 10-minute walk, west of Rutherford GO station, providing access to the Barrie GO Line. The station is also serviced by York Region Transit (YRT) buses along Rutherford Road and Keele Street, while VMC station on University Line 1 is a 13-minute drive to the southwest. Recent upgrades to the GO station, designed by Strasman Architects for Metrolinx, include a new pedestrian bridge, an improved station structure, and a 6-storey parkade. YRT buses provide local service.
So far, this is the only high-rise development proposed this close to Rutherford GO. To the east, just beyond Dufferin Street, 1176 Rutherford Road proposes a mix of townhomes and a 24-storey high-rise. Further west at Jane Street, Charisma Condominiums Phase 2 is under construction, with three towers from 26 to 29 storeys, while 9075 Jane Street is proposed at 30 storeys, and 9291 Jane Street calls for dual 36-storey towers. At the southeast corner of Jane and Rutherford, the Abeja District development is underway, with Phase 1 under construction featuring three towers from 26 to 30 storeys, and Phase 2 proposing dual 30-storey towers. The full community envisions 12 towers ranging from 22 to 38 storeys. West of Jane Street and adjacent to Vaughan Mills Mall, two additional large scale redevelopments are in the works; 3300 Rutherford Road proposes six towers from 12 to 29 storeys, while 255 Bass Pro Mills Drive plans nine towers ranging from 12 to 39 storeys.
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