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Just a couple bocks east of where Gairloch Developments recently completed their 8-storey Junction Point condos, the developer has submitted revised plans for Grain Lofts at 1648 through 1664 Dupont Street . The 11-storey mixed-use rental apartment proposal is designed by Gabriel Fain Architects, adding to Gairloch’s mid-rise presence in in Toronto's Junction Triangle area.
Occupying the northeast corner of Dupont and Osler Streets, the parcel is currently home to a mix of vacant low-rise buildings. The surrounding area includes light industrial, low-rise residential, and retail. Gairloch first proposed plans in 2021 for a 6-storey, 30-unit mass timber building at 1650 Dupont through a Site Plan Approval application supported by minor variance applications. By 2023, the developer had assembled adjacent properties at 1664 Dupont and 3 Osler Street, submitting an Official Plan (OPA) and Zoning By-law Amendment for an 8-storey, 106-unit building while retaining the existing house at 3 Osler.
A further resubmission in 2024 pushed the height to 10 storeys and introduced a geothermal system. That version was approved by City Council in July, 2024, though the OPA was refused as the City deemed it unnecessary. The current proposal expands eastward to include 1648 Dupont and removes 3 Osler from the plan.
Bousfields has submitted a new Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer. The building massing has been reworked to remove the previously proposed cantilever over Dupont and increase the step-back above the fifth floor. Though the geothermal system is retained, earlier concepts featuring mass timber and shou-sugi-ban balconies have given way to more conventional construction.
The proposal would deliver a total Gross Floor Area of 10,776m², including 10,434m² of residential (up from 2,545m²) and 342m² of retail (up from 177m²) fronting Dupont Street, resulting in a Floor Space Index of 5.59 times coverage of the 1,927m² assembly. The mid-rise would stand 47.4m, up from 20m in 2021, with 163 residential units. Two residential elevators equate to one elevator for about every 82 units, indicating quick service.
Amenity areas would be split between 330m² indoors and 330m² outdoors, including terraces on the ninth floor and rooftop. Below grade, a single-level garage would house 20 spaces for residents, 3 for visitors, and 3 accessible spots, all equipped with Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). This marks an increase from the seven spaces proposed in the original plan, while bicycle parking has grown to 191 spots, including 148 long-term, 33 short-term, and 10 short-term spaces in the public right-of-way.
The site is 600m, or a 7- to 9-minute walk, from the Bloor GO/UP Express station, and within walking distance of both Dundas West and Lansdowne stations on Bloor Line 2. Several TTC surface routes run nearby, and cycling infrastructure includes painted bike lanes on Dupont Street and proximity to the West Toronto Railpath. Bloor-Lansdowne GO station on the Barrie line just south of Bloor, planned but not yet funded, could further expand the connectivity of this area in the future.
Other mid- and high-rise intensification is seen in the area. West of the site, mid-rise proposals include 2760 Dundas West at 6 storeys, with Junction SQ condos underway at 5 storeys and 403 Keele rising to 11. Further north, 189 Old Weston proposes three buildings between 8 and 27 storeys, while 43 Junction north of the rail corridor would introduce six towers from 18 to 35 storeys. To the east, proposals include 316 Junction Condos at 26 storeys and 323 Symington with 36 and 39 storeys, while under-construction projects such as The Spoke and The Diamond are delivering towers ranging from 12 to 39 storeys.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been republished to correct the tenure of Grain Lofts from condominium to rental apartments.
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