Grand Communities Corporation has submitted a reworked application to the City of Toronto for 32 Richview Road in Etobicoke's Westmount area, replacing an earlier plan for joined mid-rise buildings with a single 35-storey condominium tower designed by Vincent J. Santamaura Architect. Within the Major Transit Station Area of the upcoming Scarlett station on the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension, the building would be the tallest development in the local area, and the first to exceed 100m if approved.

Looking northwest to 32 Richview Road, designed by Vincent J. Santamaura Architect for Grand Communities Corporation

The property sits on the north side of Richview Road, west of Scarlett Road. Currently vacant, the rectangular lot has a grade change of about five metres from west to east. The immediate surroundings are characterized by apartment buildings reaching up to 19 storeys, reflecting the area’s tower-in-the-park legacy, while low-rise, mostly single-family-home residential streets extend further north beyond La Rose Avenue. 

Looking northeast to 32 Richview Road, designed by Vincent J. Santamaura Architect for Grand Communities Corporation

Planning permissions stretch back decades, beginning with a 1986 Etobicoke by-law that permitted an 18-storey, 59-unit apartment building. In 2007, the landowner advanced a different concept with an 8-storey seniors’ condominium and a 10-storey retirement home linked by a podium, totalling 219 units. Though initially refused at the Committee of Adjustment, the Ontario Municipal Board approved the plan in 2009, and a Site Plan Agreement was registered two years later. A further revision came in 2020, when a minor variance application sought approval for two residential buildings of 8 and 10 storeys (30m and 35.25m), connected by a 4-storey podium, designed by Icon Architects. 

Previous plan, designed by Icon Architects for Grand Communities Corporation

Now, Goldberg Group has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer for a 113.01m tower rising from a 7-storey podium. The design introduces a total Gross Floor Area of 32,553m², translating to a Floor Space Index of 7.42 times coverage of the 4,389m² lot, more than double the previous 13,988m² and 3.19. The new tower would accommodate 374 condominium units, up from 205 previously. The proposal includes 613m² of indoor and 986m² of outdoor amenities, down from the previous total of 1,910m². These would be located at grade and on the podium rooftop. 

Site plan, designed by Vincent J. Santamaura Architect for Grand Communities Corporation

A publicly accessible mid-block connection, designed as a multi-use path along the west property line, would function as a POPS (Privately-Owned Publicly-accessible Space). Four elevators are proposed for the building, equating to approximately one cab for every 94 units, indicating reasonable response times.

Ground floor plan, designed by Vincent J. Santamaura Architect for Grand Communities Corporation

Parking would be located at grade and in a three-level underground garage providing 356 vehicular spots for residents and 34 for visitors, up from the previous total of 234 in 2020. Bicycle storage is proposed with 255 long-term and 27 short-term stalls. 

The site is positioned about 400m, or a five-minute walk, from Scarlett Station on the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension, for which a Major Transit Station Area is in the works. The site is already served by several TTC bus routes, including the 32 Eglinton West, 73B Royal York, and 79 Scarlett, with the nearest stop just 140m away at Scarlett and Richview. Cycling connections include the Humber River Trail and Eglinton West Trail.

An aerial view of the site and surrounding area, image from submission to City of Toronto

Development activity is slowly mounting around the future Scarlett station. To the north, approval for an 8-storey building is sought at 45 La Rose, while southeast at 1C Richview Road, a 29-storey tower is proposed. Further west, Notting Hill Condominiums are under construction, delivering four towers between 21 and 29 storeys. 

A high-angle view looking northwest to 32 Richview Road, designed by Vincent J. Santamaura Architect for Grand Communities Corporation

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