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A major Transit Oriented Community (TOC) has been proposed at Guildwood GO station in Scarborough, following closely on the heels of one in Mississauga at Clarkson GO station that we covered last week. Infrastructure Ontario envisions six towers up to 60 storeys clustered immediately north of Guildwood station. These buildings and other nearby proposals are within Guildwood GO's Protected Major Transit Station Area (PMTSA) which is still awaiting final approval, where the Province and City want to see densification.
The site — currently surface parking for Guildwood station — is bounded by the Lakeshore East rail corridor to the south, the back yards of low-rise homes on Payzac Avenue to the east, Kingston Road to the west, and adjoining properties with high-density proposals to the north (through which Guildwood GO TOC would access Kingston Road via a public road). Two more surface parking lots, one east of the TOC site, and one south of the rail corridor, are not part of the TOC redevelopment proposal. Surrounding uses include low-rise detached homes and townhouses to the east and north, commercial properties along Kingston Road, and apartment buildings to the southwest.
The lands are currently zoned Commercial Residential under the former City of Scarborough Zoning By-law and designated Mixed Use Areas in the City’s Official Plan. While City Council adopted a PMTSA framework for Guildwood in July, 2022, provincial approval was deferred, leaving the PMTSA pending. The Planning Justification Report prepared by Fotenn Panning + Design notes that this pre-application submission anticipates bringing the site into the City-wide Zoning By-law with site-specific standards, followed by future applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Site Plan Approval.
Designed by Zeidler Architecture, the proposal lays out a masterplan organized across three development blocks, with six towers rising from 7-storey podiums. Tower heights would range from 30 to 60 storeys, or 102.75m to 192.75m, with the tallest buildings concentrated closest to the station. With a Gross Floor Area of 191,291m², residential uses would account for 189,525m², complemented by 1,766m² of ground-floor retail, with a Floor Space Index of 10.25.
All towers would be arranged to maintain minimum 25m separation distances, aligning with the City’s Tall Building Design Guidelines. Block A, at the eastern edge of the site, would rise 35 and 40 storeys. Block B, at the GO station interface, would include two 60-storey towers. Block C would occupy the western portion near Kingston Road and comprises two 30-storey towers.
For amenities, plans entail 5,562m² indoors and 3,632m² outdoors. Public realm elements include a new 1,750m² public park in Block A, a 1,000m² station plaza at Block B, and a 1,830m² POPS (Privately-Owned Publicly-accessible Space) in Block C within the rail corridor setback. Construction is planned to commence with Block B, followed by Block C and then Block A.
The development would introduce 2,534 residential units of unspecified tenure. There would be four elevators serving each of the two 60-storey towers and three elevators in each of the remaining four towers. This translates to an approximate ratio of one elevator per 103 to 151 units, depending on the block, indicating motors of high to very high speeds would be required for adequate response times.
Two underground levels are planned beneath Block A and three levels beneath Blocks B and C. Provisions call for 762 spaces to replace existing GO commuter parking, while 453 residential and 52 visitor parking spots would also be provided. Bicycles would be stored within 2,282 resident spaces and 252 visitor spaces.
Guildwood station offers Frequent GO Train service to Union Station (with some trains continuing west to Hamilton) and Oshawa in the east, while some VIA Rail trains on the Ontario–Québec Corridor also stop. Local transit is provided by multiple TTC bus routes along Kingston Road. The proposed Eglinton East LRT is planned to have a stop about 150m north of the site at Kingston Road and Celeste Drive. Cycling access includes shared routes along some more distant neighbourhood roads including Westlake Road, Livingston Road, and Galloway Road, with a connection to the Highland Creek trail system.
As this proposal advances, Infrastructure Ontario is moving into its next phase of public consultation, with both virtual and in-person engagement sessions scheduled for January 15 and 20, 2026.
There are other nearby development proposals, including 4121 Kingston with four towers from 12 to 38 storeys to the immediate north. To the northeast, a cluster of mid-rise projects includes 4151 Kingston Road and PLACE – The Condo on the GO, both planned at 12 storeys, alongside proposals for 22 storeys at 4180 Kingston Road. To the southwest, proposals include the 12-storey 80 Dale Avenue and 35-storey 402–408 Livingston Road North.
UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development, but in the meantime, you can learn more about it from our Database file, linked below. If you'd like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.
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