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In Midtown Toronto, plans call for a 40-storey residential tower designed by Studio JCI for Zucker (Duplex Holding) that would replace two existing three-storey rental apartment buildings. The site is north of Eglinton station and within its Protected Major Transit Station Area where government policy favours more density.
Addressed to 479R, 485, and 487 Duplex Avenue, the site occupies a mid-block parcel on the east side of Duplex between Montgomery Avenue to the south and Roselawn Avenue to the north. Existing conditions on the irregularly shaped property include two three-storey rental apartment buildings containing a combined 72 dwelling units, along with a surface parking area. Surrounding the site is a mix of built forms, with high-rise rental and condominium towers lining Duplex Avenue and Yonge Street, and lower-rise residential properties to the north along Roselawn Avenue.
WND Associates has submitted Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Rental Housing Demolition applications to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer. Plans would replace buildings on the mid-block site with a 40-storey residential tower rising to 135.6m from a stepped podium with a 12-storey mid-rise element. The building would contain a total residential Gross Floor Area of 38,106m², resulting in a Floor Space Index of 11.63 times coverage of the 3,276m² property.
The proposal calls for 524 residential units, including 72 rental replacement units to replace the existing low-rise rental buildings. Approximately 26% of the total unit count would comprise two- and three-bedroom units. Vertical circulation would be handled by four elevators, yielding a ratio of one elevator per 131 units. Unusually high-speed motors would be required for adequate response times when all elevators were operational.
Amenity space would include 1,187m² of indoor and 1,073m² of outdoor area. Indoor amenities would include resident lounges, family-oriented spaces, and larger shared rooms oriented toward Duplex Avenue and a future public park to the east, while outdoor amenity areas would be located at-grade, on mid-building terraces, and above the upper tower levels. Below grade, the building would include two underground garage levels, accommodating a total of 112 vehicular parking spaces, comprised of 108 resident spaces and 4 visitor spaces, alongside at-grade pick-up and drop-off areas. Bicycle parking would entail 536 spaces in total, including 472 long-term resident spaces and 64 short-term visitor spaces.
The site is approximately 550m northwest of Eglinton station, or an eight-minute walk, providing direct access to both Yonge Line 1 and the soon to open Eglinton Line 5. Surface transit options include TTC bus routes operating along Yonge Street, Eglinton Avenue, and Avenue Road. For active transportation, Duplex Avenue functions as an on-street cycling route, with additional shared routes nearby on Montgomery Avenue and access to multi-use trails such as the Kay Gardner Beltline.
The proposal lies within a rapidly intensifying area. To the immediate east, construction is underway at 2444 Yonge Street, which includes 25- and 31-storey towers. To the north, the 15-storey The Capitol is in the final stages of construction. West of the site, there is a 12-storey proposal for 500 Duplex Avenue, while to the southeast, a 27-storey residential building is proposed at 34 Montgomery Avenue. Further east, a growing cluster includes proposals at 66 Broadway Avenue (22 storeys), 77 Erskine Avenue (42 storeys), and 44 Broadway Avenue (43 storeys). South of the site, intensification along Yonge Street includes major proposals at 2350 Yonge (49 storeys), 2346 Yonge (54 storeys), 2345 Yonge (54 and 56 storeys), and 2323 Yonge Street (65 storeys).
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