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Bousfields has resubmitted an Official Plan Amendment application and filed a new Zoning By-law Amendment on behalf of Shelborne Capital to advance a redevelopment of 2450 Finch Avenue West. Designed by KIRKOR Architects and Planners, its two towers would rise steps from the Milvan Rumike stop on the new Finch West Line 6 LRT, roughly halfway between Islington Avenue and Weston Road. The updated proposal would increase the previously submitted heights from 41 and 44 storeys to 44 and 47 storeys.
The site on the southern edge of a low-rise employment area is currently occupied by a one-storey commercial plaza. The western edge abuts Duncanwoods Greenbelt Park, part of the City’s Natural Heritage System. Beyond the greenbelt and to the south and west lie predominantly low-rise residential neighbourhoods, while to the north and east are the employment lands.
An Official Plan Amendment application was submitted in December, 2024 seeking Mixed Use Areas designation, followed by a February, 2025 submission to align with Provincial changes. After staff review, it was agreed that a Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) should be filed concurrently, leading to the current paired resubmission and ZBA application.
The west tower would rise 44 storeys to 156.05m (up from 150.45m), while the east tower would reach 47 storeys and 162.45m (the same height as before despite the increased storey count). The pair would deliver a total of 1,136 condominium units, an increase from 998, across 75,165m² of Gross Floor Area (GFA). Of that total, 68,760m² would be residential and 6,405m² non-residential, yielding a net Floor Space Index of 6.43 times coverage of the 12,677m² site. The unit mix skews heavily toward one-bedrooms at 835 units, alongside 170 two-bedrooms and 131 three-bedroom units.
The western tower would contain 546 units while the eastern tower would boast 590. Vertical circulation would be handled by four elevators in the 44-storey tower, or approximately one elevator per 137 units (indicating quite high-speed motors would be required for adequate service), while six would the 47-storey tower of which two would only cover the podium levels, eqalling one per 98 units overall, although service levels are more complicated to pinpoint in this building.
At ground level, the western building would have approximately 1,965m² of non-residential space, including a 781m² childcare facility facing the new park, along with biophilic commercial space on the lower levels. The east building would concentrate the project’s retail component, providing 807m² of street-facing commercial space at grade and a 3,406m² grocery store above. The total 6,405m² of non-residential GFA is a decrease from the previous 14,645m². Office uses have been removed, contributing to the significant reduction in employment floor space from roughly 20% of total GFA to 8.5%. Amenities would entail 2,800m² indoors and 1,905m² outdoors.
Parking would be accommodated in a single-level underground garage, supplemented by four at-grade childcare pick-up spaces. The proposal includes 220 vehicular parking spaces (153 for residents, 15 for visitors, and 52 for non-residential uses), up from 200 spaces. Bicycle parking would total 881 spaces, up from 835, comprised of 774 long-term and 81 short-term residential spaces, plus 9 long-term and 17 short-term retail spaces, with an additional 12 publicly accessible short-term spaces at grade.
The revised concept includes a 993m² public park at the southwest corner beside a 10m-wide natural buffer spanning 983m² to be conveyed to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.
The site is located approximately 45m west of the Milvan Rumike stop on the LRT, and about 230m east of the Duncanwoods stop. Cycling connections include elevated bike lanes installed along much of the Finch LRT corridor and the entrance to the Humber River Recreational Trail at Bluehaven Park, located approximately 355m to the south.
The proposal would represent the largest development planned immediately around the Milvan Rumike stop. Further east, near the Emery stop, a cluster of mid- and high-rise projects includes a 15-storey proposal at 2370 Finch West and a 30-storey building planned for 2405 Finch Avenue West. At 19 Toryork, four towers ranging from 27 to 36 storeys are in the pipeline, while 3406–3434 Weston Road would introduce 35- and 39-storey towers. Meanwhile, the Casa Emery Village masterplanned community has already delivered Phases 1 and 2, with Phases 3 and 4 proposing five additional towers between 25 and 48 storeys.
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| Related Companies: | Bousfields, Gradient Wind Engineers & Scientists, Grounded Engineering Inc., Jablonsky, Ast and Partners, KIRKOR Architects and Planners |
