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A 14-storey supportive housing development designed by Cumulus Architects in collaboration with UK-based Medical Architecture is proposed on Bloor Street West in Brockton Village. Safehaven, working with Toronto Lands Corporation, has submitted an application for a mixed-use building with supportive group living suites and affordable units (subject to funding), located within the Dufferin and Lansdowne Protected Major Transit Station Areas.
The proposal applies to a 2,268m², T-shaped assembly at 1167 through 1175 Bloor Street West, 34 through 42 Brock Crescent, and a portion of 90 Croatia Street, on the south side of Bloor Street West, just east of Brock Avenue and west of Dufferin Street. The site currently contains a two-storey mixed-use building with four at-grade retail units, alongside Safehaven’s existing facility and a music therapy centre. Surface parking occupies the Brock Crescent portion of the lands, while the Croatia Street segment includes a basketball court. The surrounding stretch of Bloor Street West is characterized by fine-grain main street retail with residential above.
Safehaven has operated from 1173 Bloor Street West for years, providing 24-hour residential, respite, and transitional care for children, youth, and adults with medical complexities and developmental disabilities. The organization supports individuals who rely on ventilators, tracheostomies, and other life-sustaining technologies. With demand growing, Safehaven is seeking to expand its capacity and consolidate services through a redevelopment of its Bloor Street location. Bousfields has submitted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer.
The proposal envisions a 14-storey mid-rise building rising 57m, with a four-storey podium fronting Bloor Street West. In total, the building would contain 17,611m² of Gross Floor Area at a Floor Space Index of 7.8, including 10,620m² of residential space, 5,276m² dedicated to Safehaven’s institutional and office operations, and 220m² of retail space at the northeast corner.
The residential component would deliver 52 dwelling units: 22 one-bedroom, 14 two-bedroom, five three-bedroom, and 11 four-bedroom units, with many designed to be barrier-free and intended to be affordable. Complementing these would be 14 supportive group living suites on the lower and middle floors. Levels 2 through 6 would accommodate clinical and program space, including treatment rooms, respite care facilities for children and adults, day programming areas, administrative offices, and communal kitchen and lounge spaces, while a therapeutic swimming pool is planned below grade.
For the residential component, 150m² of outdoor amenity space is planned on the 10th floor, serving units on levels 10 through 14. Additional communal lounges are planned on floors 5 and 6, while level 9 would contain indoor and outdoor amenity areas for Safehaven users. Vertical circulation would be supported by three elevators.
Vehicular access is proposed from Brock Crescent, leading to a covered surface parking area containing eight spaces, three of which would be accessible, shared between staff and visitors. Bicycle parking would total 37 spaces, including 12 short-term spaces at grade and 25 long-term spaces within a secure basement storage room.
The site is approximately 150m from the nearest entrance to Dufferin station on Bloor Line 2, a two- to three-minute walk, and about 350m, or roughly five minutes on foot, from Lansdowne station. Dufferin Station also connects to frequent surface routes. The future Bloor–Lansdowne GO station on the Barrie Line is under construction roughly 550m west of the site. Cycling infrastructure includes protected bike lanes running along Bloor Street West, on-street cycling connections on Brock Avenue, and connections west to the West Toronto Railpath and the under-construction Davenport Greenway.
Intensification along this stretch of Bloor Street West is accelerating. Near Lansdowne station, 1293 Bloor Street West is proposed as a 28-storey mixed-use building, while to the south, Dufferin Grove Village would introduce four towers ranging from 9 to 36 storeys. Immediately east, the Bloor Crossing community is under construction, bringing seven towers between 8 and 37 storeys to the area.
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| Related Companies: | Bousfields, Grounded Engineering Inc., LEA Consulting |
