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A Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted to the City of Toronto for a mixed-use rental tower at 1960–1966 Yonge Street by Biddington Group who are proposing a 45-storey building designed by Arcadis. The project in Midtown’s Davisville Village area would replace two low-rise buildings. A short walk to Davislville station on Yonge Line 1, site is within its Protected Major Transit Station Area where provincial legislation encourages high density development.
The proposal covers 1960 through 1966 Yonge Street, forming a parcel on the southwest corner with Imperial Street. The site contains a 2-storey commercial structure and a 4½-storey mixed-use building that houses a Toronto-Dominion Bank branch and nine rental apartments above. The surrounding neighbourhood includes a mix of mid-rise commercial buildings and emerging high-rise redevelopment along Yonge Street.
Bousfields has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application on behalf of the developer. The 45-storey mixed-use rental building would rise 149.15m. An 11-storey podium would frame the Yonge Street and Imperial Street frontages. The tower is designed with a compact rectangular floor-plate of approximately 564m². At ground level, the project would introduce 94m² of retail space fronting Yonge Street. Overall, the building would have 23,994m² of Gross Floor Area, including 23,900m² of residential space, resulting in a Floor Space Index of 24.2 times coverage of the 988m² parcel.
The development would deliver 379 rental apartments, including 9 rental replacement units in a mix of 221 one-bedroom units, 109 two-bedroom units, and 49 three-bedroom units. Three elevators are planned, equating to roughly one elevator for every 126 residential units, indicating high-speed motors would be required for adequate response times when all elevators are operational.
Indoor amenities would amount to 632m², with 525m² of outdoor amenities, located on floors 2 and 12. Parking is proposed in a two-level underground garage providing 18 vehicular parking spaces, including 12 resident spaces and 6 visitor spaces. Bicycle parking entails 379 long-term and 116 short-term spaces.
The property sits roughly 60m north of the secondary entrance to Davisville station. One station north, the Eglinton interchange station provides connections to the Eglinton Line 5, with the Canada Square entrance located approximately 635m away. Surface transit is also readily available, with multiple TTC bus routes. Cycling connections are supported by cycle tracks along Yonge Street near Davisville Avenue and the Kay Gardner Beltline Trail, roughly 400m south.
Development activity around Davisville station has increased in recent years. To the immediate west, 25 Imperial Street is proposed at 21 storeys, while to the north, along Yonge Street, some mid-rise projects are advancing, with 2010 Yonge Street at 15 storeys. The Millwood to the east is proposed at 38 and 45 storeys. Additional projects southeast of the site include 55 Davisville Avenue at 37 storeys, 60 Balliol at 39 storeys, and 22 Balliol Residences at 40 storeys. Closer to the subway entrance to the south, proposals at 1900 Yonge Street would rise 45 storeys, while 1910 Yonge Street has been advanced with towers of 48 and 53 storeys.
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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| Related Companies: | Arcadis, Bousfields, LEA Consulting, RWDI Climate and Performance Engineering |
