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Plans have been filed for a sizeable mixed-use redevelopment at 116 through 142 Ryding Avenue in Toronto’s Stockyards area, where a cluster of industrial properties could give way to a trio of towers rising up to 34 storeys. Designed by TACT Architecture for Urros Investments Inc., the proposal’s scale stands apart from the mid-rise context emerging nearby.
The development assembly includes 116, 116R, 126, 132, 140, and 142 Ryding Avenue, forming a 9,057m² parcel on the north side of Ryding Avenue just east of Cobalt Avenue and south of St Clair Avenue West. The rectangular site is currently occupied by low-rise industrial buildings along with open storage areas, truck parking, and fenced yards. Surrounding the site, legacy industrial uses persist alongside newer big-box retail to the west and north, while surrounding lands are increasingly being repositioned for mixed-use redevelopment.
Bousfields has submitted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer. The proposal organizes the site into two blocks arranged around a central driveway and landscaped courtyard, with a new public park spanning 906m² at the west end. The west block would rise with a tower rising to 20 storeys (72.6m) from atop a 3- to 6-storey podium. The east block would incorporate two towers rising to 26 storeys (90.5m) and 34 storeys (115.3m) at either end of 6-storey podium. The massing strategy provides tower separations of approximately 25m or greater, with floor-plates of around 750m², with a new east-west laneway along the north edge, and a publicly accessible internal courtyard.
Across the development, a total of 931 residential units are proposed within 62,414m² of Gross Floor Area, including 61,729m² dedicated to residential uses and 686m² allocated to non-residential space. The Floor Space Index is 6.89 times coverage of the site. The unit mix would include 498 one-bedroom units, 340 two-bedroom units, and 93 three-bedroom units. The west block would contain 253 units, while the east block would accommodate the remaining 678 units. With three elevators per tower, there would be approximately one for every 84 units in the west building, indicating reasonable response times, while on the east block, for the shorter tower there is approximately one elevator for every 97 units, and one elevator for approximately every 129 units in the taller tower. Those living in the taller 34-storey tower will experience long wait times unless particularly high speed motors are installed.
At grade, the proposal introduces a mix of residential and community-oriented uses, including a 686m² childcare centre within the west block, paired with a 287m² outdoor play area. Ground floors across both buildings would incorporate grade-related units designed with flexibility for live-work or future commercial adaptation. There would be 1,871m² of indoor and 1,888m² of outdoor amenity areas.
Two underground levels would accommodate 350 parking spaces, including 300 for residents and 50 for visitors. A total of 1,042 bicycle parking spaces are proposed, split between 202 short-term and 840 long-term spaces.
The site is within walking distance of the 512 St Clair streetcar, located approximately 400m to the northeast. North-south TTC buses ply Runnymede Road to the west, and Keele Street to the east. Looking ahead, St Clair–Old Weston UP Express station is under construction roughly 800m to the northeast, or about a 10-minute walk. Cycling infrastructure in the immediate area remains limited, with only short segments of bike lanes nearby, though connections can be found along Runnymede Road and Annette Street further west and south.
There is other planned development in the area. To the south, four towers up to 34 storeys are proposed at 87 Ethel Avenue. To the west, 2335 St Clair Avenue West has been proposed at 11 storeys, while immediately north, 2255 St Clair Avenue West would introduce a pair of 12-storey buildings. To the east, 2231 St Clair Avenue West is planned at 11 storeys, while a further off redevelopment of the big box stores to the east into the Stockyards masterplanned community envisions a more expansive mixed-use transformation of the area.
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