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A planning proposal resubmission from Altree Developments to the City of Toronto for a redevelopment of 1705 Weston Road is emblematic of the intensification of properties close to Weston GO/UP Express station. Designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects, a single 43-storey tower proposal approved in 2025 has been expanded now to include a second tower at the same height.
At the northeast corner of Weston Road and Victoria Avenue East within the Weston Major Transit Station Area, the development site spans 1693 through 1709 Weston Road and 6 through 10 Victoria Avenue East. The parcel extends east to the Metrolinx rail corridor. The properties are currently occupied by a mix of vacant low-rise commercial and residential buildings, along with two remaining detached houses on Victoria Avenue East, and include a total of 15 vacant rental units slated for replacement. The surrounding Weston Village area includes a mix of older one- to two-storey buildings, surface parking lots, and a growing number of mid- and high-rise developments.
In 2021, an approval for a 24-storey mixed-use building containing 254 units followed earlier proposals dating back to 2017. A subsequent application filed in 2024 led to a July, 2025 approval for a 43-storey tower.
Following that approval, the acquisition of 6 and 8 Victoria Avenue East expanded the development footprint to include the full block between Weston Road and the rail corridor, creating an opportunity to introduce a second tower. Bousfields has now submitted Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition applications to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer.
The revised proposal reorganizes the expanded site, with the previously approved West Building joined by a new East Building. Both towers would rise 43 storeys, reaching 147.37m, and sit atop 6-storey podiums that frame Weston Road and Victoria Avenue East. A central driveway would separate the buildings, with approximately 25m tower-to-tower spacing achieved through coordinated step-backs.
Across both towers, the development would deliver 996 residential units, a substantial increase from the approximately 549 units from 2024. The unit mix would include 104 studios, 550 one-bedrooms, 231 two-bedrooms, and 111 three-bedroom units. Each tower would be served by four residential elevators, resulting in ratios of roughly one elevator per 131 units in the West Building and one per 112 units in the East Building, with high-speed motors required in both towers to provide adequate response times.
As with prior approvals, the proposal would retain 15 rental replacement units and 6 affordable rental units, now located within the East Building and anticipated to be delivered in the initial construction phase. Gross Floor Area has more than doubled to 70,554m² from 33,933m², including 70,101m² of residential space and 453m² of ground-floor retail in the West Building, resulting in a Floor Space Index of 15.62 times coverage of the 4,517m² assembly, up from 8.86 times coverage.
Floor-plates would remain consistent with the earlier approval, measuring approximately 846m² in the West Building and 850m² in the East Building. The West Building would now provide 1,069m² of amenities concentrated the seventh floor, including 551m² indoors and 518m² outdoors, while the East Building would supply a larger share with 3,917m² of indoor amenity space across the first six floors and 428m² of outdoor space on rooftop terraces.
Below grade, a two-level underground garage would be shared between both buildings. The project proposes 151 vehicular parking spaces, up from 86, including 100 for residents and 51 for visitors, along with three short-term pick-up and drop-off spaces at grade. Bicycle parking rose from 615 to 717 spaces, including 564 long-term and 143 short-term spaces, plus 10 publicly accessible spaces along Weston Road.
The site is located approximately 80m, or about a one-minute walk, from the south entrance of Weston GO/UP Express station. Surface transit is readily available along Weston Road. For cyclists, the Humber River Recreational Trail lies about 545m away, linking south to the Martin Goodman Trail and connecting to a wider network of routes across the city.
Several other redevelopments are at various stages in Weston Village. To the south, an 11-storey proposal is planned at 1681 Weston Road, while a cluster of taller projects is emerging closer to the station. These include 1798–1812 Weston Road at 36 storeys, Hickory Tree Towers at 38 storeys, and 16 Wilby Crescent at 39 storeys, alongside more intensive proposals such as 1821 Weston Road and 1828–1844 Weston Road at 45 storeys, and the Weston Park redevelopment at 45 and 50 storeys.
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