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Aspen Ridge Homes is seeking greater height and density across four blocks of its Crosstown Community on the northwest corner of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East, proposing five Core Architects-designed towers ranging from 42 to 60 storeys with a combined 2,540 residential units. The Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment resubmission covers what are dubbed Blocks 4, 6B, 6C, and 7 on the sprawling site, introducing Crosstown’s tallest pair, replacing 6B’s approved mid-rise and townhouses with a tower, and increasing 6C’s height. A separate resubmission addresses Block 6C’s Site Plan Approval application.
Addressed to 844 Don Mills Road and 1150 Eglinton Avenue East, the blocks occupy approximately 2.06 hectares north of Eglinton, straddling Mike Palmateer Road just west of Don Mills. The vacant parcels have served as construction staging areas amid the former IBM/Celestica campus’s mixed-use redevelopment. Residential blocks are emerging north and west, while the completed Crosstown Place office building is right on the corner at Don Mills and Eglinton, and connected to Don Valley station on Eglinton Line 5.
First developed by IBM in 1951 and later transferred to spinoff Celestica, the approximately 24-hectare property was submitted to the City for rezoning in September, 2016. A June, 2018 City settlement led to Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ratification in January, 2019 for 17 blocks accommodating 4,974 homes, office, retail, and community uses, a new street network, and two public parks totalling 2.57 hectares. Secured benefits included affordable rental and ownership housing, childcare, and a contribution toward a new community centre.
At the southeast corner of Kyle Lowry and Mike Palmateer roads — two new public streets within the site— the resubmission for Block 4 would retain its five-storey podium and two four-storey townhouse blocks while increasing the tower from 34 to 42 storeys, reaching 144.5m. Its 42,500m² of Gross Floor Area (GFA), with 41,640m² of residential and 500m² commercial, would yield 467 suites. Amenities would total 1,020m² indoors and 617m² outdoors. A three-level underground garage shared with Block 7 would allocate 618 spaces to Block 4: with 599 spaces for residents, seven for visitors, eight for retail, and four for car-share. Bicycle parking would comprise 505 long-term resident and 47 short-term visitor spaces, plus two long-term and six short-term retail spaces.
To the south across D'Angelo Way, Block 7 would house Crosstown’s tallest towers at 54 and 60 storeys, or 183m and 201.5m, replacing the approved 40- and 48-storey towers. A shared six-storey podium would remain, with retail fronting Eglinton’s north side. Its 1,157 condominiums would accompany 90,000m² of GFA (87,900m² residential and 2,100m² retail). Amenities would comprise 2,710m² indoors and 1,350m² outdoors. Only six elevators, three per tower, are shown on the plans so far, likely indicating an early stage of design, as these would provide a paltry one elevator per 193 units, a ridiculous ratio. The three-level garage shared with Block 4 would allocate 298 spaces to Block 7: 263 residential, 14 visitor, and 21 retail. Bicycle parking would comprise 1,250 long-term and 116 short-term residential spaces, plus five long-term and 10 short-term retail spaces.
Immediately west across Mike Palmateer Road, Block 6C (right side of the ground level plan below) would increase from the July, 2025 proposal’s 39 storeys and 130m to 46 storeys and 154.5m. Suites would increase by 24 to 476, residential GFA from 30,535m² to 37,500m². The retained six-storey podium would include four grade-related townhouses along its southern edge and an interior landscaped courtyard. Indoor amenities would decrease from 750m² to 714m², while outdoor space would grow from 1,076m² to 1,136m². Four elevators would provide one per 119 units, indicating that high speed motors would be required to bring down wait times. Underground parking would decrease from five levels to four and from 175 spaces to 174: 165 residential, six visitor, and three car-share. Bicycle parking would increase from 535 to 562 spaces, comprising 514 long-term and 48 short-term.
Next to the west, Block 6B (left side of the ground level plan above) would see the largest change in form: a 42-storey, 143.4m tower replacing an approved 10-storey building and four-storey townhouses. A four- to six-storey L-shaped podium would frame a northeast landscaped forecourt, with a roughly 231m² POPS (Privately-Owned Publicly-accessible Space) bordering the park on Block 6A, with a pedestrian connection linking Steve Podborski Road to Eglinton along Block 6B's south side. The tower’s approximately 750m² floor-plate would be separated from 6C by 33.1m. Its 440 suites would occupy 33,500m² of residential GFA. Amenities would comprise 836m² indoors and 727m² outdoors. Four elevators would provide one per 110 units, indicating that high speed motors would be required to provide prompt response times. The garage would span three underground levels with 238 resident and six visitor spaces allocated to the block. Bicycle parking would total 475 long-term and 44 short-term spaces.
The initial northern terminus of Ontario Line 3 is now under construction at Don Mills and Eglinton, set to turn Don Valley station into an interchange station in the early 2030s, a short walk to the east. Surface TTC routes ply Eglinton, Don Mills, Flemingdon Park, and Leslie streets. Eglinton cycling lanes and planned Crosstown routes connect to the Don Valley Trail and Leaside Rail Spur Trail.
Within Crosstown, the five-building One Crosstown Towers I, II, III, and The Crest, reaching 39 storeys, are wrapped up to the west, while construction continues on the three-storey Townhomes at Crosstown to the north. The two-storey Don Mills Community Recreation Centre is planned northeast, and nine-storey Lily proposed northwest. Beyond Crosstown, 15 Gervais Drive is planned east with two 53-storey towers. Southeast, 805 Don Mills Road is planned at 26 and 48 storeys, while 770 and 793 Don Mills Road propose three towers of 37 to 48 storeys and four of 38 to 60 storeys, respectively.
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