housing
Yonge-Eglinton mixed-use towers approved with 48 and 55 storeys, retail and heritage preservation maintained
Toronto and East York Community Council approved a zoning amendment allowing two residential towers of 48 and 55 storeys at Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue, up from originally approved 38 and 45 storeys. The decision maintains retail, a heritage building, and parkland dedication, but residents raised concerns about parking, green space, and neighbourhood character.
From the floor
“Somebody needs to go back to the Webster's dictionary because that translates for those of us that are old enough to know the imperial system about a piece of lot that's 30 ft by 64 62 feet, which is the size of a small to a mediumsiz backyard for a home, let alone for a building of this size with thousands of residents”A resident
“The traffic report is not our reality. We have near collisions and people traveling on incorrect you know one-way streets in the opposite direction”A resident
“11 Lillian has parking for the units and 16 guest parking with 98 units. This proposal has 640 units with no parking and only 10 guest parking. As a previous person was saying on the church street they had six places for Ubers and that I think that's a great idea but that's cost and I understand that.”A resident
“When se 68% of the units are onebedroom or studios, this is not for families. This is not the this is for investors. It's typically for investors and hence they think they don't need the rent.”A resident
“Having a building of 14 stories next to a building of 50 of 53 stories makes no sense... You can read all the books you want and watch all the movies you want about Venice, but if you don't visit Venice, you don't live it. And as the people at Young and College can tell you, it's crazy.”A resident
1 more person spoke
“I have staff recommendations that support this application. I want to thank planning and housing staff and the council's office for facilitating very wholesome public process. we've done the replacement of the rental units and in addition we facilitated not only the dedication of land for parks but we facilitated the expansion of that park in the future which we think is a great positive benefit to the area”Planning team for the applicant
Also in this item
• Development increases tower heights significantly: northern tower gains 10 storeys (to 48), southern tower gains 10 storeys (to 55), altering the built massing profile at a major intersection.
• Parking provision remains zero for residential units with only 10 guest spaces for 640 units, in a neighbourhood where existing residents report parking shortage and escalating rates ($200 to $500+ per space).
• Unit composition is predominantly small units (68% one-bedroom or studios according to deputant), raising questions about whether development serves family housing or investor market.
The journey
Decision
Zoning By-law Amendment approved as presented. The northern tower height increased from 38-storeys to 48-storeys (158.3 metres); the southern tower from 45-storeys to 55-storeys (179.3 metres). Retained elements include 5,783 square metres of retail, heritage preservation at 1913 Yonge Street, dedicated grocery store space, POPS, mid-block connection, and off-site parkland dedication.
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