A 34-storey mixed-use tower is now one step away of being built in Mimico and residents are not happy.
The face of Mimico is about to change and look more like Humber Bay Shores.
A proposal to build a 34-storey condo tower at 2405-2417 Lake Shore Blvd. W., has been given another green light for development that will change the area and open it up for more density.
Ward 3 Councillor Amber Morley said in an update that a settlement has been reached on the file with the Ontario Land Tribunal.
She said full disclosure of an appeal board is still pending and more details will be released after a settlement hearing between parties.
Update on condo development on 2405-2417 Lake Shore Blvd. W. posted on social media.
A post on social media said the decision now goes before a settlement hearing, which is not contested because City council has voted to adopt the recommendation.
She said a 42-storey tower has been reduced to a 34-storey in height near the Amos Waites Park.
The tower ‘will be set further back on the subject site and has appropriate separation distance from the mid-rise building,” according to the update.
“The tower design does not result in negative shadow impacts on the neighbourhoods to the west,” it noted.
It said building heights will not provide shadows since there is transition to the park, lake and adjacent neighbourhoods.
The agreement stated the popular park will not be touched and there will be a nine-storey mid-rise building along Lake Shore Blvd. W., with a six-story street wall with improved massing.
Sign installed by the City to notify residents of development changes coming to the community.
A social post said two new public streets are planned for connectivity to the lake and Superior Avenue. The streets are in accordance to the Mimico by the Lake Secondary Plan.
Initially proposed were a 10-storey mid-rise building, an eight-storey base building including a mezzanine floor about 32,792 square metres in size, including 345.5 square metres of retail space on the ground floor.
Also planned were 471 residential apartment units (including 22 rental replacement units) in various unit sizes.
A number of low-rise apartments and some stores will be demolished and some rental replacement units are planned for those impacted.
Morley thanked the Mimico community for their support during the hearings as her office advocated for the local needs.
Some of the low-rise units that stand to be demolished by the upcoming complex.
Residents are already complaining on social media about the high density and years of construction activity.
Michael Cherney said a 34 story building will create shadows for all the surrounding neighborhood home and buildings, Amos Waites Park and more.
“How you can allow 34 stories in an area approved in the Mimico By the Lake plan as 15 stories is absurd and of course will negatively impact your current residents,” he wrote.