High-density sky condos are slowly moving closer to construction at the former Mr. Christie cookie site.

Another round of public engagement wrapped up on July 20 as developers fine-tune a mixed-use sky-rise community coming to 2150 Lake Shore Blvd. W., the vacant cookie plant site.

An Official Plan Amendment application for the 11-hectare property was submitted by landowners First Capital Realty and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in October 2019. It features a new community of 15 high-rises ranging from 16 to 70 storeys tall by London-based Allies and Morrison and Toronto’s Urban Strategies.

The neighbourhood will be home for more than 30,000 residents when completed, officials say.

Following feedback from the public and City staff, rezoning and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications have also now been formally submitted, with several revisions made to the multi-faceted development.

The main focus is a transit hub centres around a new Park Lawn GO Station, which remains a signature element of the proposal, and will be built by Metrolinx.

The revised master plan doubles the size of the proposed public park, tweaks the heights of several buildings, and makes accommodations for two new elementary schools.

A half-hectare public park, to be located near the northern edge of the property, has been enlarged to one hectare.

Buildings positioned to the north will shield the park from the noise and pollution of the Gardiner Expressway.

“Envisioned as an all-season area hosting a diversity of open spaces, the park will be complemented by a number of other green spaces on adjacent blocks,” according to the plan.

Enlarging the public park required reconfiguration of a central ‘loop road’ linked to Lake Shore Blvd. W. and a corresponding reduction in the size of the central galleria block, where a covered retail-lined pedestrian street is planned.

‘To ensure space for TTC bus bays along Park Lawn at the northwest corner, the proposed street connecting Park Lawn to the loop road will now be pedestrianized,” officials say.

In regards to potential shadowing on the proposed public park, the massing of the buildings fronting Park Lawn Rd. and Lake Shore Blvd. W. has been adjusted, shifting residential floor space to other areas of the site by enlarging the average residential tower floor plate.

While the applications are assessed by City staff, First Capital had invited the public to participate and submit questions by July 20 in a virtual open house for the proposed Park Lawn GO Station, which is expected to serve about 5,000 riders daily.