ARTIST rendering of the upcoming development if approved by community council. Courtesy photos.
The streetscape of Dundas Street West near Kipling Subway station is changing fast and furious.
Etobicoke York Community Council is holding a virtual public meeting on November 22 at 9:30 a.m. to consider a final report by Pinnacle International to redevelop a 4.38 hectare site located east of Shorncliffe Road and south of Dundas Street West.
THE developmemt will be home for more than 2,500 people if approved.
The site is bounded by Montgomery Road to the east, the south side of Bloor Street West, Fieldway Road, with a CN Rail line to the south, Shorncliffe Road/Shaver Avenue to the west and Dundas Street West to the north.
It is municipally known as 5415-5481, 5485 and 5487 Dundas Street West and 15 and 25 Shorncliffe Road.
The application proposes to amend the zoning by-law to permit a mixed-use development of residential, retail and office uses within four base buildings and eight towers, ranging from 26 to 44 floors high.
The application would create 15,000 square metres of commercial space and 2,875 residential units. It would bring hundreds of families and others into a new community.
The plan also proposes a 21-metre public road and .4-hectare park, as well as two privately owned public spaces (POPS). The application will result in a total of 6,792 square metres of parkland, with more than 4,000 square metres fronting Dundas Street W.
The road will connect Dundas Street West and Shorncliffe Road and municipal infrastructure upgrades, like sewer work, will be conducted for the properties at 5415-5481, 5485 and 5487 Dundas Street West and 15 and 25 Shorncliffe Road, according to the proposal.
If approved, a 26 and 28 storey towers will be built at the corners of Shorncliffe Road and Dundas St. W.
Prior to issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall make a cash contribution to the City in the amount of $1.6 million by certified cheque, according to the proposal.
The funds will be allocated toward capital improvements for local traffic calming projects, park improvements, including the new Etobicoke Centre public park; or new child care and community recreational centre proposed for the new Etobicoke Civic Centre.
Five levels of underground parking are planned, with 2,881 parking spaces of which 2,265 would be for residents, 258 for visitors, 98 retail spaces and 217 for office spaces. There would be 3,104 bicycle parking spots.
After a vote at community council this month. The matter will then be considered by City Council on December 15, subject to the actions of the Etobicoke York Community Council.