Residents are fighting a 33-storey condo proposed for Mimico that will see the demolition of some low rise buildings.
Mimico residents are fighting a plan to redevelop a prime strip of Lake Shore Blvd. W., to include a new road, a 33-storey condo tower and other buildings.
Letters have been sent to the City by the Mimico Residents Association (MRA) and Mimico Lakeshore Community Network (MLCN) opposing the megaproject planned for 2405-2411 and 2417 Lake Shore
Blvd. W.
Etobicoke York District Community Planning officials are also against the project as it is now and an appeal of the application will be heard by the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) from July 8 to 19 next year.
Etobicoke York Planning officials said in July 2022 an Official Plan Amendment, a Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of subdivision applications were deemed complete.
Proposed are the construction of a mixed-use 33-storey, 10-storey mid-rise building, and eight-storey base building including a mezzanine floor for the area.
The proposed 33 and 10 storey development will be built on 2405-2411 and 2417 Lake Shore
Blvd. W.
The buildings will contain a total of 471 residential apartments, including 22 rental replacement units in various sizes.
An east-west road is planned behind Mimico Square and will run to Superior Ave. Further plans propose more towers south of the roadway facing the lake front.
The City said the owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for tenants to return to a replacement rental unit or dwelling room.
A holding provision is included in the Zoning By-law Amendment and is not to be lifted until the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into agreements with the City for the design and construction of any improvements and the provision of financial securities, city officials said.
The MLCN wrote the proposal will see the demolition of properties, including some small businesses and affordable housing.
“The development proposal far exceeds and is contrary to the secondary plan,” the MLCN said in its letter. “A major issue for us is not just the size of the development but the fact it is directly adjacent to, and intrudes on Amos Waites Park.”
The proposal was refused at first because it was to close to Amos Waites park and a lack of public consultations.
The park abuts the popular Waterfront Trail, and features two playgrounds, a splash pad, an outdoor pool and a centre for seniors and the disabled, the group said.
They are concerned by plans by the developer to build an access road through the park, ‘as well as having a temporary construction road right beside the community square.’
The MCLN said both roads are planned to cross properties not owned by the developer, and along with safety concerns would result in noise and pollution in the park.
“We understand our community is a prime location for intensification,” the MRA said. “We do not feel the current iteration of this proposal would appropriately address the needs of our community.”
The group said a new public road would take away lands from the park, children’s playground, Amos Waite pool and Mimico Square.
The said building heights do not conform with Mimico By The Lake Secondary Plan and that mature trees will be removed.
Members of both groups said there has been no public consultations with the community to have input into the proposal.