ARTIST sketch of upcoming 59-storey condo planned for 2189 Lake Shore Blvd. W. Courtesy photos.
A proposal has been filed to construct one of the tallest condos in the Humber Bay Shores area on the site of an outgoing Esso service station.
The application was submitted last September by Marlin Spring Developments and seeks an Official Plan amendment and zoning by-law change to build a 59-storey condo at the eastern corner of Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Marine Parade Drive.
The building will be the second tallest in the Humber Bay Shores area.
The gas station at 2189 Lake Shore Blvd. W., is reported to have been sold and the . 67-acre site is being redeveloped, according to a study last December.
If approved as proposed, 2189 Lake Shore, as it is called, would be the second tallest tower on the lake side of Lake Shore Boulevard in the Humber Bay Shores area at 197.97 metres tall, which is 30 metres shorter than the neighbouring Sky Tower, according to the developers.
The building will have some 665 square metres of ground floor retail space along the length of the Lake Shore Boulevard frontage.
Across the street is the 28-acre former Mr. Christies site at 2150 Lake Shore, where about 12 towers and several shorter buildings and communities are planned. A new GO station at Park Lawn Road is coming along with enhanced streetcar service.
To the southeast is a vacant .40-hectare piece of land owned by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority that is intended to be developed as a park. On the south side of Marine Parade Drive are parklands of Humber Bay Parks East and West, and the popular Waterfront Trail.
The building will be home for 650 condominium units, which includes nine studios, 383 one and one-bedroom with dens, 190 two and two-bedroom plus dens, and 68 three-bedroom units.
There will be four levels of underground parking space for 230 vehicles: 158 residential parking stalls, 67 shared residential visitor and commercial parking stalls and five car-share spaces.
The proposal has to be approved by community council and meet bylaw requirements before the project can go ahead.
There is no date as to when construction can begin.
The proposal has led to dozens of irate area residents to take to social media to complain about the traffic congestion and lack of parking, stores and affordable housing in the area.
Marlin Spring Developments is a real estate builder based in Toronto. As a new developer, they follow a modern approach to create projects to densify regions of Toronto. They have collaborated with other developers to develop communities across the city.