A 28-storey tower is planned for Zorra Street.
A plan to demolish five homes near The Queensway to construct a 28-storey condo tower is being considered by Etobicoke York Community council.
The homes at 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 Zorra Street, which runs off The Queensway between Islington and Kipling Avenues, are slated to be flattened, according to a proposal.
Five homes will have to be flattened for this tower to be built.
An application been filed before council seeking permission to go ahead with the construction.
This application will be considered by the community council on November 13, and by City Council on December 13, subject to the actions of the Etobicoke York Community Council.
The highrise is proposed to include 319 residential units, 184 parking spaces and 248 bicycle parking spaces contained within four underground parking levels.
City planners authorized the City Solicitor to make stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
Residents have mixed feelings about the planned 28-storey tower.
City staff said before the application can proceed but the applicant has to complete an air quality study, noise and vibration impact study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planners.
The plan has sparked a lot of conversation on social media.
“The scale is perfect for the area but the design of the tower is forgettable, and that almost blank wall on the east side of the podium is a mistake waiting to happen,” wrote one resident.
“It’s going to be one ugly vista welcome to Toronto driving across the Gardiner from the west at this rate with the design proposals we’re seeing from them,” another man said.