THIS COUPLE IS All kisses as an Esso Station similar to this one behind them is being sold for possible use as a 50-storey condo. Courtesy photo.
More major changes and construction work is coming to Humber Bay Shores, which is already a pretty busy stretch of road for motorists.
The Esso Gas station at Park Lawn Rd. and Lake Shore Blvd. W., is said to have been conditionally sold and the .67-acre site is slated to be redeveloped with a suggested 50-tower condo, according to a study.
The station has been listed for sale for a while and news on social media is that it has been conditionally sold. The price was not listed.
The gas bar has been at 2189 Lake Shore Blvd. W., for decades and contains a gas station, car wash, Tim Hortons and convenience store.
Listing firm Cushman & Wakefield said on its website the site “can potentially accommodate a 50-storey tower with a total gross building area of 425,957 square feet.”
The site states the South Etobicoke area “has been a target for significant intensification, including many high-density projects.”
They said developments in the area range from six to 66 storeys mostly in the form of mixed-use residential towers with retail and commercial uses in their podiums.
The Esso site is located next to the 66-storey Eau du Soleil property.
The realtors said the redevelopment of the Mr. Christie cookie site at 2150 Lake Shore Blvd. W. site will bring transformational change to this node including the potential for a new GO Train Station at Park Lawn Rd.
Cushman & Wakefield noted the site has a waterfront location with unobstructed lake views and good access to major roads and highways.
There is also the Mimico Go Train station, 501 all-day TTC streetcar and public greenspaces as Humber Bay Park and the Martin Goodman Trail.
“The Vendor’s objective is to maximize upfront cash sale proceeds and preference will be given to offers with limited (or no) conditionality and a timely closing,” according to the realtors.
Residents of the area are passing by ongoing construction with the building of an upscale 13-storey Stay Inn Hospitality luxury hotel at 2157 Lake Shore Blvd. W., which is about half built and going up fast.
Then next year construction is slated to get underway at the former Mr. Christie site where as many as 15 high-rise condos, parks and a schools will be built in a massive mega-year project.