Some 15 towers with more than 6,000 housing units are planned for Sherway Mall parking lots.
Maybe we will get a TTC subway stop at Sherway Gardens Mall yet.
The CF Sherway Gardens Mall is moving ahead with plans to build mixed housing on its massive parking lots and again prepare for a possible extension of the Bloor Danforth subway line.
City officials are seeking Council’s urgent directions on amendments to the Sherway Gardens Secondary Plan at an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on December 9.
“City Council’s consideration of this matter is urgent and should therefore not be deferred,” according to a motion to be considered by City Council on November 13.
Sherway Gardens Mall is seeking approval to redevelop its surface parking lots into a mixed-use community in which 15 new towers ranging from 17 to 45 storeys are proposed, including parks.
Part of the Sherway site will be a transit hub for a potential extension of the
TTC Bloor Danforth subway line.
The development will create more than 6,200 residential units and over 14,000 square metres of new retail and office uses, according to the developers.
The plan calls for a transit hub at the northwest of the site to allow for the extension of the Bloor-Danforth subway line from Kipling Station.
At one time there were major calls from residents and political leaders for the subway to be extended to Sherway, but that has since faded.
Also planned is a multi-use trail with pedestrian and cycling infrastructure along the entire Queensway frontage of the site.
South Etobicoke residents have long been calling for an extension of the Bloor-Danforth subway line for faster commutes.
And a private ring road around the mall would be designed to City standards and dedicated as public streets through redevelopment.
“The surface parking lots surrounding the mall would be redeveloped with a mix of uses to create a walkable and more hospitable pedestrian environment,” according to planners. “The lands where the existing shopping centre is located were designated Mixed Use Areas to maintain the retail focus of this part of the precinct.”
Development in the forms of tall condos and townhomes are also taking the place of vehicles at Cloverdale Mall, Dixie Outlet Mall, Yorkdale Mall, Fairview and others.