Former Adamson BBQ was the scene of many protests during COVID. It will soon be condos.
The site of the infamous Adamson Barbeque in Mimico will soon be a high-rise condo complex.
Feisty barbeque pit owner Adam Skelly many may recall refused to obey provincial laws and was forced to shut the business at the northwest corner of Royal York Road and the Gardiner Expressway during the COVID-19 lockdown in the summer of 2021.
He was arrested, hit with over $180,000 in fees, which sparked a number of protests and later filed a failed constitutional challenge against the city.
Now a proposal from Queenscorp Residences to build at 522 Royal York Road will result in the demolition of 10 low-rise buildings in the area to erect four towers; one at 35 storeys, another at 20 storeys and the others at 17 and 10 storeys.
Condo tower planned for BBQ site in which 10 homes will be demolished.
The developer has submitted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications which would result in the mixed-use buildings in a largely residential area.
The former restaurant, at 7 Queen Elizabeth Blvd., an industrial property and 10 homes, will be demolished to construct the complex. The buildings that are designed by Turner Fleischer Architects, will have a total of 967 residential units and offer residents 3,880 square metres of amenity space, including 1,939 square metres of outdoor amenities.
A podium for the west building would contain office space and a central courtyard that span Queen Elizabeth Blvd. There will be a green space in the centre of the buildings.
The design also calls for a terrace wrapping around the east and north sides of the taller tower. The other buildings would also have multiple step-backs, as well as terraces on their fifth floors.
Towers planned for 522 Royal York Road area.
The buildings that will take up 11 parcels of land, is just west of Royal York Road immediately north of the Gardiner Expressway and a block south of The Queensway.
Buildings to the north would share an underground three-level garage with 858 parking spaces, with 75 of those for visitors. The building to the south would have a separate parking garage with 217 parking spots.
The development would have 741 bicycle spaces and is located next to two bus routes that connect to either Royal York or Keele subway stations. The site is located 850 metres north of the Mimico GO station.
The area will be busy with construction activity for years as there are 23 active or recently approved development applications close to the site as of 2022.