The community is being alerted to a nursing home, towers and townhomes being planned for the Evans Avenue and Brown’s Line area.
Construction plans are underway for a huge mega-development that will include a nursing home and four towers in the Evans Avenue and East Mall area.
Notices have been erected to alert residents of a proposed change of zoning for the site that is before the Etobicoke York Community Council. A ruling is expected in November.
Plans include construction a major subdivision with a nine-storey seniors residence, two blocks of three-storey townhouses and four condo towers on the north side of Evans Avenue, from Brown’s Line east to The East Mall, from 564 to 580 Evans Avenue.
The hi-rises ranging from 21 to 38 storeys in height and will face Highway 27 and the Gardiner Expressway,
A nine-storey seniors residence, two blocks of three-storey townhouses and four condo towers are planned.
The developers want to construct townhouses and four towers 21, 29, 32 and 38 stories on a shared three-storey base building and new roadway.
Also included is a new 4,129 square metre park and three 20-metre-wide streets that runs north-south and east-west, according to the proposal. There will be more than 1,000 parking spaces and the same amount of bicycle spots in total.
The development will have a total gross floor area of 100,841 square metres and will house 1,196 residential units, which includes 678 one-bedroom units, 397 two-bedroom units and 475 three-bedroom units.
The existing Active Green and Ross Tire store, which has stood there for decades, will be demolished to make room for the development. There were at one time about 65 of the franchise tire stores in Southern Ontario.
Etobicoke Community Council have to consider if to approve a plan to demolish the Cineplex Queensway theatre to build seven up to 46-storey condos and a small park.
The proposal calls for the townhouses to be parallel to the new park, Evans Avenue on the south, and the new public north-south and east-west streets on the east and north.
A sidewalk in front of Evans Avenue would be reconstructed with a minimum width of 2.1 metres to improve pedestrian comfort and safety and comply with City standards.
The surrounding land includes a low-rise industrial building at 24 The East Mall, a two-storey motel at 560 Evans Avenue, a film studio called Studio 550, storage units and a gas station with a car wash.
This notice is for a 26-storey condo planned for Birmingham Street and Islington Avenue, where a Sikh temple stands.
Notices have also gone up to notify residents of a 26-storey tower, with 352 dwelling units, planned for 99 Birmingham and 210 Islington Avenue, where a Sikh temple now stands.
A similar notice has also been placed on the site of the Cineplex Theatre Queensway where 12 condos, some 46-storey tall, are planned. There will also be a daycare centre, park, retail and employment space, according to the developers.