Condos planned for The Queensway and Kipling Avenue area will make the intersection unrecognizable.
The area of The Queensway and Kipling Avenue will soon be unrecognizable with three high-rise towers planned to go on the site of two car dealerships.
The site of 1306 to 1310 The Queensway are proposed to be the home of a 24-storey, 35 and 10 storey towers that will contain 840 dwelling units.
The site on the north-west side of the intersection is occupied by a Hyundai and Audi car dealerships.
A proposal has been submitted to city officials for the area to be designated as residential mixed use property and it was recommended for approval at the hearing stage.
Three condo towers are proposed on the north-west corner now occupied by car dealerships.
The proposed development, which will be linked by an eight-storey podium, will have 93 studio units, 467 one bedrooms, 193 two bedroom units and 87 three bedrooms. The bottom floors will be retail space, according to plans filed to the city.
There will be 12 affordable housing units, the developers said.
A new 1,575 square metre public park is proposed on the south-east corner of the site along with a 759 square metres of public space between the buildings.
The owner of the building is also required to make a $4 million contribution to the city to cover the costs for street beautification, public art and improvements to the area; including fixing sidewalks, tree plantings, improvement to local parks, trails, community centres and a splash pad.
Some 840 dwelling units will be built in the buildings as thousands of new residents move to the area.
A public consultation was held virtually with members of the community in September 2020.
On the east side of Kipling Avenue and south of The Queensway is the Kipling Queensway Mall.
The lands south of The Queensway, east of Queensway Lions Court and west of Kipling Avenue, at 1361-1325 The Queensway, are subject to an active Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a mixed-use development of two 37-storey towers connected by an 11-storey building.
“The Official Plan states that current and future residents must be able to access and maintain adequate, affordable and appropriate housing,” according to the city. “The City’s quality of life, economic competitiveness, social cohesion, as well as its balance and diversity depend on it.”
One of the car dealership site that will soon be a high-rise.
They said the neighbourhood is becoming a new entertainment, dining, and shopping destination hub. At the heart of it all, The Queensway is being transformed into a premiere vibrant mixed-use street with a focus on pedestrian friendliness to accommodate the growing population of families, young professional and business operations.
“City Planning staff are recommending approval of an amendment to the Zoning By-laws to permit the proposed development which represents good planning,” according to council.
“It is staff’s opinion that the proposed development has appropriate regard for the relevant matters of provincial interest outlined in the Planning Act.”
They said the tall buildings will not cast much of a shadow against smaller buildings in the area and will only increase road traffic by about 5 per cent.
The building will contain a three levels of underground parking for 756 vehicles, which includes 630 for residents and 126 for visitors. There would be electric charging built for 152 vehicles and 639 bicycle spots and a repair station.
The applicant is proposing to remove 16 City-owned trees leaving one injured, even though a total of 62 trees will be replanted.