These towers will take place of the three homes on Royal York Road when rebuilt.
It was just a matter of time.
Three old detached homes on Royal York Road, at Queen Elizabeth Blvd., in Mimico, are being demolished soon to begin construction of a massive three high-rise condo complex.
Etobicoke York Community Council approved the demolition of 514, 520 and 522 Royal York Road, at the Gardiner Expressway overpass, to make way for a 35-storey, 17 storey and mixed use buildings seven and nine-storey podiums.
The item was considered by Community Council last July 15 and was adopted with amendments.
The planned development will be next to the Gardiner Expressway Overpass at Royal York Road.
City Council has delegated authority for this matter to Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.
This development, which will be near a major highway, will have a combined 967 residential units along with commercial, retail uses.
It will offer a total of 1,000 square metres of non-residential floor area and 5,000 square metres of non- employment-industrial floor area.
The proposal includes 646.5 square metres of outdoor open space with frontage on Queen Elizabeth Boulevard. The development would have a total gross floor area of 86,602 square metres.
These three detached homes from another generation will be demolished to make way for the new.
The City in 2023 received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 2, 7 and 10 Queen Elizabeth Boulevard, 506, 514, 516, 520 and 522 Royal York Road and 3, 5 and 15 Sinclair Street to permit a mixed-use development.
The plan was first refused and appealed that led to the demolition of the homes for space.
Community residents have argued against the development claiming there will be too much noise and pollution as the site is near one of Canada’s busiest highway.
The developer has been ordered to install a fence around the demolition project, remove the garbage and plant grass after the project is completed.