Big changes are planned for the Mimico area with some major condo developments on the horizon.
Work will once again continue at a construction pit which was to have been the high-profile On The GO Mimico condo that has been sitting idle for about three years.
The site has languishing since 2017 when the 327 Royal York Rd. project was placed in court receivership after the developer ran out of money.
A rezoning application was submitted for the property and that of the GO Station at 315 Royal York Rd., last October by Vandyk Group of Companies which is hoping to build a 29 and 44-storey residential towers and commercial space with a reconstructed Mimico GO Station integrated into the podium.
Vandyk purchased the property in 2017 and is the largest landowner in the area with proposed high-density developments at 23 Buckingham Street and 39 Newcastle.
Metrolinx said in a 2018 deal they had partnered with the developer who would pay for the construction costs of a revamped Mimico GO Station in exchange for the air rights above the transit hub.
Mimico Station was built in 1967, the same year GO Transit began operation. It serves about 1,200 riders daily and ridership at the station is expected to triple by 2031.
Vandyk says the condo will feature 499 one-bedroom units, 121 two-bedroom units and 67 three-bedroom units for a total of 687 residences. There would be total 514 parking spaces for residential, visitor, office and retail users, with 103 of these spaces reserved for commuters.
The new Mimico GO Station would include direct connectivity to Royal York Rd., pick-up and drop-off spaces, a west tunnel providing platform access, a transit plaza and bicycle facilities.
Metrolinx has said a temporary station will be in place by 2023 while the new building is constructed. The rezoning application is currently being reviewed by the City.
Plans for another GO Station has also been given a green light for the former Christie Cookie site, which is in the planning stages. A similar upgrade is also planned for the Long Branch GO station.