{"id":14310,"date":"2023-03-17T16:41:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/flemingdon-golf-club-repurposed-with-residential-towers-and-public-open-space-in-proposal\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:41:48","slug":"flemingdon-golf-club-repurposed-with-residential-towers-and-public-open-space-in-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/flemingdon-golf-club-repurposed-with-residential-towers-and-public-open-space-in-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Flemingdon Golf Club Repurposed with Residential Towers and Public Open Space in Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nothing takes up land quite like a golf course. In Toronto\u2019s Don Mills area, Flemingdon Park Golf Club is a 9-hole course southeast of Eglinton Avenue East and the Don Valley Parkway, running south along the valley floor beside the expressway, and occupying about 169,361m\u00b2 of the city’s space. Now, Cityzen Development Group<\/a>, Greybrook Realty Partners<\/a>, and Tercot Communities<\/a> have partnered to submit applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, along with a Site Plan Approval, to redevelop a portion of the property at 155 St Dennis Drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looking northwest to 155 St Dennis Drive, designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects and Two Row Architect for Cityzen Development Group, Greybrook Realty Partners, and Tercot Communities<\/span><\/p>\n

In a uniquely generous proposal, approximately 95% of the privately-owned Flemingdon Park Golf Club would be donated as open space for public use. This would be one of Toronto\u2019s largest private land contributions ever. The site accounts for the entire golf club, while the area for residential development is on the northern end of the subject site along St Dennis Drive.<\/p>\n

Looking northeast towards the towers of 155, St Dennis Dr, image from submission to the City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

The proposal calls for four mixed-use condominium buildings. Hariri Pontarini Architects<\/a> with\u00a0Two Row Architect<\/a> have created designs influenced by the surrounding landscape. The four towers would stand at 42 (Tower 1), 49 (Tower 2), 56 (Tower 3), and 52 (Tower 4) storeys, with heights of 140.6m, 163.8m, 184.8m, and 172.2m respectively.<\/p>\n

An aerial view of the development and park sites, image from submission to City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

The proposed buildings feature similar designs that vary in height and facades for a \u201cfamily\u201d of buildings. They would be connected by a base building with a shape inspired by the flowing water nearby. There would be 405 vehicle parking spots, 110 being for visitors, across four levels of underground parking. In addition, the design calls for 2,397 bicycle parking spaces, including 1,953 for long-term, 434 for short-term, and 10 for public use.<\/p>\n

Looking southwest to the towers of 155 St Dennis Dr, image from submission to the City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

Drivers currently have the Don Valley Parkway and Eglinton Avenue East to reach the subject site. There are several bicycle lanes around the area, and the site is within 250m of multiple TTC bus routes. The proposal includes improvements to transportation connections for pedestrians and cyclists. The site is also about 300m from the coming Wynford stop along the Eglinton Line 5 LRT, opening soon, and is also about 1.4km away from the future Flemingdon Park Station along the Ontario Line, targeted to open around the end of the decade.<\/p>\n

Looking southeast to 155 St Dennis Drive, as designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects and Two Row Architect for Cityzen Development Group, Greybrook Realty Partners, and Tercot Communities<\/span><\/p>\n

The proposal includes approximately 4,460m\u00b2 of indoor amenity space on storeys two and three of the base buildings. There would also be about 4,167m\u00b2 of outdoor amenity space mostly found on the base building\u2019s rooftop terrace. For dog-owners, an off-leash dog area is incorporated in the design on the west side of the ground level.<\/p>\n

Site Plan of 155 St Dennis Dr, image from submission to the City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

Towers 1, 2, 3, and 4 would have 466, 538, 594, and 572 new units respectively. With architectural plans showing four elevators per building, that would mean for each elevator there would be 116.5 units in Tower 1, 134.5 in Tower 2, 148.5 in Tower 3, and 143 in Tower 4.<\/p>\n

One of the more controversial parts of this proposal is the floodplain located south of the site, in which any development is restricted. Although the development site is located outside of this area, the proposal calls for some minor altercations to improve grading and sculpting within the floodplain.<\/p>\n

Looking southeast from St Dennis Drive to the development site, image retrieved from Google Street View<\/span><\/p>\n

Beacon Environmental has completed a Natural Heritage Impact Study as part of the proposal. The study concludes that the development is not expected to have any negative impact on ecological function of the valley, and does not pose any risk to public safety or health.<\/p>\n

The proposed repurposing of the golf club for public and residential use comes with a variety of benefits. Along with the development and intensification of the development site, there is also the ecological restoration of the golf course lands, and partnerships with several Indigenous groups that the developers held discussions with as part of the proposal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Restored river valley landscape at 155 St Dennis Dr, image from submission to the City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development, but in the meantime, you can learn more about it from our Database file where you will find many more renderings, linked below. If you’d like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page. <\/p>\n

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