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Developer CentreCourt<\/a> has submitted Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval applications for a development poised on the doorstep of the Kipling Transit Hub<\/a>, which provides direct transit connections to much of western Toronto, Union Station, Pearson Airport, Mississauga, and beyond. The proposal at\u00a05359 Dundas West<\/a>\u00a0would lead to a mixed-use condominium in Etobicoke’s Six Points area.<\/p>\n

Looking south to 5359 Dundas West, designed by Arcadis for CentreCourt<\/span><\/p>\n

The site is an irregular shape of about 3,489m\u00b2 in area found at the southwest corner of Dundas Street West and Subway Crescent. At this time, the site is home to a 4-storey commercial building along with surface parking. There is a retaining wall along the east edge of the parking lot due to the downward slope to the south.<\/p>\n

An aerial view of the site and surrounding area, image from submission to City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

The site is within the Etobicoke Centre Secondary Plan area, for which the proposal notes 50 projects to improve the public realm and streetscape. These include parks, mobility infrastructure improvements, gardening, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The concept plan for the Dundas West Area part of the Etobicoke Centre Secondary Plan area, image from submission to City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

CentreCourt has proposed a redevelopment of the site, citing its transit accessibility and the planned growth of the neighbourhood. The mixed-use condominium would be 182.95m tall, standing 55 storeys in the architectural plans by Arcadis<\/a>. The building would have 668 residential units. With four elevators included, that would mean 167 units for each elevator, significantly higher than the 1 elevator per 100 unit threshold that we note in every planning application story now, indicating potentially extended wait times for elevators here.<\/p>\n

The east and north elevations for 5359 Dundas West, designed by Arcadis for CentreCourt<\/span><\/p>\n

The design calls for a 4-storey base building massed to address all of the street frontages, giving it a somewhat irregular shape featuring staggered setbacks, whereas the tower element would have a rectangular floor-plate of about 781m\u00b2, above the 750m\u00b2\u00a0floor-plates that the City looks for to minimize shadow size. The design features projecting balconies in a sawtooth pattern on the east and west sides.<\/p>\n

Looking southwest to the existing commercial building at 5359 Dundas Street West, image from submission to City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

There would be 2,004m\u00b2 of amenity space on levels 2 and 5, of which 668m\u00b2 would be outdoors. The two levels of underground parking would provide 76 parking spaces, of which 8 would be for visitors. There would be a further 46 parking spaces on the retained surface parking lot to the south of the building. For cyclists, the plans include 511 bicycle parking spots, including 47 short-term spaces.<\/p>\n

Looking southeast to the retaining wall along Subway Crescent, image from submission to City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

Integral to the complete community intended by the proposal is the expanded and enhanced public realm at ground level. There would be a minimum of 8.8m and 6m sidewalk zones along Dundas Street West and Subway Crescent respectively. A POPS (Privately-Owned Publicly accessible Space) of 346m\u00b2 in area would be at the north corner, featuring decorative unit paving and planting areas.<\/p>\n

The site is merely 20m northwest of the Kipling Bus Terminal part of the Kipling Transit Hub serving MiWay and GO buses. Residents would slightly longer walks to the TTC buses and subway, and the GO Train that are also part of the Hub. The neighbourhood also features robust cycling infrastructure, with dedicated tracks about 330m northeast of the site through the Six Points area, and which are planned to be extended further west along Dundas.<\/p>\n

Looking southeast to the Block Context Plan for the area, image from submission to City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

The application includes a Block Context Plan along Dundas Street West. It notes projects such as the Six Points Plaza redevelopment<\/a> poised to increase density for the area as well as building heights to up to 50 storeys. The proposal at 5359 Dundas Street West is one part of grander plans by several developers to create communities in this west-end area.<\/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, 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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