{"id":19922,"date":"2023-07-24T22:11:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T05:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/two-more-towers-proposed-close-to-mount-dennis-station\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T22:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T05:12:00","slug":"two-more-towers-proposed-close-to-mount-dennis-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/two-more-towers-proposed-close-to-mount-dennis-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Two More Towers Proposed Close to Mount Dennis Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT inches towards the finish line, development proposals are looking ahead to the increased transit along the route across midtown Toronto. Just a 500m walk from the soon-to-open Mount Dennis GO station,\u00a0KingSett Capital<\/a>\u00a0has submitted dual applications for towers on a short side street named Denarda Street. Located off of Weston Road north of Eglinton Avenue West, the developer has submitted two separate Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for each site, as per\u00a0City Planning Staff instructions.<\/p>\n

Looking north to 2 Denarda Street, image from submission to City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

The sites are made up of two assemblies at 2-16 Denarda Street to the north and 5-15 Denarda Street to the south. The north side is comprised of eight vacant single detached dwellings, totalling about 2,686m\u00b2 in area. The south assembly is about 1,870m\u00b2 in area and made up of six single detached dwellings, also vacant. The dwellings are to be demolished for the proposed towers. Both sides of the street are being tracked in one combined database file<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looking northwest to the 2 Denarda Street, image retrieved from Google Street View<\/span><\/p>\n

The project, designed by Giannone Petricone Associates<\/a>, is planned to feature a North Tower and South Tower. The North Tower, set to reach a height of 43 storeys or 147.59m, would include 561 residential units. The South Tower is designed to be slightly taller at 44 storeys or 151.05m, while sitting on a smaller plot of land. It would house 509 residential units. Both buildings would have a 6-storey base building beneath the tower elements.<\/p>\n

Looking southeast to 5 Denarda Street, image retrieved from Google Street View<\/span><\/p>\n

The designs include four elevators for each tower, translating to one elevator for approximately every 140 units in the North Tower, and one elevator for every 127 units in the South Tower. Both towers substantially exceed the threshold of 1 elevator per 100 units, indicating long wait times for residents.<\/p>\n

Looking north to the towers, designed by Giannone Petricone Associates for KingSett Capital<\/span><\/p>\n

Amenities would be found on the ground and seventh floors of each tower. The design includes 2,258m\u00b2 of amenity area for the North Tower, and 2,036m\u00b2 for the South Tower. The outdoor terraces on the seventh floors would provide 1,176m\u00b2 of outdoor amenities for the former and 985m\u00b2 for the latter.<\/p>\n

Looking southeast to the North Tower, designed by Giannone Petricone Associates for KingSett Capital<\/span><\/p>\n

For the public, the design features a mid-block pedestrian connection between Denarda Street and Ray Avenue, a local collector road with access across the rail corridor. The submissions include proposed off-site parkland immediately adjacent at 1 Denarda Street totalling 305m\u00b2. The remaining 150m\u00b2 of parkland dedication required would instead be provided via cash-in-lieu.<\/p>\n

Looking northwest to the South Tower, designed by Giannone Petricone Associates for KingSett Capital<\/span><\/p>\n

Both towers would accommodate parking within two levels of underground garage, but no vehicular parking spots are allocated to residents, in line with the focus on transit for the area. The North Tower is set to provide 30 visitor parking spots and 564 bicycle parking spaces, with 58 intended for short-term use. Similarly, the South Tower would provide 27 visitor parking spots and 511 bicycle parking spaces, with 459 designated for short-term use.<\/p>\n

An aerial view lokoing east to 2 Denarda Street, designed by Giannone Petricone Associates for KingSett Capital<\/span><\/p>\n

The site is walking distance to the soon-to-open Mount Dennis station, which will be served by the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT, GO Trains, and the UP Express. Several bus routes pass nearby that will serve that station, while others head south to Jane, Runnymede and Keele stations on Bloor Line 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

The proximity to the station positions the development within a Major Transit Station Area, promoting higher-density construction near transit hubs and aligning with the city’s goals for transit-oriented developments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Surrounding developments at least 19 storeys in height, image from submission to City of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n

There are at least six applications of at least 19 storeys in close proximity of the site. A number of towers are set to exceed 35 storeys, including\u00a08 Locust Street<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a015 Hollis Street<\/a>\u00a0about 200m and 350m southeast respectively. Near the southwest corner of Eglinton Avenue West and Black Creek Drive, 25 Photography Drive<\/a> is proposed to house 7 towers up to 49 storeys in height.<\/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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