A new rental tower is being proposed in Toronto\u2019s Church-Wellesley neighbourhood, where plans have been filed to replace an existing apartment building at\u00a055 Isabella Street<\/a> with a 75-storey mixed-use development. Designed by\u00a0Wallman Architects<\/a> for\u00a0Cromwell Property Management<\/a>, the plan is among the tallest proposed buildings in the area, situated within walking distance of both Wellesley and Bloor-Yonge stations.\u00a0<\/p>\n The site is on the south side of Isabella Street between Yonge and Church streets, within the Church-Wellesley neighbourhood, an area characterized by a mix of residential, commercial, institutional, and open space uses ranging from older apartment buildings to recently completed and proposed high-rise towers. Currently occupied by a 12-storey mid-century rental apartment building containing 83 units, the property includes surface parking and ground-floor office space.<\/p>\n The Firm Developments<\/a> has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer. The proposal calls for a 75-storey mixed-use tower rising from a six-storey podium, reaching a height of 250.5m. The building would contain 55,161m\u00b2 of Gross Floor Area, including 53,388m\u00b2 of residential space, 1,064m\u00b2 of office space, and 92m\u00b2 of ground-floor retail space on the 2,123m\u00b2 lot, giving a Floor Space Index of 26 times lot coverage.\u00a0<\/p>\n The development would deliver 843 purpose-built rental units, replacing the site\u2019s existing 83 rental apartments. The proposed unit mix consists of 34 studios, 631 one-bedroom units, 136 two-bedroom units, and 42 three-bedroom units, with additional suites designed to allow future conversion into larger family-sized layouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Residents would be served by 2,529m\u00b2 of amenity space, split between 1,517m\u00b2 indoors and 1,012m\u00b2 outdoors. Eight elevators would serve the building\u2019s 843 units, resulting in an elevator ratio of approximately one elevator for every 105 suites indicating reasonable response times with speedy motors, and when all elevators are operating.<\/p>\n The proposal would provide a 19.6m separation distance to the apartment building at 59 Isabella Street to the east and an 18.06m separation distance to the building at 33 Isabella Street to the west, both of which are less than the 25m minimum called for in the City’s Tall Buildings Guidelines. At grade, the project would consolidate the site\u2019s existing three driveways into a single access point along the west side of the property. No vehicular parking spaces are proposed. Instead, transportation facilities would include three pick-up and drop-off spaces, as well as 475 bicycle parking spaces, comprising 380 long-term and 85 short-term spots, with public bicycle parking provided at grade.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wellesley Station on Yonge Line 1 is located approximately 450m from the site, while the Line 1 and Line 2 interchange at Bloor-Yonge station is roughly 500m away. Surface transit options provide connections across the downtown core and beyond. The site is similarly well connected to Toronto\u2019s cycling network, with nearby cycling infrastructure on Yonge Street, Bloor Street, Sherbourne Street, and Wellesley Street linking the area to destinations throughout Downtown and the broader city.<\/p>\n The proposal joins a growing concentration of tall building proposals reshaping the area. To the east, development applications have been submitted for\u00a088 Isabella Street<\/a> at 62 storeys,\u00a090 Isabella Street<\/a> at 69 storeys, and\u00a081-83 Isabella Street<\/a> at 70 storeys. North of the site, the 47-storey\u00a0The Charles at Church<\/a> is currently under construction, while additional proposals include\u00a0625 Church Street<\/a> at 56 storeys and\u00a048 Isabella Street<\/a> at 69 storeys. Toward Yonge Street, applications include\u00a015 Charles Street East<\/a> at 66 storeys,\u00a0619 Yonge Street<\/a> at 70 storeys,\u00a0646 Yonge Street<\/a> at 75 storeys, and\u00a0645 Yonge Street<\/a> at 76 storeys.\u00a0<\/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 * * *<\/p>\n UrbanToronto’s research and data service,\u00a0UTPro<\/a>, provides comprehensive data on construction projects in the Greater Golden Horseshoe\u2014from proposal through to completion. Other services include\u00a0Instant Reports<\/a>, downloadable snapshots based on location, and a daily subscription newsletter,\u00a0New Development Insider<\/a>, that tracks projects from initial application.\u200b<\/p>\n <\/imgx><\/imgx><\/imgx><\/imgx><\/imgx><\/imgx><\/imgx><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a01.5K\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n75-Storey Rental Tower Proposed on Isabella Street in Church-Wellesley<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n