Judy Lamelza
Special to Ontario Construction News
Toronto city council has approved 18 development applications and one conceptual plan totaling 10,261 new residential units. New projects include multi-tower developments, affordable housing and community infrastructure upgrades.
Union Park
Oxford Properties Group will convert a planned office tower into two residential towers (61 and 71 storeys) at Union Station Rail Corridor
Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects with Adamson Associates as Architect of Record
111 Peter Street
WZMH Architects’ 52-storey tower for Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. and Capital Developments will create 852 residential units, including 24 affordable rentals, while retaining an existing building onsite
522 University Avenue
64-storey tower designed by WZMH Architects will add 579 condominium units above a 15-storey adaptively reused Brutalist office building
Reside on Richmond
Originate Developments Inc. and Harlo Capital’s 33-storey building will deliver 371 units, including 9 affordable rentals, while preserving a heritage building at its base
Seaton House Redevelopment
Phase 1 will replace an existing men’s shelter with a 10-storey building containing 374 beds and units, designed by B+H Architects, Montgomery Sisam Architects, Hilditch Architect, and GBCA Architects
Pinnacle Lakeside (Phase 1)
Pinnacle International’s East Bayfront project will feature three towers ranging from 15 to 54 storeys, housing 1,261 condominiums
54 Brownlow Avenue
60-storey tower by Benvenuto Group and Sweeny &Co Architects Inc., delivering 718 units near the upcoming Mount Pleasant Eglinton Crosstown station
1220 Yonge Street
BBB Architects’ 35-storey design for Trinity Point Development will introduce 270 units, scaled up from 22 storeys after designation as a Major Transit Station Area
Toronto Lawn Tennis Club Expansion
Approval was granted for a 3-storey clubhouse expansion in Summerhill, designed by Williamson Williamson Inc. Architects
158 Sterling Road
A 31-storey, 105.44m tower designed by Giannone Petricone Associates for Marlin Spring Developments will add 396 residential units
150 Sterling Road
Also part of the Sterling Masterplan, a 28-storey tower will bring 349 units near Dundas West subway and Bloor GO/UP Express stations
Swansea Mews Revitalization
Conceptual plan endorsed for redevelopment by Toronto Community Housing Corporation, proposing 854 residential units across three blocks
2491 Lake Shore Boulevard West
9-storey, 34.91m mixed-use building designed by BDP Quadrangle for Kettlebeck will deliver 151 units, including 8 affordable rentals
7 Wardlaw Crescent
4-storey, 51-unit affordable rental building featuring mass timber construction, designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects for the City of Toronto
Tyndale Green
subdivision plan approved for a masterplanned community by Collecdev-Markee Developments and Tyndale University, with 1,511 units across 12 buildings up to 24 storeys, featuring both market and affordable rentals
150 The Donway West
Diamond Schmitt Architects’ project for Akelius includes two rental buildings (9 and 15 storeys) delivering 230 units, 10 of which will be replacement rental units
1 Broadlands Boulevard
Artlife Developments’ 3-storey rental townhouse project will bring 21 units to the Parkwoods neighbourhood
2221 Kennedy Road
VHL Developments Inc. will build a townhouse development with three 4-storey blocks totaling 68 units, designed by TAES Architect Inc.
2655 Lawrence Avenue East
Technical reapproval for The Mehan Group’s previously approved project will confirm 412 residential units across 18- and 28-storey towers and townhomes in Midland Park
