[reinventingthewheel]

Chartwell has sold their Heritage Glen senior home site at 6515 Glen Erin Drive to real estate developer Minto Group. Sad state of affairs as residents have been given 4 months notice of eviction.

Article here

“The aging infrastructure of the buildings has made it unsustainable to continue operations as a retirement residence,” Perrone Lisi wrote, adding that Chartwell has retained a team a help residents and their families with relocating.

Currently there are only 188 of 323 units occupied. No publicly available plans as of yet but the application of minor variance gives an idea of the renovations being made.

Renovation plans presented at the committee of adjustment last month suggest that Heritage Glen will be redeveloped to have 331 all-ages rental units, with 22 additional two-bedroom apartments and 14 fewer single-bedroom dwellings.

6515 Glen Erin Dr. is zoned for residential uses including retirement buildings, long-term care facilities and apartments and has a maximum height of 12 storeys.

Switching the building use from retirement residence to all-ages rental does not require city council and planning committee approval.
The city’s committee of adjustment approved minor variances to allow reduced parking rates and setbacks at 6515 Glen Erin Dr. with no objections from city or regional staff on Feb. 15.

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I suppose if the space was under-utilized then the sale and repurposing is warranted but the quick eviction notice is rather unfortunate. My grandmother lived here before she passed, as much as she’s missed our family is thankful we didn’t have to deal with this displacement.

 

[Don Coyote]

There's a fenced off area with markings for construction and an office of sorts but I don't think much has happened here yet. But this is the site as of today.