[AlbertC]

Narrow site to work with here. It's currently a 1-storey plaza Circle K convenience store on Pleasant Blvd, just east of Yonge Street. It's also one block south of St. Clair, and across the street from a subway entrance.

Yonge & St. Clair – Plaza Partners

plazapartners.com

Currently on site:

 

[WislaHD]

Now that is a neat site for adding additional density to the St Clair area.

 

[Therion]

Absolutely. Having just a convenience store with a big parking pad in front so close to a subway station is a complete waste of space. I really hope something comes from this. Nice-looking project in its current iteration.

 

[ferusian]

11 PLEASANT BLVD
Ward 12: Toronto-St. Paul's

Development Applications

Project description:

Proposal for a 14-storey mixed-use building containing 65.0 square metres of non-residential gross floor area and 4873.30 square metres of residential gross floor area. A total of 72 residential dwelling units are proposed.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

BDP Quadrangle

 

[AlbertC]

Looks nice and sleek. Getting some Tokyo type vibes in terms of built form.

Example:

Kanda Terrace - 株式会社キー・オペレーション／一級建築士事務所

(JP) 神田小川町の靖国通りの裏に位置する3面を道路に面した細長い区画に計画された飲食テナントビル。 飲食テ

www.keyoperation.com

 

[Northern Light]

Preliminary Report on this one, to the May 19th meeting of TEYCC.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-166357.pdf

From said report:

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

Just a question but are those who make the changes seeing these said changes. Compare the old with the new. What looks better honestly. Clearly the first option. Why the big downgrade in appearance. I wonder what the people who come up with these things what theyre own houses or condos look like.

Maybe that transparency would help us all know what we can and can not have in the city before all process happen.

 

[AlbertC]

Plaza Makes Plans for 14 Storeys at Yonge and St Clair | UrbanToronto

The City of Toronto is reviewing plans for a proposed 14-storey residential development at 11 Pleasant Boulevard in the Deer Park neighbourhood. Plaza Partners has submitted a rezoning application to permit a BDP Quadrangle-designed 14-storey building on the site just across from the St Clair...

urbantoronto.ca

 

[soufflot]

A dense, car-free, narrow, mixed use building replacing surface parking on a street flanked by beastly above-ground parking garages. Makes for a satisfying case study of a city clawing its way back from the depths of car-centric development.

 

[ookpik]

I like this proposal a lot. Infuriating to know the City will fight it and the process will take years longer than it needs to, driving up the cost of housing and delaying much-needed supply.

Would be very happy to be proven wrong but not holding my breath

 

[Msleylar]

I like this proposal a lot. Infuriating to know the City will fight it and the process will take years longer than it needs to, driving up the cost of housing and delaying much-needed supply.

Would be very happy to be proven wrong but not holding my breath

I agree, though I think the City has painted itself into a corner with projects like this. Their prior opposition and constant adherence to Guidelines regarding tall building setbacks and massing has effectively killed the potential for them to support development like this while trying to be somewhat consistent across applications. And of course the dreaded "P" word you hear at almost every meeting.....precedent....

 

[AlbertC]

Current day view of the site with application sign up: