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135 Plunkett Road: a proposed 6 x 4-storey condo-townhouse development designed by Architecture Unfolded for Luxor Homes on the east side of Plunkett Road, south of Cabana Drive and north of Antonio Court in Toronto's Humber Summit neighbourhood.

Rendering & site plan:
PLN - Architectural Plans - Architectural Plans_135plunkett_rd-16.jpg

PLN - Architectural Plans - Architectural Plans_135plunkett_rd-01.jpg
 
artyboy123 said:
135 Plunkett Road (opens in new window)23 203652 WET 07 OZLoralea Tulloch2024-03-27In-person6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Venerable John Merlini Catholic School
123 Whitfield Ave
Toronto, ON
M9L 1G9
(Gymnasium)
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Hmmm, an IN-PERSON only public-meeting in Councillor Perruzza's ward on a site that used to be part of a long defunct Catholic School... being held a few days before EASTER...??

HISTORY (2018)

"Bluehaven Public School was closed in 1984 and St. Gaspar Catholic School closed in 2002 due to declining enrollment in the area....

In 2016, St Gaspar and Scarborough were merged into the Bluehaven campus. East York Stucco Co. website states “(Nile Academy included)...the installation of new custom designed interior wall system and some architectural decoration combined with the new acrylic stucco finishes.”

St. Gaspar will be demolished for a new subdivision to be built in two phases, 111 Plunkett (two public roads, a public walkway and 21 semi-detached houses) and 135 Plunkett (15 semi-detached houses as well as one detached house). This is according to a zoning by-law amendment and draft plan in a City of Toronto staff report dated March 12, 2018.

Bluehaven and St. Gaspar have given many some fond memories."

Source - https://www.emeryvillagevoice.ca/Fond-memories-of-Bluehaven-and-St--Gaspar

Analysis : This public-meeting could be a smooth, but it also has all of the ingredients to be an absolute NIMBY gong-show... give the location, history and personalities involved.
 
For clarity, this meeting and application are about phase 2 of development here, phase 1 is well under construction now, if not complete.

Aerial Pic: White building tops are phase 1, phase 2 is green bit next to Plunkett Rd.

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From the Planning Report:

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So on two sides these face buildings that either are under construction or have literally just completed.

One would think objections from those 2 sides would be minimal.

Though, if they were told only of the previous zoning approval........ya never know.

Previous approval - 30 units; new application 151 units.

Their precedents/comps aren't very good:

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Transportation/Parking:

Relatively car-centric at 145 residential parking spaces (plus visitor) for a ratio pretty close to 1.

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Overall Comments:

I can support this; but would like to see the parking volume revisited.

At 151 Units, I think maybe the combination of the Community Benefits and City market purchase might make sense here to grab one whole building out of the set.

On Parkland, as this is a priority area for parkland, I suggest an offsite acquisition

This one is easy as not only is there an excellent site, but one that could directly benefit the marketing of this proposal, there's a small park almost across the street:

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Any of 194-204 Plunkett, 81-103 Anthia Dr, or 184 Plunkett/ 4 Madonna Gardens would work nicely.
 
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Item will go to full Council in the middle of next-week... and despite the neighbours' protests via the usual suspects at "Humber Summit Residents' Association" -- I can't see how full Council won't over-turn Councillor Perruzza's motion -- and allow this Staff-Approved project to proceed..?

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HSRA (PDF) - https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/comm/communicationfile-179653.pdf
 
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HousingNowTO said:
Update that Councillor Perruzza moved to go against Staff advice for APPROVAL at EYCC -- and that motion passed at Community Council.

View attachment 564878

EY13.1 - 135 Plunkett Road - Zoning Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval
https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.EY13.1
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Long story -- but Full Council did not change anything on this agenda item or Councillor Perruzza's road-block attempt, and therefore it must now go to the OLT...

City Council adopted this item on May 22, 2024 without amendments.

Agenda Item History 2024.EY13.1

Agenda Item History 2024.EY13.1
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