[Midtown Urbanist]

Currently occupied by Sprint Senior Care. 140 Merton is of the 11 sites identified as part of John Tory's Housing Now initiative. (Link)

I decided to begin this thread because I have heard rumbling that this site will be among the first to proceed. I've also heard rumblings of 14 storeys and largely senior-oriented from the local councillor.

Estimated Units according to CreateTO: 150 (50% market rental, 50% affordable rental)

Heritage Report: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-101450.pdf
Heritage Easement 2017: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-100814.pdf

 

[jje1000]

I wonder how much density the city is willing put on these sites- 14 floors hardly seems like enough.

That being said, this is near North Toronto and its monied NIMBYs, so you never know.

 

[mikejb]

QuadReal also has an application in on Merton to replace the parking garage just east of Yonge with an apartment building if memory serves right.

 

[Marcanadian]

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[innsertnamehere]

HousingNowTO has created a much more reasonable scheme as to what development here should look like. It would create 145 affordable units here, not 75.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1156562538135457792

 

[dowlingm]

 

[Northern Light]

 

[Northern Light]

Recommendation to CreateTO board is to send this property to market; presumably with no further changes at this time.

Agenda Item History - 2019.RA8.2

 

[Northern Light]

As per this report to CreateTO:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ra/bgrd/backgroundfile-139818.pdf

Looks like a target construction date of Q4 2020.

 

[Northern Light]

Final Report and recommended approval to the next Planning and Housing Committee Dec 10th.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-140601.pdf

 

[Kenojuak]

What a ridiculous waste of a precious public resource, to rezone this at 18 storeys when the brand new, in-force Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan (OPA 405) identifies the height range in this Merton Street corridor as 14 to 40 storeys (5.4.3.u), and further allows increases beyond the upper limit, within the context of an individual application, without requiring an OPA (5.4.3).

This makes me so mad. Stupid, stupid wastefulness, irresponsible use of public resources, and most importantly, a missed opportunity to deliver more affordable housing when it is is so desperately needed. Really pathetic work from the City.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

The city actually increased it to 18 storeys from 15 storeys. That is ambitous for the City.

Can't say I am not disappointed. They are proposing 10 units per floor, if this site was 40 storeys that would be 200 affordable units as opposed to the meager 80 proposed.

 

[Marcanadian]

Zoning adopted at Council:

Agenda Item History - 2019.PH11.2

There was also a motion brought forth by Councillor Matlow and passed by Council to look at adding a grocery store to the development provided no affordable housing or community space is lost.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Hilarious. Adding more required uses to a building form that is already loaded and isn't allowed to increase. Would love to see if anyone takes this on...

 

[Northern Light]

Update on this via a report to the March 7th meeting of CreateTO:

Agenda Item History - 2022.RA29.2

From the above: