[AlbertC]

Application Details

app.toronto.ca

23 POYNTZ AVE
Ward 18: Willowdale

Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 9-storey mixed-use building with 41 dwelling units and 4 surface parking spaces. The total GFA proposed would be 4,035 square metres with the FSI to be 3.50. The commercial spaces at grade and on the second floor are proposed to be 656.3 square metres.

View of current buildings along the south side of Poyntz Ave, just west of Yonge Street:

 

[Undead]

The Shoppers render is absolute ace.
Love the scale.

 

[sunnyraytoronto]

The Shoppers render is absolute ace.
Love the scale.

The Shoppers Drug Mart will likely not materialize,... as there is already a decent size Shoppers Drug Mart nearby at recently renovated RioCan YongeSheppardCentre. While this could possibly be a complementary Shopper Drug Mart that specialize in senior / mobility devices,.. that's not likely due to insufficient parking.

 

[sunnyraytoronto]

In late 2016, the previous Land-Assembler / Investor / Developer of this 23, 25 & 27 Poyntz site submitted, got approval for (April 2018) but never proceeded with (Assembled-UpZone-to-Flip) a Redevelopment Proposal for 3-storey (Retail ground, Office second floor and 4 unit of Residential on 3rd floor) within the 11m height limit but only 1.05FSI Density instead of the 1.5FSI maximum allowable density for this site,... because their western lot (27 Poyntz) is unbuildable since it's at foot of current Beecroft Rd and under North York Centre Secondary Plan the space is technically reserved for a southward extension of Beecroft Road - although there's no official plans for it. This Final Report shows approval for 1.43FSI which was based on just for the 2 eastern lots since the western lot is unbuildable and it's Density could be transferred elsewhere but not here since height and setback were pretty much already maxed out.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-114152.pdf

This 2016 site plan shows the 10.75m side setback from western property line to allow sufficient space for a future Beecroft south extension - notice how curb on this proposal will line up perfectly to curb of widen Beecroft Rd north of Poyntz.

Note: #35 Poyntz - adjacent lot directly west of this site, has been on & off the market for the last 5 year or so; it's basically unsellable due to this North York Centre Secondary Plan "lien" of not allowing redevelopment due to a future Beecroft South Extension which has not been approved.

 

[sunnyraytoronto]

The new Redevelopment Proposal is:
- beyond the 11m maximum allowable height limit - typically enough for 3-storey Office/Retail or 4-storey Residential
- beyond the 1.5FSI maximum allowable density limit; proposing 3.5FSI density
- When sites within Secondary Plans (like North York Centre Secondary Plan) are adjacent to single Residential House zoned areas - the subject site must respect a 45-degree angular plane - the current 9-storey proposal does not respect the 45-degree angular plane from rear property line shared with single residential house zoned neighbourhood along north side of Johnston Ave.