[Northern Light]

We have a new thread, for a new app that I overlooked in the AIC.

Thanks to new poster @alfred the butler for the heads up on this one.

Application Details

app.toronto.ca

Now lets have a look at this site on Streetview:

and just to the west:

So, 2 SFH plus one low-rise apartment building.

Now, lets look at the aerial pic:

Site size: ~2200m2/24000ft2

Comments:

This type of height stretching (as compared to precedent) here is going to be based on an MTSA designation for Cosburn Stn on the Ontario Line.
the case is there.

The one overt challenge I see here is a question over whether this strands some of the adjacent parcels; but that's a non-issue if no one objects.

I see no case whatsoever for an on-site park; again, there are several small parks in the area, that are almost non-functional they're so small.

This should absolutely be off-site parkland dedication to enlarging one of those.

 

[christiesplits]

Driven by those houses a million times and never noticed them.

 

[AlbertC]

Hmm... could this be another assembly by everyone's favourite developer, Marlin Spring?

 

[Northern Light]

* Docs are Up *

Architect is BDPQ

 

[YIMBY519]

@Northern Light is gonna love this parkland dedication :/

 

[Northern Light]

@Northern Light is gonna love this parkland dedication :/

If by love you meant despise (which is what you meant)............you're not wrong.

What a completely absurd notion.

Thanks for reminding me to call planning about that.......

Not that they'll fight it, LOL............PF&R will just shrug and accept it........ but I must try.

 

[alfred the butler]

Who would have thought.....Kingsett

 

[AlbertC]

Source

 

[HousingNowTO]

Hmmm... Kingsett has an Affordable Housing division that is doing a HOUSING NOW site... so will keep an eye on this site.

Affordable Housing Fund - KingSett Capital

The goal of the KingSett Affordable Housing Fund LP is to provide stable risk weighted returns while delivering high quality affordable housing within Canada’s core rental markets. The Fund will participate in joint ventures, ground up development, financing initiatives and other structures to...

www.kingsettcapital.com

 

[AlbertC]

Resubmission in Apr 2023. It's now revised down to 25 storeys:

Application Details

app.toronto.ca

Proposal for a 25-storey residential building inclusive of a 4-storey podium having a gross floor area of 19,265 square metres (FSI 8.94). The proposed development includes 292 residential dwelling units and an on-site park dedication of approx. 215 square metres. The development would include a 128 square metre Privately Owned Publically Accessible Space (POPS) at the front of the building. A total of 32 vehicular parking spaces in 2 underground levels and 293 bicycle parking spaces are proposed. Existing uses include a 3 storey residential rental building at 20 Cosburn Avenue and low rise residential buildings. A Rental Housing and Screening Form submitted indicates there are 6 or more dwelling units on site.

 

[Northern Light]

Resubmission in Apr 2023. It's now revised down to 25 storeys:

Application Details

app.toronto.ca

Proposal for a 25-storey residential building inclusive of a 4-storey podium having a gross floor area of 19,265 square metres (FSI 8.94). The proposed development includes 292 residential dwelling units and an on-site park dedication of approx. 215 square metres. The development would include a 128 square metre Privately Owned Publically Accessible Space (POPS) at the front of the building. A total of 32 vehicular parking spaces in 2 underground levels and 293 bicycle parking spaces are proposed. Existing uses include a 3 storey residential rental building at 20 Cosburn Avenue and low rise residential buildings. A Rental Housing and Screening Form submitted indicates there are 6 or more dwelling units on site.

From the Cover Letter:

Comments: parking down good; dumb parkland retained, bad!

Some (not all) of the notable changes:

Revised Site Plan:

 

[Northern Light]

So, this proposal is the subject of a Decision Report, Approval Recommended and Rental Housing Demolition Report to the next meeting of TEYCC:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-237130.pdf

The details are substantially similar to March '23 revisions............but with one notable exception......

Parks is refusing the incredibly stupid on-site parkland dedication, and requiring an off-site location instead! YAY!

From the report:

What's notable here, is that the above noted application also included an incredibly useless small park; and we now know that what Council directed as part of confidential proceedings on the 5 Cosburn App....
is that the City secure an expanded park adjacent to that site.

Good, two birds, one stone!

I don't know if @HousingNowTO is following this one.......but this is to be noted:

 

[artyboy123]

New stats are updated. The overall storey count changed from 27 storey to 25 storey. The height changed from 92.26m to 86.92m. Total units changed from 272 units to 292 units. Parking space changed from 69 parking to 32 parking.

Stats taken from the architectural plan via rezoning.