dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
It all boils down to height, the city was set on this tower not being any taller.
Too bad, this would have looked great taller, and in an appropriate location.
It all boils down to height, the city was set on this tower not being any taller.
I really wonder why they didn't buy the lot beside this and build a second shorter tower ... or maybe whomever owned it wasn't budging.
I'm sure the answer is likely buried somewhere here.
To alter the redevelopment plan for the 49-storey residential condominium tower with a 13-storey building and
underground parking garage approved under Site Specific By-law 104-2010 by: constructing a five-storey wind
screen to sit atop the south end of the covered driveway located along the west side of the site; to increase the
width of mechanical room above the 13-storey building at the north side of the site; to increase the setbacks;
alter the location of the balconies for the 13-storey building; and to increase the height of the tower building.
REQUESTED VARIANCE(S) TO THE ZONING BY-LAW:
1. Section 3(2) & Map 2, By-law 104-2010
The maximum permitted height of the windscreen is 15 m.
The proposed height of the windscreen is 18.5 m.
2. Section 3(1) & Map 2, By-law 104-2010
The minimum required setback is 10.0 m from the south property line.
The proposed setback is 6.0 m from the south property line.
3. Section 3(1) & Map 2, By-law 104-2010
The minimum required setback is 21.9 m from the west property line and no portion of the building
shall be located outside of the delineated lines on Map 2.
The proposed setbacks from the northwest corner to the west property line will be 23.9 m and the
location of the balconies will fall outside the delineated lines on Map 2.
4. Section 3(1) & 3(2) & Map 2, By-law 104-2010
The maximum width of the mechanical room is 8.1 m.
The proposed width of the mechanical area on the north side of the building is 8.5 m.
5. Section (3)2 & 3(4)(a) & Map 2, By-law 104-2010
The maximum permitted height of the tower building is 156.0 m and no additional height for the parapet
is permitted.
The proposed height is 157.9 m to the top of the parapet of the tower building.
So the same height as Uptown.