[PMT]

2787 EGLINTON AVE E
Ward 35 - Scarborough District
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The application proposes an amendment to the Zoning By-law to permit 6 blocks of 4-storey stacked townhouses containing 198 residential units. The proposed development would have a total gross floor area of 18,053 square metres, and a Floor Space Index of 1.84 times the lot area. A total of 238 vehicular and 149 bicycle parking spaces, and 1 type-G loading space would be provided to service the proposed development.

Proposed Use --- # of Storeys --- # of Units ---

Applications:
Type Number Date Submitted Status
Rezoning 18 140669 ESC 35 OZ Apr 9, 2018 Under Review

Current site:

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[Northern Light]

2787 EGLINTON AVE E
Ward 35 - Scarborough District
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The application proposes an amendment to the Zoning By-law to permit 6 blocks of 4-storey stacked townhouses containing 198 residential units. The proposed development would have a total gross floor area of 18,053 square metres, and a Floor Space Index of 1.84 times the lot area. A total of 238 vehicular and 149 bicycle parking spaces, and 1 type-G loading space would be provided to service the proposed development.

Proposed Use --- # of Storeys --- # of Units ---

Applications:
Type Number Date Submitted Status
Rezoning 18 140669 ESC 35 OZ Apr 9, 2018 Under Review

Current site:
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Renderings:
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Site plan:
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As hideously ugly as the existing buildings are, it's tempting to accept anything that might replace them.

But absolutely not!

Eglinton must be treated as a main arterial.

It must have retail at grade.

It really should have more density along a route that will likely have LRT in front of it within a decade and may even have a subway station if the SSE happens (there should be a station at Eglinton/Brimley if the SSE happens).

This proposal represents a waste of opportunity and land.

I understand that the north side of Eglinton in this block has been treated similarly (townhomes). That was dumb idea then, a mistake in need of correction. Let's not add to it.

 

[am29]

Definitely needs retail along eglinton

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Hard no on this development proposal.

 

[PMT]

Request for Interim Directions Report: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-116865.pdf

This Report responds to an application where staff are currently not in a position to provide a Final Report to Council, but which could be appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal due to a lack of decision during the break in Council's meeting schedule (July to December 2018).
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The proposed development is not supportable in its current form and it has not demonstrated how it will fit into the planned context and vision for Avenues in the City's Official Plan. It is Staff's opinion that the proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014), does not conform with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017) and is not in keeping with the intent of the City's Official Plan.

 

[Marcanadian]

Some changes have been made to the proposal according to new docs:

• Total number of units decreased from 198 to 196;
• 11 four-bedroom units provided;
• east-west laneway along southerly boundary has been eliminated;
• private vehicular access onto Eglinton Avenue East eliminated;
• all surface parking eliminated.

http://app.toronto.ca/DevelopmentAp...icationsList.do?action=init&folderRsn=4350568

 

[am29]

This project is so underwhelming on so many fronts.. gives nothing back to the street level. I don’t understand why they don’t try for something taller, add some retail and green park space. There’ll be an LRT stop here too I believe.

 

[Northern Light]

Some changes have been made to the proposal according to new docs:

View attachment 162044

• Total number of units decreased from 198 to 196;
• 11 four-bedroom units provided;
• east-west laneway along southerly boundary has been eliminated;
• private vehicular access onto Eglinton Avenue East eliminated;
• all surface parking eliminated.

http://app.toronto.ca/DevelopmentAp...icationsList.do?action=init&folderRsn=4350568

This remains completely unacceptable for a higher-order-transit corridor, a six-lane road, at a major intersection.

The Eglinton Frontage must have retail, and must be at least 5 storeys.

Beyond the insufficient density and inappropriate non-mix of uses; this is architectural banality. Blah.

I hope the City finds a way to stifle this.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

This is Mattamy. They are going to go after highest and best use, which is this townhome development. Not a midrise.

 

[Northern Light]

Good news of sorts on this awful proposal.

City staff have been working to stifle it.

Status Update on the application to Scarborough Community Council was posted today:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-134158.pdf

From the above report:

Planning staff advised that the proposed development was not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and does not conform with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017).
....

Staff Report for Information - Status Report - 2787-2791 Eglinton Avenue East Page 2 of 5 It was determined together with the applicant that the extent of changes required were significant and therefore a report could not be brought forward to the first Community Council meeting of 2019. The applicant agreed to continue working with City staff to further revise the proposal to further bring the application in compliance with the City's Townhouse and Low-rise Apartment Guidelines, as directed by Council.

The bad news, we don't yet have anything better: (from report)

To date, the applicant has submitted two revised proposals, however a number of key issues remain unresolved. As such, Planning staff were unable to bring forward a Final Report with the associated draft zoning by-laws due to the level of uncertainty with the proposal.

 

[Marcanadian]

Latest materials have been submitted. Unit count has decreased again from 196 to 184.

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[Northern Light]

Latest materials have been submitted. Unit count has decreased again from 196 to 184.

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More or less the same abysmal trash we saw the first time.

This is completely unacceptable.

It needs greater density, not less and it needs ground floor retail, period.

Sigh.

 

[ProjectEnd]

What's good urbanistically isn't necessarily good for business. Through that lens, towns make the most sense here.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

What's good urbanistically isn't necessarily good for business. Through that lens, towns make the most sense here.

Today it does.

Tomorrow, this will be a lost opportunity for high-rise density.

 

[ProjectEnd]

I guess you could theoretically hold the property with short-term uses, but the headache and administration of that would certainly outweigh any potential income. And who knows how long that could be? 5 years? 10? 20?

Also think of ballooning construction costs across the GTA. It would be hard for one to be able to sell for a high enough PSF to make the economics work for anything taller than stick-frame.