Item - 2012.TE15.22

The Toronto and East York Community Council directed that:

1.         Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 324-338 Richmond Street West together with the Ward Councillor.

2.         Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site.

3.         Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations under the Planning Act.

The proposed redevelopment is to construct a 24-storey mixed-use commercial and residential condominium with 295 residential units, commercial units at grade, 100 residential parking spaces, 2 car-share spaces and 29 commercial pay parking spaces on 5 levels below grade and 223 bicycle spaces.  The height proposed is 74.2 metres to the roof exclusive of the mechanical equipment.  The development will have a total of 20,671 square metres of gross floor area.

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the applications and on the community consultation process.

Staff recommend that a community consultation meeting be scheduled for the second quarter of 2012.  Staff anticipate submitting a final report on the application to Community Council in the fourth quarter of 2012.  These target dates assume that the applicant will provide all required information in a timely manner.