Item - 2013.TE24.39

The Toronto and East York Community Council directed that:

1.         Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 2221 Yonge Street together with the Ward Councillor.

2.         Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

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

This application proposes to redevelop the subject site at 2221 Yonge Street.  The site is currently occupied by a 6-storey office building which is proposed to be demolished to allow construction of a 56-storey condominium with commercial uses at grade.  A total of 560 residential units are proposed with an 8-level underground garage containing 306 parking spaces.  All vehicular access for cars and loading is proposed to occur from the existing public lane to the east at the rear of the site.

The total gross mixed use floor area is 40,387 square metres which is approximated 20.4 times the lot area.

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

In the opinion of staff, the tower component (particularly the tower setbacks to the north property line) does not comply with the intent of the Design Criteria for the Review of Tall Buildings Proposals.  However, staff recommend holding a community consultation meeting to seek input from the local community on the proposal.  Issues raised at that meeting and discussions with adjacent property owners will assist staff in determining the nature and the extent of revisions that would be required for this application to fit within its existing and planned local context.

If the applicant submits revised plans (in a timely manner), which are better suited for this site, a final report could be targeted for a Public Meeting in the final quarter of 2013.