Item - 2016.TE16.31

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  Staff be directed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 350, 370 and 390 Queens Quay 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, and to additional residents, institutions 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 of the Planning Act.

This application proposes the development of a new 29-storey tower including a 5-storey base building  (105 metres, including mechanical penthouse) in place of an existing 3-storey mixed-use building at 370 Queens Quay West.  The proposed base building is connected to existing 21-storey mixed-use towers to the east and west at 350 and 390 Queens Quay West.  These two tower floorplates at 350 and 390 Queens Quay West will be increased by additions at the north end of each building for the entire 21-storey height.  The proposed development would add 343 new residential units to the site and would remove 43 parking spaces, such that the combined total of the existing development and the proposed additions would be 860 residential units and 387 vehicular parking spaces.  The proposal, as submitted, is not supportable by City Planning staff in this context, particularly with respect to the proposed height and slab addition.

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted applications and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the applications and on the community consultation process.  Next steps include the scheduling of a community consultation meeting.  A final report is targeted for the first quarter of 2017.  The target date for the final report assumes that the applicant will provide all required information in a timely manner and address the issues identified in this report.