Item - 2018.TE30.41

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Received for information the report (January 30, 2018) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

This Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes a large-scale mixed-use redevelopment of the former Toronto District School Board lands located at the southwest corner of Bloor Street West and Dufferin Street, including municipal addresses 1141 Bloor Street West, 980 Dufferin Street, and 90 Croatia Street.  The application proposes new streets, a new park, a community hub and a mix of uses including residential, retail and office.  Six new buildings ranging in heights from 6 storeys to 47 storeys are proposed.  There are 147,512 square metres of residential gross floor area proposed, 2,219 residential units and 23,495 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.  A two-level below-grade parking structure will provide parking for the majority of the 923 parking spaces proposed, and for most of the 2,511 bicycle parking spaces.  At-grade, there are 13 vehicle parking spaces and 116 short-term bicycle spaces proposed.

This application is also subject to an application for Draft Plan of Subdivision to introduce two new roads and create new blocks (Application No. 17-237276 STE 18 SB).

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application.

City Planning staff are targeting the first quarter of 2019 for a Final Report, assuming the applicant provides all required information in a timely manner.  A community consultation meeting is scheduled for February 7, 2018.  

City Planning staff will work with the applicant to address the issues identified in this report, in particular, reductions in height and density in order to achieve an acceptable form of development.