Consultation Meeting 26 Grenville Street & 27 Grosvenor Street - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Community Consultation Meeting

26 Grenville Street & 27 Grosvenor Street Katherine Bailey, Community Planner May 29, 2019

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Agenda

7:00 p.m. Introductions

Kristyn Wong-Tam, Councillor, City of Toronto Katherine Bailey, Planner, City of Toronto Greenwin Inc. & Choice Properties, Applicant Sweeny&Co, Architect

7:05 p.m. Presentations 7:35 p.m. Questions and Comments 8:55 p.m. Next Steps

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Purpose

• Provide information on the current development proposal
• Staff would like to hear your comments

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Next Steps

Application Circulation Preliminary Report to Community Council Response to Applicant Application Revision and Resubmission Recirculation, Consultation, Further Revisions, Finalization and Staff Report Public Meeting at Community Council Opportunity for third party Appeal to LPAT City Council Decision OPA/By-law in Effect Community Consultation We Are Here Opportunity for you to Comment Technical Response

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Conduct

• Everyone will have a chance to speak
• Raise your hand to ask a question or make a comment at the

end of the presentation

• Be respectful - everyone deserves to be heard

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Site Context

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Site Details

Site Area 3,846 square metres (0.95 acres) Frontage Grosvenor Street: 44.1 metres (145 feet) Grenville Street: 43.8 metres (144 feet)

27 Grosvenor and 26 Grenville

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Grenville Street Grosvenor Street

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27 Grosvenor and 26 Grenville

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27 Grosvenor and 26 Grenville

37 Grosvenor & 38 Grenville Murano Condos Breadalbane Park &

• Dr. Lillian McGregor Park

Police Headquarters 25 Grosvenor Street Provincial Offices Opera Place Park 18 Grenville Street Peregrine Co-op 15 Grenville Street Karma Condos 25 Grenville Street The Gallery Condos 32 Grenville Street Simon Apartments Central YMCA

Project Background

Province of Ontario

• Affordable Housing Lands Program (AHLP),

part of the Fair Housing Plan

• Use surplus provincial land
• 27 Grosvenor and 26 Grenville were

severed from the Provincial property at 25 Grosvenor

• 30% of GFA to be affordable for a minimum
• f 40 years

City of Toronto

• Affordable rental units will also receive fee

exemptions through the City of Toronto’s Open Door Affordable Housing Program

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Planning Policies

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Official Plan – Urban Structure Map

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Official Plan – Land Use Map

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Downtown Plan

Design Policies and Guidelines

• Building placement and separation

distances

• Relationship to adjacent heritage

properties

• Shadow and wind impacts
• Streetscape design

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Zoning Map

By-law 438-86 By-law 569-2013

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Applicant’s Proposal

Overview

• Two Towers:
• 35 Storeys (111.5 metres)
• 50 Storeys (159.0 metres)
• Shared Base Building: 11 Storeys (39.0 metres)
• 844 Dwelling Units:
• 257 Affordable Rental (30.5%)
• 587 Market Rental (69.5%)
• 395 sq.m. Retail (4,250 sq.ft.)
• 697 sq.m. Daycare (7,500 sq.ft.)
• 16.27 Site Density (FSI)
• 215 Vehicle Parking Spaces
• 845 Bike Parking Spaces

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Reasons for Application/Issues

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Reasons For The Application

Permitted Proposed Maximum Building Height 61 metres 111.5 metres 159.0 metres Maximum Density 7.8 times the area of the lot 16.27 times the area of the lot Minimum Parking 565 Spaces 215 Spaces Building Setbacks 0-3.0 metres from the street 5.5 metres from an interior property line if the building has windows 0 metres in all other cases Relief from required setbacks to permit building envelope. Tower Setbacks 3.0 metres from the street 12.5 metres from centreline of a lane 12.5 metres from side property line 25.0 metres from another tower on the lot Relief from required setbacks to permit building envelope.

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Issues To Be Addressed

Issues to be resolved include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:

• Appropriateness of the tower and base building heights
• Appropriateness of the tower setbacks and separation distances
• Interface with the heritage designated property at 32 Grenville Street
• Design of the public realm, walkways, and daycare facility
• Impacts from shadows and wind on parks and the public realm

Site Plan

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7.5 m 7.5 m 25.0 m 9.5 m 12.5 m 16.9 m 10.2 m

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Conclusion

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Determining the Public Interest

City Planning Evaluation And Recommendation

Facts & Figures

Details of development proposal, physical context

Law

Zoning Bylaw, Other Bylaws, Council decisions, Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, Committee of Adjustment

People

Applicant, City Departments & Agencies, Local Community, Other Stakeholders

Planning Policies

Provincial Policy Statement, Growth Plan, Official Plan

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Next Steps

Application Circulation Preliminary Report to Community Council Response to Applicant Application Revision and Resubmission Recirculation, Consultation, Further Revisions, Finalization and Staff Report Public Meeting at Community Council Opportunity for third party Appeal to LPAT City Council Decision OPA/By-law in Effect Community Consultation We Are Here Opportunity for you to Comment Technical Response

Site Plan Application

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• Separate but concurrent application
• Zoning By-law Amendment: height, massing, parking supply
• Site Plan Application: building materials, landscaping, lighting,

construction management Site Plan Working Group

• Review and comment on the proposal
• Commitment to multiple meetings

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Contact Us

Email To: Katherine.Bailey@toronto.ca Mail To: Katherine Bailey Planner, Community Planning City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 18th Floor, East Tower Toronto, ON , M5H 2N2 416-397-1761 @ CityPlanTO

Please remember to fill out a Community Meeting Comment Sheet.

Thank you for attending!