The Toronto City Council has approved an 11 storey mixed-use building with retail. Wintrup Developments had submitted an application in late 2020 to amend the Zoning By-law to allow this building at 4415 Sheppard Avenue East at the intersection with Brimley Road.
An article in Urban Toronto stated that the L-shaped site, at the crossing of two major arterial streets, is comprised of two parcels known as 4415-4419 and 4421 Sheppard Avenue East. Currently there is a single storey commercial building, a two-storey detached dwelling converted for commercial use, and associated surface parking.
The developer needs approval to redevelop the site with:
- An 11-storey mid-rise building that is 32.5 metres high
- Street-related retail uses fronting Sheppard Avenue East and Brimley Road
- Townhouse units fronting on Fulham Street on its west side with additional dwellings above
The proposal, designed by IBI Group, calls for the following:
- Total gross floor area of 19,642 m2
- 18,932 m2 of residential
- 710 m2 of retail
- Overall density of 5.7
- Total of 243 residential units are proposed
The Planning Rationale report that was submitted to the City for review included the new building responds to the current and evolving built form context of Sheppard - a commercial corridor characterized by low-rise commercial, industrial and retail uses - as an Avenue in Toronto planning parlance, and seeks to create an appropriate pedestrian realm. It also transitions down to the neighbourhoods to the south - composed of single-detached dwellings - and its design comprises numerous step backs to achieve this.
At the northeast corner is a retail unit and at the northwest corner, the indoor amenity space and the residential lobby and lounge.
The balance of the ground floor is comprised of:
- Enclosed service areas
- Internalized loading area
- At-grade parking areas
- Bicycle storage
- Waste collection areas
The south facade has been designed to provide a transition to the low-rise neighbourhoods to the south through incremental stepping of the building's profile. At Level 3, the building begins to terrace upwards and away from the neighbourhood.
Of the 243 units proposed, the breakdown includes:
- 156 one-bedroom and one-bedroom plus den units
- 85 two-bedroom and two-bedroom plus den units
- 2 three-bedroom units
- Six 2-storey grade related townhouse units fronting Fulham Street
Indoor amenity areas located throughout the building include the following:
- 2,810 square foot gym at grade level
- Meeting rooms and work spaces on Levels 2, 4, 5, and 6
- Additional amenity space at Level 10, connecting to an outdoor terrace
- Mechanical penthouse level will provide additional outdoor amenity space
There will be two levels of underground and two levels of above-grade parking located internal to the building. The above-grade parking levels will be treated with a creative and sculptural approach that will complement the architectural expression of the base building. 183 bicycle parking spaces will also be provided.
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