Side-by-Side Bloor Condo Plans Consolidated into 36-Storey Student Residence

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
May 15, 2026 by Anthony Teles 1.2K

Parallel Bloor condo plans will be combined into a 36-story student residence

A redevelopment proposal facing the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto’s St. George campus dramatically alters plans for 208 and 210 Bloor Street West, where plans for previously approved side-by-side residential towers were scrapped and the properties consolidated into a single building for a 36-story, privately owned student residence designed by Turner Fleischer for resident and tribute communities. The proposal would more than double the combined residential yield of the previous projects while remaining largely within the already approved development limits established by prior approvals for the two sites.

Looking north at 208-210 Bloor Street West, designed by Turner Fleischer for Resident and Tribute Communities

The proposal is for a gathering on the north side of Bloor Street West between Avenue Road and Bedford Road, currently with a nine-story commercial building at 208 Bloor and a two-story commercial building at 210 Bloor. There are private lanes behind the Museum House to the north and the Exhibit Condominiums to the east. The surrounding area features a mix of institutional, residential and commercial uses closely linked to the University of Toronto and the Bloor-Yorkville corridor.

Looking northwest at the current locations of 208 Bloor Street West (right) and 210 Bloor Street West (left), image from Google Maps

The renovation is being carried out following separate building permit procedures for the two properties in recent years. At 210 Bloor Street West, Tribute Communities first filed plans in 2018 for a 29-story residential tower designed by Core Architects that would include 42 two-bedroom units with ground-level retail space. The application was rejected by city council in 2019 before being referred to the then-called Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, where the proposal was ultimately approved by an Ontario Land Tribunal decision in 2021. The approved plan included a three-story underground parking garage with 75 residential parking spaces.

Looking northwest at the previous plan for 210 Bloor Street West, designed by Core Architects for Tribute Communities

Next door to the east, Resident (then doing business as Plaza Partners) was pursuing a separate redevelopment proposal for 208 Bloor Street West as of 2021. Designed by BDP Quadrangle, the project evolved through several revisions before receiving approval in 2023 for a 34-story, 142-unit mixed-use condominium tower with ground-level common space.

Looking north at the previous plan for 208 Bloor Street West, designed by BDP Quadrangle for Resident

Following these approvals and in response to the changing real estate market, the two development teams entered into a joint venture to combine the properties into a single redevelopment site. The current proposal is now moving forward through a resubmission of a consolidated site plan approval submitted by Goodmans LLP to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developers, along with requests for minor variances primarily related to the integration of the two previously approved development frameworks into one project. The proposal calls for a 36-story private student residence with a height of 114.14 m. A retail component totaling 220.7m² would line the Bloor Street frontage, while the project would achieve an area index of 21.20 times covering the 1,315m² site.

Site map designed by Turner Fleischer for resident and tribute communities

The building would include 426 student rental units with approximately 1,006 beds. The suite mix would include 69 one-bedroom units, 233 two-bedroom units and 124 three-plus-bedroom units and would reflect student-centered programming through a strong emphasis on community housing. The development would offer a gross floor area of ​​27,889 m², of which 27,668 m² would be for residential purposes. Residents have 1,491 m² of indoor leisure space and 41 m² of outdoor leisure space available to them. Four elevators are planned for the tower, approximately one for every 107 units, suggesting that high-speed motors would be required to ensure adequate response times.

Ground floor floor plan designed by Turner Fleischer for Resident and Tribute Communities

A single underground level is proposed beneath the building, a significant reduction from previous plans for multiple levels of underground parking. The basement level would house bike lockers, laundry facilities and recreational areas while maintaining approximately 26 feet (8.1 m) of clearance from nearby TTC tunnel infrastructure. Vehicle parking would be limited to four short-term parking spaces accessible via the existing path network behind the site, with no resident parking spaces provided. The bicycle infrastructure would include a total of 235 parking spaces, including 192 long-term and 43 short-term parking spaces.

Looking north at the podium designed by Turner Fleischer for Resident and Tribute Communities

The development is located within one of Toronto’s best public transit corridors, approximately 200 m east of St. George station and approximately 350 m from Museum and Bay stations.

A map of the site and surrounding area, image from submission to the City of Toronto

The proposal comes amid ongoing intensification in western Bloor-Yorkville and University counties. To the west, the University of Toronto’s 14-story Academic Wood Tower is under construction, alongside residential projects such as the 15-story 64 Prince Arthur and the 36-story 145 St George. To the south of the site, demolition of the former McLaughlin Planetarium is making way for U of T’s six-story Center for Civilizations, Cultures and Cities. Construction activity nearby also includes the 20-story 89 Avenue Yorkville and the 31-story One Thirty Eight to the northeast, while larger projects further east include 69 Yorkville at 39 stories, 83 Bloor West at 77 stories and 80 Bloor Street West at 78 include floors.

Looking northeast at 208-210 Bloor Street West, designed by Turner Fleischer for Resident and Tribute Communities

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