A major housing infill proposal has been submitted for 6200 Bathurst Street near and Steeles Avenue West in the Westminster district of North York. Plans submitted to the City of Toronto call for two purpose-built rental towers of 39 and 43 storeys, respectively, adjacent to an existing 14-storey rental building on a Tower in the Park site. Designed by Wallman Architects for Cromwell Property Management, the plans are significantly taller and denser than surrounding proposals.
Looking west at 6200 Bathurst Street, designed by Wallman Architects for Cromwell Property Management
The proposal is for a site at the northwest corner of Bathurst Street and Fisherville Road, south of Steeles and the Toronto-Vaughan city line. There is currently a 14-story rental apartment building with 181 residential units as well as underground parking and green spaces on the site. The site is surrounded by a cluster of mid- and high-rise residential buildings along Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue West, while the surrounding local streets are occupied by lower-rise residential developments.
A top view looking northwest at the current location, image from submission to the City of Toronto
Developments has submitted applications to the city on behalf of the developer to amend the official plan and zoning ordinance. The redevelopment would focus new construction on the tree-lined portion of the property facing Bathurst Street, while retaining the existing residential building in the western portion. Two new residential towers are proposed, with the south tower rising 39 stories (132.52 m) and the north tower 43 stories (144.12 m). Each tower would stand on a six-story podium. Together, the towers would have a gross residential floor area of ​​62,067 m², which would give an area index of 13.3 times the coverage of the 4,679 m² site.
Site plan designed by Wallman Architects for Cromwell Property Management
The project would introduce 1,021 dedicated rental units, including 483 in the South Tower and 538 in the North Tower. The proposed unit mix includes 65 studio units, 648 one-bedroom units, 208 two-bedroom units and 100 three-bedroom units. Both towers would be served by four elevators, resulting in approximately one elevator for every 121 units in the shorter tower and 135 units in the taller tower. The buildings would require high and especially high speed engines to ensure acceptable waiting times.
Ground floor floor plan designed by Wallman Architects for Cromwell Property Management
The tower’s floor plates would be approximately 811 m² in the north tower and approximately 810 m² in the south. A distance of 25m is proposed between the two new towers, while the north tower would maintain a distance of 25m from the existing residential building to the west. The south tower would stand 15 m from the surviving building through a corner-to-corner relationship. The indoor and outdoor amenities would be distributed across the ground and seventh floor recreational levels, including 1,855 sq m indoors and 1,917 sq m outdoors. The landscape plan also calls for the introduction of a 5,000 square foot Privately Owned Publicly-Accessible Space (POPS) along the Bathurst Street and Fisherville Road frontages.
Below the site, two levels of underground parking would provide 125 parking spaces, including 72 resident parking spaces and 53 visitor parking spaces. The bicycle facilities would include 384 parking spaces, including 348 long-term parking spaces and 36 short-term parking spaces.
Looking east at 6200 Bathurst Street, designed by Wallman Architects for Cromwell Property Management
The site is served by several surface TTC routes, providing service to Finch, Pioneer Village, Wilson, and Forest Hill stations. The site is approximately 1.5 miles west of the future Steeles station on the Yonge Line 1 North Subway Extension and near the planned Steeles Avenue West Bus Rapid Transit corridor. While dedicated cycling infrastructure in the immediate area remains limited today, cycling facilities are planned along Bathurst Street and future cycling improvements on Steeles Avenue West.
An aerial view of the Blue site and surrounding area, image from submission to the City of Toronto
The application adds to a growing group of regeneration proposals around Bathurst and Steeles. Nearby proposals to the southwest include 25 Fisherville Road, where 12- and 21-story towers are planned, a 26-story tower at 6020 Bathurst Street and a three-tower project ranging from 16 to 29 stories at 6040 Bathurst Street. To the south, 15-story 6035 Bathurst Street is planned, while sites east of Bathurst Street include the 10-story Marcher Towers project, 12- and 15-story buildings at 150 Cactus Avenue, and a 29-story project at 765 Steeles Avenue West.
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