Tall & Urban News

Republic Developments has applied to the City of Toronto for the rezoning of the property located at 3 Swift Drive in the Victoria Village area of North York. The site is located near Eglinton Avenue East and the Charles Sauriol Conservation Area, less than a kilometer east of the Don Valley Parkway, and is approximately 1.28 acres (0.5 hectares) in size. 

Designed by IBI Group, the proposed development includes connected 39-story and 28-story high-rise residential buildings, inclusive of a seven-story podium, with a total of 824 units. The podium is to be comprised of townhouse units and communal amenity space at-grade, as well as residential condominium units. A total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 58,686 square meters is proposed, for a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 11.31.

The immediately surroundings on the north side of Eglinton is entirely residential, mostly mid-rise apartments, with some single family homes to the northeast, while across the street to the south is a mix of low-rise commercial, light industrial, and institutional buildings.The Don River ravine lands to the west of the built-up area are wilderness-style parks. Across the Don River to the west are taller apartment buildings and condos, a retirement home, and a hotel. Further west across the Don Valley parkway is the Aga Khan Museum, Park, and Ismaili Centre, set among many mid-rise office buildings. 

Currently on the site is a four-story apartment building with surface parking at the rear, which is proposed to be demolished.

For more on this story, go to Urban Toronto.