Another flatiron-style building could be in the works where a development proposed for Oakwood Village promises to deliver a rendition of the flatiron style, while adding hundreds of residential units to the area. Toronto’s original flatiron structure, the Gooderham Building, sits where Wellington Street East and Front Street East converge.
On August 22, an application was submitted on behalf of Shannondale Developments to rezone 775 Vaughan Road and green-light its intensification. Development of the site would involve tearing down an existing convenience store and 14 rental units. In its place would go a 35-story mixed-use tower, designed by Studio JCI at an approximate height of 121 meters.
The tower would encompass 463 square meters of commercial/community-use component on the ground floor, as well as 469 condominium units and 14 rental units. The residential units would be a mix of 40 bachelor units, 327 one-bedrooms, 73 two-bedrooms, 28 three-bedrooms, and 15 four-bedrooms. Six ground-floor units along Northcliffe Boulevard would be combined live/work units. An indoor-outdoor amenity area would also be accessible from the ground floor.
In addition, the development would include a below-grade parking garage with 24 parking spaces and 484 bicycle spaces, accessible from Vaughan Road.
The proposed development stands to improve walkability, supplement community services and amenities, and support existing and future transit infrastructure in the area.
775 Vaughan Road is currently under review.
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