- What Fitzrovia has proposed a 49-storey rental apartment tower on Toronto’s St. Clair Avenue West
- Why The developer wants to replace an under-utilized office building
- What next Toronto City Council will review the application for approval
Fitzrovia Real Estate has filed plans with the City of Toronto seeking approval for a 49-storey, 631-unit rental apartment tower on St. Clair Avenue West.
The project, which also would include an early-childhood education centre and ground-floor commercial space, is the first initiative from Fitzrovia’s $1.1bn rental housing fund.
The proposed site is occupied by a 14-storey office building, which would need to be demolished. In its application, Fitzrovia said the office building, at 135 St. Clair Avenue West, “has very low attendance, energy inefficiency, low ceiling heights and is no longer the highest and best use at this walkable and highly urbanized major intersection.”
The site is on the southeast corner of St. Clair Avenue West and Avenue Road, two of the city’s major throughways.
The proposed residential units comprise 63 studios and 283 one-bedroom, 159 two-bedroom and 126 three-bedroom suites. They range from 400 sq ft to nearly 1,200 sq ft.
Both indoor and outdoor amenities are planned, including a dog run and a rooftop pool. All residents also would have access to Cleveland Clinic, a virtual healthcare provider.
A four-storey underground garage would be built with 214 spaces, 20 of which would be for visitors. The commercial space would be broken into three storefronts, with a 10 Dean cafe and bar occupying one of them.
Bloomsbury Academy, a Montessori-style daycare and early-childhood education centre, would be on the second floor. This is the third of Fitzrovia’s projects to incorporate a Bloomsbury Academy.
Fitzrovia’s application is being reviewed by the city for approval.
