Flurry of preliminary reports considered at Feb. 25 community council

Etobicoke Guardian

Etobicoke York Community Council met on Tuesday and considered the five following preliminary reports into proposed development projects in Etobicoke:

- A rezoning application for the lands at 5239, 5245 and 5249 Dundas St. W. and 3 Aukland Rd. in Ward 5 seeks to permit the construction of a 40-storey, mixed-use building at the intersection. The development would feature 5,433 square metres of retail space in a base building fronting the corner, and 378 apartment units in a 38-storey building tower above.

- Also in Ward 5, a rezoning application for the site of 1030 and 1040 Islington Ave. (at Norseman Street) proposes the construction of 176 townhouse units on the eastern portion of the lands and a 4,024 square metre industrial building with 25 units on the western portion.

- Further north on Islington Avenue in Ward 2, an application for the rezoning of a site just south of Rexdale Boulevard seeks to permit the construction of a 19-building commercial and office development. The proposal would include a total of 2,688 parking spaces to service potential patrons of the 50,098 square metres of retail space and 17,224 square metres of office space to be built at 2200 Islington Ave. Access to the site would be provided from two existing entries on Rexdale, plus an additional entry from Islington.

- A rezoning application for the lands at 2161-2165 Lake Shore Blvd. W. in Ward 6s Humber Bay Shores area, meanwhile, seeks to allow a mixed-use development consisting of two residential towers of 49 and 14 storeys, plus a four-storey commercial building. The residential component of the development would feature a total of 660 residential units, and the development would also include 2,523 square metres of commercial space and 1,445 square metres of retail space. A five-level underground parking facility would provide for 635 residential spaces and 103 visitor/commercial spaces. The proposed development would also create two new streets and a private lane.

- Also in Ward 6, a rezoning application for 251 Manitoba St. (at Legion Road) seeks to permit the construction of a 48-storey mixed-use building containing 548 apartment units and a total of 108 square metres of ground-floor retail space. The proposed development would have a four-level, 640-space underground parking garage.

West-end councillors gave each of the preliminary reports the go-ahead, meaning all five proposals will now proceed to the community consultation phase. City staff were instructed to work with the local councillors in each instance to schedule community meetings to discuss the applications and their proposed development plans with local residents and stakeholders.

Notice of consultation will be given to landowners and residents living within a certain proximity of the sites of each proposed redevelopment.

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