Location: Leslieville, Toronto, Canada
Status: Re-Zoning
Anticipated Construction Start: Winter 2024
Architect & Planner: SvN Architects and Planners
Landscape Architect: gh3*
- 180 new purpose-built rental homes including a mix of studios, one, two and three bedrooms
- Unique design that integrates into neighbourhood fabric throughout 12 storeys
- 140,000 square feet gross floor area
- 205 bicycle and 64 vehicle parking spaces
You can visit City of Toronto Development Application Portal (search by address, 880 Eastern Avenue) for more information.
At TAS, we engage local communities early to ensure their needs and potentials can be integrated into our projects. In summer 2020, we initiated a comprehensive research and consultation exercise to gather input that informed the redevelopment vision and design principles. This work also established an open line of communication for ongoing discussions regarding the site’s future. While COVID-19 related health and safety protocols impacted our methodology, we still managed to engage with over 40 local stakeholders (at a distance of course!). This diagram visually summarizes what we learned through these conversations, with one bar representing one comment from a community member.
Early 2020 – TAS acquires site
Mid 2020 – Engagement with local community & stakeholders
Early 2021 – Rezoning application
February 2022 – Public meeting
Spring 2023 – Final report to City Council
Spring 2024 – Demo/Construction starts*
*All future dates based on current estimates, timelines may change