2280 Dundas Street West 1515 Bloor St. West Choice Properties REIT
535 properties (retail, warehouse, industrial, office and land) ~43.3 million square feet of GLA across Canada Current value of $8.9 billion (September 2016) The Choice Approach
Retain properties as a long-term asset Projects that will enhance the value Emphasis on retail in each project 1 2 of the site 3
Shops at Don Mills, Toronto Queen and Portland, TorontoGolden Mile, Toronto
SustainabilitySustainable practices will be implemented Committed to building complete and Priority on income generating properties 4 in each project 5 healthy communities 6 Choice’s properties in Toronto align with transit investment and provide opportunities for city building
Choice Properties REIT Sites Choice’s properties in Toronto align with transit investment and provide opportunities for city building
Golden Mile
2280 DUNDAS
Choice Properties REIT Sites Queens Quay (Lower Yonge Precinct) Queens Quay Lower Yonge Precinct Plan Golden Mile Intensification in focus area Golden Mile An established mixed use community retail centre Golden Mile Development Proposal (OPA) Golden Mile Development Proposal (OPA) Dundas and Bloor A key site in the Mobility hub
Primary Zone
Secondary Zone Secondary Zone Dundas and Bloor The Site and Mobility Hub is a key node on the “Innovation Corridor”
Google, Kitchener Pearson Airport employment node Liberty Villages tech offices Downtown Toronto financial centre Official Plan – Urban Structure No clear direction for Mobility Hubs or the confluence of Avenues Official Plan – Land Use Generally anticipates mixed use corridors to evolve through mid-rise intensification. West-end Clusters Three larger clusters have emerged west of Downtown along major transit corridors/mobility hubs
1 Liberty Village/Fort York 3
2 Dundas-Bloor Mobility Hub
3 Lansdowne/Dupont 2 SITE
1 Positioning the site The Mobility Hub in the Bloor Street West corridor
Choice Bloor Mirvish Site Dufferin Village Bloor-Dundas Avenue Study
Site Demonstration Plan: Units: 704 Population: 1,485 Retail Employment: 182 Office Employees: 635 Dundas West-Bloor Mobility Hub Study
Key Recommendations • Provide direct, weather – protected access between the major modes of transit • A new consolidated TTC/GO/Air Rail Link station • Active transportation, and a streetscape to encourage walking and cycling • Mid-rise, mixed use development on Avenues • Intensification/ reurbanization and a mix of uses
Area 4 (Loblaw Site) • Undertake a comprehensive site plan based on the Bloor Dundas Avenue Study. Transportation Policy Initiatives
The Big Move (2008) • Gateway Hubs: minimum density of 10,000 people + jobs within 800 m radius (~200ha) Bloor-Dundas “Avenue” Study (2009) Mobility Hub Guidelines (2011) • 250 people + jobs/hectare within the mobility hub. • Dundas West = Gateway Hub with 5 rapid transit lines Dundas West-Bloor Mobility Hub Study (2011) OMB Decision for 2376 Dundas St W (2014) • Calls for intensification to promote Crown’s investment in rail and disagreed with Boor-Dundas Avenue Study’s restriction on height and density Proposed changes to provincial growth targets (2016) • Establish specific minimum density targets for “major transit areas”. New policies support prioritizing and zoning for “priority transit corridors”. Planned Infrastructure Improvements
Union Pearson Express (UPX)
Dundas Station connectivity improvements
Potential RER station at Lansdowne/Bloor (Barrie Line)
Potential SmartTrack station at Dundas West/Bloor Dundas West-Bloor Mobility Hub Profile
Target Mobility Hub Existing Density Existing & Approved Density: (Metrolinx) (estimated) 250/ha 113 /ha 126/ha 50,000 people + jobs People: 18,400 People: 21,000 Jobs: 4,400 Jobs: 4,600
Shortfall 124/ha ~25,000 people + jobs Understanding the Site Transit Infrastructure Understanding the Site Planned and Proposed Development Understanding the Site Connectivity Improvements Understanding the Site Connectivity Improvements Understanding the Site Connectivity Improvements
BLOOR ST UP/GO STATION ENTRANCE ACCESS TO TUNNEL
UP EXPRESS STATION
CONNECTION BEWEEN TUNNEL AND SUBWAY PLATFORM TBD
BLOOR GO STATION The last remaining site in the Mobility Hub that requires a comprehensive planning strategy
Ubisoft
Future GO Station (Barrie Line)
Dundas West Station
Sterling Road Cultural/ Employment Cluster Questions for Consideration: • What is the office potential within the Mobility Hub? • How should the school site factor into redevelopment concepts? • What are the priorities for pedestrian/transit connectivity improvements? • What does an interconnected street network mean for site access, development blocks and neighbourhood connectivity?