Etobicoke Centre Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) and Bloor-Islington Community Meeting #3 April 28, 2021 Meeting Recording
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6 Agenda
1. Opening Remarks – Mary Campbell (Councillor Grimes Office) 2. Welcome/Introductions 3. Presentation • Etobicoke Centre Background • What we've heard so far • Overview of Housing Now Initiative • Block Context Plan and Development Concepts for Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) and Bloor-Islington • Project Schedule 4. Question and Discussion 5. Next Steps Opening Remarks
Mary Campbell (Councillor Mark Grimes Office) Etobicoke-Lakeshore
8 Project Team
• Housing Secretariat: Corporate lead for the • Partners with the City's Housing Secretariat and City Housing Now Initiative. Approves targets for Planning Division in the Housing Now program. numbers and affordability of new rental units. • Manages the City's real estate portfolio and works with • City Planning: Lead in updating planning stakeholders, partners and community members. frameworks to support new investments in affordable housing and other community facilities in • Coordinates real estate and infrastructure needs related the context of a high quality public realm. to the Housing Now program and other initiatives.
• Ensures the Council-directed city building objectives • Manages design consultants to prepare development of the Housing Now Initiative are met. concepts.
9 ETOBICOKE CENTRE - BACKGROUND A History of Etobicoke Centre
*Centres are locations across the city that have excellent transit accessibility and where jobs, housing and services will be concentrated. 11 Foundations for Change - Four key Investments
1 2
Reconfiguration of the Transformation Six Points of the Kipling Interchange Mobility Hub
4 3 Relocation of the Etobicoke Civic Centre and Reconstruction creation of of the Islington community Bus Terminal facilities
12 HOUSING NOW INITIATIVE
13 Housing Now
• Launched by Mayor Tory and City Council in December 2018. • Accelerating the development of affordable housing. • Uses City-owned land. • Maximizes public land for public benefits, including new affordable housing as well as new community facilities, parkland and public realm improvements. • Mixed-income, mixed-use developments supporting transit-oriented and complete communities. • Enhanced consultation over the course of the development process.
14 Housing Now will provide affordable rental, market rental and market ownership housing options
Emergency Supportive/ Long Term Care Social Housing Affordable Rental Affordable Home Market Rental Market Home Shelters Transitional Housing Ownership Housing Ownership Housing
[l]1fi TORONTO CREATE l 0 15 Housing Now – 17 Sites City-Wide
16 Housing Now and Affordable Rent
Early Childhood Retired/Pensioner Construction Labourer Licensed Practical Nurse Educator Median Annual Median Annual Income: Median Annual Income: Median Annual Income:
In__com_,, __e: , _ $38,400 $39,000 $51,675 $35,997 . , Based on average asking rents in Toronto today, these people have to spend 37%-83% of their income on housing.
~TORONTO CREATETO 17 Bloor- Islington
Bloor-Kipling (Six Points)
PLANNING FRAMEWORK and BLOCK CONTEXT PLANS Planning Policy 1 2
Etobicoke Centre: 1. Official Plan 2. Etobicoke Centre Secondary Plan and Focus Areas
3. Etobicoke Centre Urban 3 4 Design Guidelines & Public Space and Streetscape Plan 4. West District Design Initiative
19 Planning Policy
Etobicoke Centre Secondary Plan (and associated By-law No.1088-2002) Six Points Focus Area Objectives for the Westwood Theatre lands: • Variety of building heights • Open space areas • Internal road structure • Pedestrian connectivity
20 Planning Policy
Etobicoke Centre Secondary Plan (and associated By-law No.1088-2002) Bloor/Islington Focus Area • Existing office employment core of the Etobicoke Centre • South side of Bloor Street West is “main street” shopping area • Development above Islington Subway Station to complement the existing massing at the northeast corner of Bloor Street West and Islington Avenue
21 What is a Block Context Plan Pedestrian Connections Existing and Proposed Streets
Development Parcels
Cultural Heritage Parks and Publicly-Accessible Open Spaces
Retail
Cycling Connections Public Art 22 Shaping the Block Context Plan
·Council Need for : □· i recff6n. Affordable Housing Desigi1 Local Vision and C6rnmurlity Piannihg Policy ·
Development Technical Feasibiljty Review
Block CreateTO Design Context Board Review Panel Direction Plans
23 ~TORONTO CREATE TO Timeline – consultation to-date
Project Community Local Advisory Design Review Community Design Review Launch Consultation Group Meeting Panel #1 Consultation Panel#2 Meeting #1 #1 and #2 Meeting #2
2019 - 2020
Summer Fall Winter Fall
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~TORONTO CREATE TO 24 Zoning By-law Zoning By-law Timeline application* and Zoning By-law application* and Development application* for Development Concept for Bloor- Etobicoke Civic Concept for Select Kipling (Six Points) Centre at Statutory Bloor-Islington Developer Blocks at Planning Market Public Meeting at Planning Partner for Local Advisory Community and Housing Offering for (Committee to be and Housing Bloor-Kipling Market Group Meeting Consultation Committee/City Bloor-Kipling confirmed)/City Committee/City (Six Points) Offering for 113 Meeting ##3 Council (Six Points) Council Council Blocks Bloor-Islington
WE ARE HERE
2021
Spring Summer Fall/Winter
*Therewill be separate Statutory Public Meetings as per the Planning Act requirements, fo r the Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) and Bloor-Islington Zoning By-law Amendment applicatio ns. There will be further opportunities for community feedback as indivi dual buildings are brought forward for Site Plan Approval by future developer partners.
[l]1fi TORONTO CREATE l 0 25 What we've heard from the community
• Create a unique destination for Etobicoke Centre with diverse community spaces, cultural spaces, parks, places to shop, gather and socialize • Enhance mobility opportunity and access by creating a neighbourhood that is safe and provides connections, which encourages people to walk, ride their bikes and take public transit • Support for a mix of land uses and amenities including small businesses and opportunities for employment, particularly locally-owned employment opportunities
26 What we've heard from the community
• Concerns about construction and growth and its associated impacts on traffic, parking, safety and transit capacity • Ensure a provision of community services and infrastructure that address the increase in density, including services such as school, libraries, recreational facilities, health services and community centre, sewers, water, etc. • General concerns and assumptions for the impact of the Housing Now initiative, including overall affordability and the process for implementing the initiative • Interest was also expressed in renting affordable units
27 Planning and Design Principles Design a Complete Community
Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) and Bloor-Islington will become the heart of the Etobicoke Centre creating a community for both local residents and all of Etobicoke to enjoy from public to intimate spaces
The proposed new Etobicoke Civic Centre, anticipated project Across from the ECC will be 0.6 hectare (1.3 acre) park that Publicly accessible courtyards will be integrated with completion 2025, will be the heart of Etobicoke Centre providing a will serve the local community. The final park design will be development Blocks, providing courtyards, plazas and regional civic hub which will include: a city operated community focus of a future public consultation led by Parks, Forestry & through block connections enhancing the existing centre, with swimming pool, library, childcare centre, art gallery, and Recreation. pedestrian network. plaza for public programming and events.
29 A Walkable and Active Public Realm
Shared streets, wide pedestrian boulevards and other Publicly Accessible Spaces create a walkable district. Landscape can be used to enhance the comfort of the urban realm.
30 A Walkable and Active Public Realm
Shared Streets and pedestrian boulevards will Nature is a key asset in creating a walkable public Courtyards will provide, intimate spaces and through help to create a walkable neighbourhood. realm. block connections contributing to the walkable urban realm. 31 Landscape Principles & Guidelines
Landscape is essential to connect buildings and allows residents of the neighbourhood to move and gather and find places for social activities. The four key principles are: Integrated Ecology; Spatial Diversity; Connected and Inclusive; and Active/Productive.
Integrated Ecology throughout the Spatial Diversity includes a variety of open Connected and inclusive public spaces are a A diversity of spaces, connected by a neighbourhoods of Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) spaces that permit a range of programming key factor in building a walkable and pedestrian network creates opportunities for and Bloor-Islington includes beautiful, diverse opportunities and recreational uses for accessible neighbourhood. Pedestrian rich programming options to build community and native planting and significant tree community to gather boulevards, cyclist friendly streetscapes and canopy through block connections stich the neighbourhood together 32 Interesting and Diverse Building Types
A diversified built form creates interest and permits through block connections to create a pedestrian network and a strong link between architecture and landscape.
Linking Buildings and Landscape Diversify Building Typologies Comfortable Microclimate
33 Design Excellence Residential Mixed-Use
Innovative building typologies, efficient built form and quality living spaces designed to build new communities factors that can enforce design excellence for Bloor-Kipling and Bloor- Islington sites.
Context & Site Designed to Build Efficient Built Form Quality Living Spaces with Compatibility/Innovative Building Communities Focus on Details Typologies
34 Sustainability
• Housing Now Blocks at Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) and Bloor-Islington will target Toronto Green Standards Version 3, Tier 2. Environmental targets may include: • Sustainable design strategies (examples: bike storage; green roofs; reduced parking) • Energy Measures (examples: efficient lighting and building mechanical systems)
• The Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) development blocks will be serviced by District Energy
District Energy is a key component of TransformTO, Toronto's climate action plan to reduce emissions from buildings and help the City reach its greenhouse gas reduction target to reach net zero by 2050 or sooner.
Image Source: https://www.corix.com/cleveland-thermal/about-district-energy 35 Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) Site Facts Site Area: 7.25 ha (17.91 acres) Acres Current Use: Vacant
Housing Now (Minimum Target): 2300 units
Official Plan Designation: Mixed Use Areas
Etobicoke Centre Mixed Use Area A Secondary Plan Six Points Focus Area
Bloor-Kipling (Six Points)
37 The Site Before
Kipling Avenue looking north 38 The Site Today The Six Point reconfiguration has permitted the construction of generous pedestrian boulevards, installation of double row street trees, planters and separated bicycle lanes which create a network of paths for a liveable and walkable community.
Dundas Street West - south edge of the site and Bloor Street West - north side looking west Kipling Avenue looking north Streetscape to the east 39 The Site Today
New parks and trails create a network of open spaces that stich the community together
Beamish Plaza Dundas Street Historical Alignment
Six Points Park Extension New multi-use trail on the south side of the new street Adobigok Pathway will link the Kipling Mobility Hub to the Dunkip Park neighbourhoods to the east 40 New Development Blocks for Bloor-Kipling (Six Points)
41 Etobicoke Civic Centre
Proposed new Etobicoke Civic Centre located on Block 4 will provide new community facilities for Etobicoke Centre
42 Etobicoke Civic Centre
Civic Square, fronting Dundas Street, that will accommodate programming and events A multi-purpose Council Chamber that can host a variety of civic and community events
Views to the public Library from the Atrium The Atrium provides additional gather spaces and opportunities for joint programming between the Library and the Community Recreation Centre 43 Etobicoke Civic Centre
A childcare centre and Snozelan room A municipal services counter
Community Recreation Centre swimming pool Community Recreation Centre gymnasium and running track
44 Public Realm: Community Facilities and Public Park
The Etobicoke Civic Centre and a 0.54 hectare (1.33 acre) park will anchor the Etobicoke community
45 Courtyards: Network of publicly accessible spaces
Courtyards, on Blocks 1, 3 and 6, will be publicly accessible spaces (PAS) and serve as community amenity and outdoor gather spaces. A proposed TCDSB elementary school and playfield on Block 7 will contribute to the overall publicly accessible open spaces.
46 Courtyards
47 Site Circulation
Pedestrian Bicycle Vehicular
48 Conceptual Building Massing
49 Uses
50 Ground Floor Plan
51 Landscape Plan
52 Sunlight and Microclimate Analysis Access to sunlight and outdoor comfort were important design criteria in determining the location and heights of buildings. Wind & Outdoor Comfort Sunlight
The design and location of buildings maximizes sunlight for the Civic Square, new park, active pedestrian zones and courtyards.
The design and location of buildings minimizes the impact of negative wind conditions on public spaces and support a comfortable public realm. 53 Perspective View: View looking West to Bloor-Kipling (Six Points)
54 Opportunities for Public Artworks
Public Art can act as landmarks to orient and guide people through the site
Public artwork can signal:
Gateways (Blocks 1, 5, 3 & 7)
Significant corners to serve as beacons (park entrance, courtyards) to
Linear along the former Dundas Street
55 Public Art Precedents
56 Site Statistics - Bloor Kipling (Six Points)
Seven Development Blocks 7.25 ha City Park 0.54 ha Residential GFA 75% Non-Residential GFA 25%
Estimated Unit Target 2,300 Estimated Market 1,541 units Estimated Affordable Rental 771 units
57 Site Statistics - Block 1 and 5
BLOCK 1 BLOCK 5 Estimated Unit Count 568 Estimated Unit Count 534
Height Storeys • Tall Buildings 18 & 25 storeys • Tall Building 28 storeys • Base Building 5-10 storeys • Base Building 5-12 storeys Suite Mix 1 Bedroom - 3 Bedroom Suite Mix 1 Bedroom - 3 Bedroom Accessibility Accessibility • Affordable Rental 25% accessible units • Affordable Rental 25% accessible units • Market Rental 15% accessible units • Market Rental 15% accessible units • Barrier Free Common Areas 100% • Barrier Free Common Areas 100% Non-residential space 4,738 m2 Non-residential space 3,530 m2 Publicly-Accessible Space 1,900 m2 (approximate)
58 Implementation & Next Steps
Housing Now Phase 1 Zoning By-Laws Block 1, 2 & 5 • Planning & Housing Committee: June 28, 2021 • City Council: July 14, 2021
Housing Now Phase 2 Zoning By-laws Block 3, 6 & 7 • Planning & Housing Committee: Q2, 2022 • City Council: Q3, 2022
Etobicoke Civic Centre Zoning By-laws • City Council: Q3, 2022
59 Bloor-Islington The Site
61 The Site Today
62 New Development Blocks for Bloor - Islington
63 Site Circulation
Pedestrian Bicycle Vehicular
64 Conceptual Building Heights
65 Uses
66 Ground Floor Plan
67 Landscape Plan
68 Public Realm Character – Pedestrian Passages, Plaza, Terraces
69 Sunlight and Microclimate Analysis Access to sunlight and outdoor comfort were important design criteria in determining the location and heights of buildings.
The design and location of buildings was undertaken to maximize sunlight The design and location of buildings was done to minimize the impact of into the courtyards and active pedestrian zones. Where site shading wind conditions on spaces and create comfortable wind environments to occurs, this is largely concentrated on roads. support a walkable public realm. 70 Perspective View – Looking West
71 Perspective View – Looking North
72 Bloor Street West Streetscape
Bloor Street West streetscape Bloor Street West and Islington Avenue Intersection
73 Public Artworks
74 Statistics
Minimum Unit Target 1,250
33% condo | 33% Market Rental | 33% Affordable Rental
1 Bedroom – 55% 2 Bedroom – 35% 3 Bedroom – 10%
15% - Accessible units
Non-residential Space 8,134 square metres Community Space 1,420 square metres
Questions and Discussion
77 Discussion
• Do you have any questions of clarification about… • The process? • The Block Context Plans? • Housing Now
78 Zoning By-law Zoning By-law Next Steps application* and Zoning By-law application* and Development application* for Development Concept for Bloor- Etobicoke Civic Concept for Select Kipling (Six Points) Centre at Statutory Bloor-Islington Developer Blocks at Planning Market Public Meeting at Planning Partner for Local Advi sory Community and Housing Offering for (Committee to be and Housing Bloor-Kipling Market Group Meeting Consultation Committee/City Bloor-Kipling confirmed)/City Committee/City (Six Points) Offering for #3 Meeting ##3 Council (Six Points) Council Council Blocks Bloor-Islington
WE ARE HERE
2021
Spring Summer Fall/Winter
*Therewill be separate Statutory Public Meetings as per the Planning Act requirements, for the Bloor-Kipling (Six Points) and Bloor-Islington Zoning By-law Amendment applications. There will be further opportunities for community feedback as individual buildings are brought forward for Site Plan Approval by future developer partners.
[l]1fi TORONTO CREATE l 0 79 Project Team - Contacts
If you have questions about Local Councillor: Bloor-Kipling & Bloor-Islington:
Jennifer Renaud Councillor Mark Grimes Senior Planner, City Planning Etobicoke-Lakeshore Councillor [email protected] City Council 416-394-2608 [email protected] 416-397-9273 If you have questions about the Housing Now Initiative: Email: [email protected]
80 Thank You For Joining Us!