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Public Consultation Strategy Report
53-55 Yonge Street Quadrangle Architects Limited 901 King Street West, Suite 701 Toronto, ON M5V 3H5 CITY OF TORONTO t 416 598 1240 www.bdpquadrangle.com 55 YONGE STREET
PREPARED FOR Toronto, ON 53 Yonge Portfolio Inc. and for 55 Yonge Portfolio Inc. H&R REIT
www.55yonge.ca 18060 N/A N/A March 2021 P R O J E C T S C A L E D R A W N R E V I E W E D
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T. 416.947.9744 T. 905.549.3005 F. 416.947.0781 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 What are the goals and outcomes? 2 3 What is the project? 4 4 Where are we engaging? 7 5 Who are you engaging? 9 6 What have we heard? 12 7 What will we be discussing? 13 8 How are we engaging? 16 9 How will we share feedback? 17 10 Conclusion 21 Appendix A: Full Demographic Chart 22 1 Introduction
This Public Consultation Strategy Report has been prepared to describe the proposed consultation approach for the rezoning application by 53 Yonge Portfolio Inc. and 55 Yonge Portfolio Inc. (‘the owner’) for 53-55 Yonge Street (‘the subject site’) in Toronto’s King-Parliament neighbourhood. The subject site is located at the southeast corner of Yonge Street and Colborne Street, approximately 80 metres south of Yonge Street and King Street and less than 20 metres from an entrance to King Street subway station. The site is currently occupied by a 5-storey office building (53 Yonge Street) and a 12-storey office building (55 Yonge Street). This rezoning application will permit the redevelopment of the site with a 66-storey residential and office building. The new building will contain 482 new residential units and nearly 16,500 square metres of office space; an overall net gain of office floor area from what currently exists on the site.
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Employ the use of digital tools, Digital tools were used, adapted, and including a project website and virtual updated to help support ongoing meetings, to inform and consult with information sharing and consultation residents and interested members of with residents and interested members
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Provide opportunities early in the Opportunities for further discussion process for communication and and consultation were provided early consultation with local stakeholder on and throughout the process to local groups and neighbours stakeholder groups and neighbours GOAL OUTCOME
Public Consultation Strategy Report 3 53-55 Yonge Street What is the 3 project?
SITE & SURROUNDINGS
Where is the site located? STREET ICTORIA ING STREET EST ING STREET EAST TTC STREETCAR • The site is located at 53-55 Yonge Street at the southeast corner of Yonge Street and Colborne Street in downtown Toronto (see Map 1) THE SITE • Given that the site is less than 20 metres from an entrance to King COLBORNE STREET Street subway station on TTC’s Yonge-University-Spadina line, is in proximity to three other subway stations (Union (LINE 1) KINGTTC STATION Station, Queen Street and St. Andrew subway stations), and is an approximately 2-minute walk ELLINGTON STREET EST ELLINGTON STREET EAST from the King Street Streetcar line, the site has excellent access to existing higher-order transit SCOTT STREET SCOTT