Streets for Neighborhood Life Can big be small?
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Jennifer Keesmaat, MES, RPP Former Chief Planner + Executive Director, City of Toronto Can *new* adhere to timeless principles? Principle One
Walkable neighbourhoods and main streets are the foundation of everyday life
Toronto Skyline, Today
2 Site Context Bathurst
The project site is located at the intersection of Bloor and Bathurst Streets St along the eastern edge of downtown Toronto and across from Bathurst Station.
SEATON THE ANNEX VILLAGE
Bathurst Station KOREA TOWN Bloor St BLOOR SITE ANNEX BIA
MIRVISH VILLAGE BIA
PALMERSTON HARBORD (LITTLE ITALY) VILLAGE Bloor Street The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema B.Streets Condos
Bathurst Street Randolph Academy Korea Town Mirvish Village Site
2 Mirvish Village is situated at the 1 intersection of Bloor and Bathurst, 5 two iconic Toronto streets.
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1 Seaton Village 5 St. Peter’s Church Bloor St
2 The Annex 6 Bloor Hot Docs Cinema B at 7 H o h n u e r s s 3 Harbord Village 7 B. Streets Condos t E t d S SITE ’s t A ll e 4 Palmerston 8 Randolph Academy for y (Little Italy) the Performing Arts St Lennox 9 Central Technical School 3 8
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3 Honest Ed’s Store History
The Honest Ed’s Store had multiple incarnations, spanning over 60 years in business at the same location, and became a fixture in the community.
1957 Original Store 1959
1983 Present Day Mirvish Village
The Markham Street houses provided an enclave for artists and the creation of the Markham Street Art Colony.
Markham Street, 1960
Ongoing Consultation & Timeline
2013 2015 2016
October 2013 January February 2 Westbank purchase of the Pre-application meetings with City 3rd Four Corners public meeting Mirvish Village property March 3 April 21 Open house #2 Discussion group meeting
July 7 May 2016 2014 Design review panel Revised Submission
April 30 & May 1 July 8 June 13, 2016 Preliminary community meetings Original Rezoning Application Community Consultation on Revised Application June 3 September 19 Sustainability workshop Markham House opening September 30 City Planning Comments on the June 14 October 7 May 2016 Submission Open house #1 City of Toronto community consultation meeting October 28 December 2014 Draft OPA for Four Corners 1st Four Corners public meeting November 3 First design charrette November 15 Community Council (Four Corners) November 28 2nd Four Corners public meeting December 13 City Council (Four Corners) December 3 Second design charrette December 14 Revised Proposal December 22 Rezoning comments from city staff Consultation Prior to Original Rezoning Application
Early Community Meetings with Mirvish Village Residents – April 30 & May 1, 2014 First Westbank-led Open House – June 14, 2014
Preliminary Community Meetings Sustainability Workshop Open House 1 April 30 & May 1, 2014 June 3, 2014 June 14, 2014 The original rezoning submission was informed by extensive public consultation with the community and city staff.
City-led Public Meeting on the Four Corners – December 2014 Second Open House – March 3, 2015
Four Corners Pre-applicat ion Public Meeting 1 Meetings Open House 2 Design Review Panel December 2014 January to July 2015 March 3, 2015 July 7, 2015 Application
As part of the original rezoning application, Westbank proposed to redevelop Mirvish Village Market Mirvish Village into a vibrant mixed use development. Heritage Retention Along Markham Street
100% Market Rental Housing & Daycare
New Honest Ed's Alley with Micro Retail
Fine Grained Retail and Built Form
Pedestrian Oriented Public Realm
Sustainable Design & On-site Power Plant
Complete Transit Oriented Community City Building Moves
Complete Mirvish Vibran Communit Village t y Market Micro Retail
Heritage Publi Conservatio c n Real m Diverse Rental Transit Built Housing & Oriented For Daycare Development m
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