多伦多批准威尔逊高地经济适用房计划

Led by the City's real estate agency, CreateTO, the eight-acre community aims to replace an underused surface-level TTC commuter parking lot with affordable, market rental, and ownership homes in close proximity to Wilson Station. The site sits to the north of Wilson Avenue between Allen Road and Wilson Heights Boulevard in Clanton Park, just south of the Downsview development lands. Block 1, which is being developed by Greenwin and Tridel, and designed by Kirkor Architects, is located on the western portion of the site, edging onto Allen Road and Wilson Avenue and spanning 42,518 sq. ft. This section of the master-planned community is envisioned as a mixed-use development, alongside Block 2, with the rest being primarily residential buildings. Plans depict an eight-storey tower atop a two-storey podium with a terrace provided on the roof of level two. At grade 2,960 sq. ft of retail space is proposed, as well as 4,499 sq. ft of indoor and 4736 sq. ft of outdoor amenity space. For the unit breakdown, there will be 155 one-bedrooms, 36 two bedrooms, and 18 three-bedrooms. And as for parking, vehicular spaces have been reduced from 159 to 155 and bicycle parking has been reduced from 230 to 209 spaces. Additionally, Block 1 included a portion of the site known as Block 9, which has been created for the existing sewer lands running along Allen Road. Once complete, Block 1 will represent the first step in realizing a vibrant master-planned community offering 1,484 new housing units, a park, a child-care centre, and public community spaces. The project is joined by 19 other sites allocated by the City for housing development. “Our vision for Toronto is to see families live, work and thrive without having to worry about securing affordable rents, accessing transit or finding childcare or green spaces for kids to play," Mayor Olivia Chow said at the Wilson Heights groundbreaking ceremony, held in late-November. "This transit-oriented community brings all of these elements…