Application to amend zoning for 70 King St N

Changes to the Zoning Bylaw for this location are required before a permit can be issued. This means that they submit an application that is reviewed by city planners and other agencies plus city council before anything can be built.

2422409 Ontario Inc., the owner, is proposing the development of a 25 storey (84.5 metre) mixed-use building containing an 1,815 square metre learning centre for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) programming, 243 residential units (366 bedrooms) to be located within the tower that is to be oriented to Regina Street, a private and public rooftop amenity area (atop of the podium), and 168 parking spaces.

Zoning bylaw changes requested include:

• allowing an increase to the density from 750 bedrooms per hectare to 855 bedrooms per hectare
• reducing the non-residential parking rate from 1.5 spaces per 100 square metres of building floor area to 0.6 spaces per 100 square metres of building floor area, and reduce the visitor parking rate from 0.1 spaces per unit to 0.045 spaces per unit
• reducing the tower stepback along the Regina Street façade to 2 metres, where a minimum of 3 metres is allowed
• recognizing the existing interior lot line tower separation of 7.5 metres
• increasing the building height to 84.5 metres and 25 storeys, where the maximum building height of 81 metres and 25 storeys is allowed

To remove a holding provision from the land, the applicant must:

• provide written evidence that a record of site condition has been accepted by the Province of Ontario
• demonstrate that the proposed development complies with applicable noise guidelines
• provide a hydrogeological study update
• provide a loading study to determine the loading and unloading requirements for visitors to the development on the Lands, and options to accommodate the required loading and unloading space(s)
• execute an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Act for Zoning By-law Amendment Z-18-02
• provide a parking study to determine the appropriate allocation of the parking spaces provided on the Lands that exceed the minimum requirements of the Uptown Commercial Core (U1) zone

Due to changes made to the development concept, some of the above-noted holding provisions are no longer applicable to the subject lands.

View the documents submitted by the development company under supporting documents on this page for more details and drawings.

Building height, units, housing types

Tallest tower: 25 storeys, 84.5 m

Number of units: 243

Unit sizes: mix of one and two bedrooms

Housing types: apartments

Non-residential floor space

Commercial or office space: 1295 sq metres

Parking

Parking: 172 spaces within structure

Bicycle parking: 146 inside parking spaces

You can provide feedback to the planning department, and it will be shared with the council, or ask a question to learn more about this application.

Images are provided by the applicant and may not reflect the final design approved by the Planning department.