Church Wellesley Update
News from the Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association
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In March 2023, the developer applied for a 68-storey tower with 663 condo units at 543 Yonge Street. There are no provisions for residential vehicle parking. The site is currently occupied by an LCBO and a Dollarama. A community consultation meeting was held in March 2024. More information: Development Application Information Centre: https://tinyurl.com/jkxmr2uc Urban Toronto: https://tinyurl.com/5n6pezz8    City staff have issue a Refusal Report regarding the new tower proposed at the north-east corner of Church and Wellesley. The properties are currently leased to several businesses, including the Pizza Pizza at the corner. There are apartment rentals above. 505, 507 and 509 Church St. and 68, 72 and 76 Wellesley St. E. are owned by KingSett Capital, which submitted a development application on Feb. 1, 2024 for a 28-storey tower with about 258 dwelling units, preserving the existing heritage buildings. The building (centre) would be the same height as the recently completed 81 Wellesley East (right) and the recently approved 66 Wellesley East (left) but with little setback from Church Street. A virtual Community Consultation Meeting was hosted by City staff on March 5, 2024. Among the concerns expressed at the meeting: • the height, massing and location of the building • shadow impacts on Barbra Hall Park; • the impact on the Church Street streetscape • inadequate stepbacks from the street in regards to the heritage building The refusal report reflects many of the same concerns expressed by the community.  View looking northeast For more information: Development Application Information Centre: http://tinyurl.com/mu52dzk2 Staff Decision Report - Refusal https://tinyurl.com/5n6vw9bp Urban Toronto: http://tinyurl.com/3p72wmt3  view looking north up church street  view looking north from wellesley  |