[Paclo]

Application Details

www.toronto.ca

Resubmitted with the following changes:

• Height reduced from 85.36 to 83.41m; still 23-storeys
• Total residential units reduced from 329 to 325
• Total vehicular parking reduced from 35 to 34
• Total bicycle parking reduced from 393 to 388
• Unit Mix & GFA changes

Updated rendering:

 

[Northern Light]

I confess to preferring the earlier renditions.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Going to the July TEYCC @ 24 storeys.

 

[Northern Light]

As per PE above, the Report to TEYCC is here:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-247109.pdf

It's both a refusal and an approval. Refusing the OPA, because the City has deemed it unnecessary and approving the ZBA accordingly.

This is the second report of this type heading to TEYCC.

There is a further quirk in the approval conditions:

 

[ProjectEnd]

Passed!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1811517268872036356

 

[AlbertC]

1266 QUEEN ST W - Republic

Republic Developments is a Toronto based city builder focused on creating transformative communities across the GTA.

republicdevelopments.com

 

[Paclo]

Changes here:
New ownership (now Carttera), height boost from 24 to 27 storeys, tenure switch to rentals and increase to 362 units along with a redesign (still BDPQ) updated rendering below:

Updated massing:

 

[AlbertC]

This is one of those rare projects where each iteration seemingly gets better!

 

[PrestigeWorldwide]

This is one of those rare projects where each iteration seemingly gets better!

I think you mean less bad

 

[jmi22]

I think you mean less bad

What is not to love about this?

 

[PrestigeWorldwide]

What is not to love about this?

All I’m saying is let’s not mistake 'getting better' for 'great design.' This version is totally fine—perfectly safe—but not exactly inspired. Hard not to improve when the starting point was pretty uninspired. This feels like a remix of BDP’s recent work with other solid developers—1071 King with Hullmark comes to mind.

 

[PMT]

 

[AlbertC]

They anticipate construction to start in 2026

https://twitter.com/x/status/1932111719729451365

 

[AlbertC]

Carttera Buys Queen Street W Project For $28M, Planning 27 Storeys

Republic Developments had previously received approval for a 24-storey tower at 1266 Queen Street West in Toronto, but Carttera has proposed some revisions, including a pivot from condo to rental.

storeys.com

From the article:

In a cover letter submitted along with its revised proposal, Carttera said that it is hoping to complete the Site Plan Control application by Q4 2025 so it can commence construction on the project in Spring 2026.

 

[Paclo]

Application Details

www.toronto.ca

SPA resubmission with the following revisions, from the cover letter:

And a target timeline, consistent with reported above by @AlbertC :

Demolition permit remains pending. No other permits in the system