christiesplits
Senior Member
I believe the Danforth Planning Study calls for mid-rises around 8 storeys. I bet @Northern Light can confirm.
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I believe the Danforth Planning Study calls for mid-rises around 8 storeys. I bet @Northern Light can confirm.
Northern Light
Superstar
7s, 24M was generally the default approval.
Plan is here: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-222769.pdf
HousingNowTO
Senior Member
Informational Web-Meeting with Woodgreen earlier tonight...
HousingNowTO
Senior Member
Call was uneventful. No "open Mike" questions portion...
60-ish attendees, plus upwards of a dozen speakers - including local Federal MP...
60-ish attendees, plus upwards of a dozen speakers - including local Federal MP...
HousingNowTO
Senior Member
WOODGREEN : If you were not able to attend or wish to tune in once again, the recording is now publicly available on our 60 Bowden Street dedicated webpage:
https://www.woodgreen.org/welcome-to-60-bowden-st.
https://www.woodgreen.org/welcome-to-60-bowden-st.
artyboy123
Senior Member
A new update was taken from the architectural plan via SPA. The height changed from 24.80m to 28m. 50 units changed to 34 units. The total bike parking changed from 16 bike parking to 39 bike parking.
HousingNowTO
Senior Member
Hmmmm.... "50 units changed to 34 units"...? Has the number of BEDROOMS changed...??
I think Woodgreen may be converting more of their planned operations of this Seniors Housing development from "Everyone in their own STUDIO unit" - into more "Seniors Co-Living Pods" with 3 or 4 bedrooms sharing a common living-room, etc.
Northern Light
Superstar
@Art Tsai ; and @HousingNowTO
This is the cover letter for this resubmission; note that it shows 32 units and 18 dwelling rooms:
This is the cover letter for this resubmission; note that it shows 32 units and 18 dwelling rooms:
Application Details
www.toronto.ca
Technical resubmission; and we have updated renderings from McCallum Sather:
60 Bowden - mcCallumSather
60 Bowden is an exciting new development in Toronto, focused on helping to address the need for senior’s focused affordable housing in an area with the highest rates of senior poverty in our country.
www.mccallumsather.com
christiesplits
Senior Member
Approved this morning at the Committee of Adjustment.
Application Details
www.toronto.ca
SPA resubmission with the only stat change being a reduction in bicycle parking from 39 to 24.
AlbertC
Superstar
Work set to start on affordable housing units for seniors at site of Danforth Baptist Church – Beach Metro Community News
WoodGreen Community Services is planning an eight-storey development at the site of the Danforth Baptist Church, Bowden Street and Danforth Avenue, to
beachmetro.com
Work set to start on affordable housing units for seniors at site of Danforth Baptist Church
Construction to transform the Danforth Baptist Church at Bowden Street and Danforth Avenue into a mixed-use affordable housing building has officially begun.
The project, dedicated to providing affordable housing for the seniors community, will add 50 units to Toronto-Danforth’s housing stock.
“I’m proud to have worked with WoodGreen Community Services and support this initiative to build much-needed affordable seniors’ housing,” said Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher in a Nov. 15 newsletter.
According to WoodGreen, financial support and incentive waivers for this project came courtesy of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Rapid Housing Initiative in collaboration with the City of Toronto.
The building is also funded through the “generous support from The Sprott Foundation with a donation of $4 million, through WoodGreen’s UNMET needs campaign”.
With the project’s focus on seniors, 60 Bowden St. will serve as a supportive housing facility which will be owned and managed by WoodGreen Community Services as the organization continues to put its 55 years of experience in affordable housing and specialization in seniors care to use.
Residents will have access to WoodGreen’s full range of wrap-around health and social support from personal support workers (PSWs), social workers, specialists, transportation services, and volunteers.
The 50 units in this building will comprise two clusters of nine units in which residents will receive meal services and 24/7 staff support when necessary. The remaining 32 units will consist of studio and one-bedroom apartments.
In the common area, residents will have access to a commercial kitchen, laundry room, a lounge, and a large gathering space for community dining. They will also have access to a landscaped courtyard, sanctuary, office, and amenity space.
Formerly a church which was built in 1931, the building holds historical importance which WoodGreen intends to preserve by keeping the two towers, as well as the church front, intact.
According to WoodGreen, The Assembly has been contracted to develop a “best-of-class and environmentally-friendly rapid-build affordable housing project”.
Following the demolition process, construction will begin with an expected duration of 12 to 18 months to be completed.
Although residents are expected to be able to move in between late 2025 and early 2026, WoodGreen said that the timeline might shift as work progresses.
flonicky
Senior Member
AlbertC
Superstar
They don't do brick detailing like this anymore!
70Challenger
Active Member
Don't like the material, it should have been brick like the church. Or anything other than beige.