April 24, 2023
But for Toronto developer Almadev, the vision to incorporate more residential and greenspace into a predominantly commercial district, the Consumer Road Business Park, was a perfect fit. “It’s probably the largest or second largest employment area outside of downtown Toronto, so there are a lot of jobs, a lot of office buildings,” he said. “What they want is to include mixed-use development, bring more residential alongside employment. So we’ve worked closely with the council and the city to ensure that our vision fits theirs.”
“We’ve submitted within the guidelines and made sure that it’s a smooth process. That makes it easy for the city to approve and fit the whole neighbourhood,” said Duchovny. Phase one will include two residential buildings and one commercial building. The latter will be a 180,000-square-foot commercial tower with office, retail and self-storage.
Interiors are by Truong Ly Design. A signature amenity, Almadev stated, will be an outdoor terrace on the podium level with hot and cold plunges, an elevated infinity pool and outdoor dining areas with barbecues.New green and open spaces will include a 1.2-acre park with public art as well as two privately owned spaces that will connect to retail and commercial.