1500 St. Clair West CONDOS

Designed by Sweeny &Co Architects with flowing continuous lines, the plan calls for a pair of Y-shaped buildings that would face each other on either side of a raised courtyard. The taller 17-storey building would rise at the south end of the site, with the 15-storey component planned on the north portion of the site. A two-storey podium would unite the buildings, and would be topped by a landscaped amenity terrace.

A total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 47,514 m² would include 46,224 m² of residential space accounting for 98% of the total GFA, the remaining 1,290 m² of which would be ground level retail space. The plan aims to introduce substantial residential density to the block in the form of 753 condominium units, proposed in a mix of 564 one-bedrooms, 114 two-bedrooms, and 75 three-bedrooms.

Parking for the complex is proposed across three levels, one of them underground plus two hidden from the street on the podium levels. A total of 332 parking spaces are proposed across both buildings, planned in a mix of 243 for long-term resident use, and 89 short-term spaces for visitors.

A public realm design from Land Art Design Landscape Architects Inc includes plans to construct a publicly accessible piazza along the site’s St. Clair Avenue West frontage. To the west, a publicly accessible landscaped pedestrian/cycling trail is planned to run parallel to the rail corridor. The path would connect St Clair Avenue West to Lambert Avenue just north of the site, and eventually a much longer path running through this area of the city. Besidfe the path would be a derailment crash wall with a 2.5-metre earth berm.