WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? 20-storey tower proposed near Yonge and Major MacKenzie
Richmond Hill hosted public meeting Feb. 19
Yorkregion.com
March 2, 2020
Sheila Wang
A new development proposal is currently under consideration on the lands north of Elmwood Avenue between Yonge Street and Church Street South in Richmond Hill.
The city hosted a public meeting on Feb. 19 in the council chambers to brief the public on a revised proposal on the 0.365-hectare partially vacant lands.
Just the facts:
- Who is landowner? Metroview (Elmwood) Developments Inc.
- What are the addresses of the subject lands? 9929, 9935, 9939 Yonge St. and 186 and 188 Church St. S.
- What is the revised proposal? The revised proposal consists of a 20-storey building with 249 apartment dwelling units and 14 townhouse dwelling units that front onto Church Street South and Elmwood Avenue as well as 206.2 square metres of commercial floor space at grade fronting onto Yonge Street.
- What was the previous proposal? The development proposal consisted of an eight-storey mixed-use residential/commercial building comprised of 141 dwelling units, an FSI of 3.75 with 170 square metres of commercial floor space at grade.
- What else was revised? A decrease in number of parking spaces per unit from 0.93 spaces per unit to 0.72 spaces per unit; and a decrease in the proposed commercial and visitor parking spaces from 30 to 21.
