Master Planning, Residential High Rise, Tall Buildings
River City Neighbourhood Development
Designed in collaboration with Saucier + Perrotte Architectes, the development of this new residential neighbourhood in the West Don Lands precinct of Toronto marks a significant initiative within the City. As the first new waterfront neighbourhood, our design and development team intends to bring a unique and bold response to a brownfield, post industrial site that stretches along the Don River. Comprised of four city blocks, this new neighbourhood will create 900 – 1000 residential units in what will be a green and sustainable community. In embracing a LEED Gold target of sustainability for this project, the design concept will create a contemporary metropolitan district that serves as a new model of green living. It will be a neighbourhood where pedestrian friendly streets, exceptional parks and public spaces are linked with an architecture inspired by flow, movement and continuity. Working within a pre-established built form master plan, these new residential units will range from townhouses, lofts, and condominium units in buildings ranging from five-storey and upwards. Prominently located at one end of the development will be a 24 storey residential tower with an iconic form and a desirable address facing Don River Park, Toronto’s newest urban park.
Client
Waterfront Toronto
Urban Capital
Redquartz Developments
Size
900,000 sf
Program
Brownfield Regeneration
Mixed Use Neighbourhood
900-1000 Residential Units
Childcare Centre
Structured Parking
Green Roofs and Courts
Sustainable Features
- LEED Gold Building
- LEED Gold Community
- Carbon Neutral
Awards
- Best Building Design-High Rise, BILD Awards (2010)
Articles
- “A plan to make a tough spot a welcome one” John Bentley Mays, Globe and Mail, Oct 2010
- “Our New Blue Edge” www.waterfrontoronto.ca, 2010
- “A new face for West Don Lands” Pat Brennan, Condo Guide, Jan 2010
- “Toronto’s River City Project: A sober-sided urbanism” John Bentley Mays, Globe and Mail, Jan 2010
- “River+City+Life Places” Hector Fernando Burga, EDRA/Places Awards with Metropolis Planning, 2009
- “This is Where it Starts” Ryan Starr, Toronto Star, Oct 2009
- “River City Condo Roars” Alex Newman, National Post, Oct 2009
- “A blueprint for new homes on the forgotten shore” Caroline Ireland, Globe and Mail, Oct 2009
- “Making a Splash” Lisa Van de Ven, National Post, Aug 2009
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