720 Broadview

The site is made up of an existing grocery store (George’s No Frills) and associated surface parking.

There are no immediate changes on the site, and the grocery store will remain in operation for some time. We don’t anticipate any changes taking place on the site for several years (10-15+ years).

The grocery store will remain open throughout the planning process and during the construction of Phase 1 (Building A). It will then be temporarily closed until it is reintroduced following the construction of Phase 2 (Building B).

The initial planning applications were submitted in 2021. Following submission, the initial application received feedback from City Staff and other key stakeholders. The re-submission addresses key feedback regarding the public realm; in addition to responding to the evolving planning and policy context since 2021.

The following key revisions are made in this re-submission:

• Additional Housing: understanding provincial and municipal policies that encourage growth in proximity to higher order transit, the re-submission proposes an additional tower on the site to accommodate more residential rental units. The original submission proposed a 35-storey building with 503 units, while the new re-submission proposes a 39- and 42-storey building with 857 units.
• Phased Development: With an additional building and a new site layout, the development will be constructed in phases. This approach will allow the grocery store to remain open while Phase 1 (Building A) is being constructed.
• Public Realm: The original submission proposed an onsite parkland and POPS leading to a new connection to the Don Valley Ravine system. The new re-submission will not include a connection to the ravine and instead have offsite parkland dedication in response to the City’s and TRCA’s comments. The POPS fronting onto Broadview Avenue was desirable in the original application and will be retained in the re-submission.
• Parking: The original submission proposed 220 car parking spots. Understanding the site’s proximity to public transit and evolving policies on parking minimums, the new re-submission proposes 48 car parking spots., where 31 parking spots will be for short-term non-residential uses (i.e. parking for the grocery storetemporary grocery store parking) and 17 indoor parking spaces are for residential parking.
  
  In terms of bicycle parking, the original submission proposed 524 bike spaces, and the new re-submission proposed 970 bike parking spaces. The increase in bicycle parking spaces will support active transit options.

• This site is transit-accessible and is less than a 5-minute walk to Broadview TTC Station.
• The proposal will replace surface parking with indoor parking. There will be internal pick-up/drop-off spaces for each building, as well a new signalized intersection will facilitate movement in and out of the site safely.
• There will be 31 ‘short-term’ indoor parking spaces that are provided for the grocery store, and 17 indoor parking spaces for residential parking.
• The proposal will also provide bicycle parking, for a total of 347 “long-term” and 77 “short-term” spaces for residential use, as well as 10 public bicycle parking spaces.

The application was resubmitted in October 2025. This resubmission is subject to review prior to advancing to City Council for a decision on the application. Following that decision additional planning approvals are required before construction can take place.

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