Developer wants to tear down a block of Toronto townhomes for a new 59-storey tower

Toronto's urgent need for additional housing and developers' urgent need for more money have converged yet again in a proposal to tear down a block...

have converged yet again in a proposal to tear down a block of homes and replace them with a new tower soaring 59 storeys into the sky and containing over 700 new residences.

Renderings of the Sweeny &Co Architects-designed tower aren't exactly eye candy, though the project is still in its earliest form — and images and information shared during Wednesday evening's presentation may be subject to change between now and a formal submission with city planners. Residents of this new tower would have access to a three-level underground parking garage housing 115 spaces for cars. The majority of residents would be expected to make use of 814 bicycle parking spaces, as well as the nearby Eglinton Crosstown LRT (

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