In order to fit in with the streetscape, Canderel went for a subtle approach with the midrise St. Clair Village
Is there such a thing as an undiscovered pocket in Toronto? James Deitcher, Canderel’s director of residential development, thinks so, which is why he started hunting for property to develop along St. Clair Avenue West a few years ago.
When Canderel held the first community meeting about the St. Clair Village project, Witt remembers “how often people kept saying they wanted activity at the street level.” Witt explains the rationale for the subtlety. “Toronto is a busy city with quite a lot of buildings screaming for attention. We wanted to deliver a building that was contemporary, but also feels as though it’s been there forever, something that fitted in, rather than contrasting with the existing context.”
Amenity spaces are appropriate for the demographic — there’s a temperature-controlled wine storage lounge, and a fitness studio with top-of-the line TRX props and cardio equipment, a party room and an outdoor terrace. A terrace takes up approximately two-thirds of the roof, with the remainder being a green space, designed as a passive element for rainwater absorption and combatting heat island effects.
Infrastructure is starting to catch up. Now that the streetcar right-of-way is completed, the avenue is enjoying renewed growth. According to a 2018 TTC report, car traffic has dropped by 10 per cent, transit use is up 7 per cent, cyclists have increased by 3 per cent and pedestrian use has risen by 4 per cent since the line was completed in 2010.
“I can’t believe the restaurants and clubs,” he says. “It made me think of what had been expressed at that first community meeting, how the residents wanted a vibrant, active neighbourhood.”
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