475 to 485 King St N (Z-22-14, OPA-43)

Drewlo Holdings is proposing new residential, commercial and office buildings at 475 to 485 King Street North. The plan includes 8 residential towers plus one commercial building and two office buildings.

Changes to the Official Plan and the Zoning Bylaw for this location are required before a permit can be issued. This means that they submit an application that is reviewed by city planners and other agencies plus city council before anything can be built.

Official plan changes requested include:

• allow designating the land from commercial and business employment use only to allow mixed use high-density residential
• allow a modification to limits when building in a floodplain
• allow a 28 storey tower

Zoning bylaw changes requested include:

• allowing the buildings to be located further from King St and Weber St
• lowering the minimum required commercial building height to 3 m from 4.5 m
• increasing the tower height to 28 storeys
• a reducing the minimum first storey height for the residential building
• widening the residential tower
• reducing the distance of the underground parking structure from King St and Weber St

View the documents submitted by the development company under Supporting Documents on this page for more details and drawings.

Building height, units, housing types

Tallest tower: 16 to 28 storeys depending on what is permitted

Number of units: 3556

Unit sizes: mix of one, two and three bedrooms

Housing types: 1778 rentals (1682 apartment units and 96 townhouses)

Floor space

Office space: 12000 square metres

Commercial space: 4000 square metres

Parking

Parking: 2500

Bicycle parking: 1100

You can provide feedback to the planning department, and it will be shared with the council, or ask a question to learn more about this application.

Images are provided by the applicant and may not reflect the final design approved by the Planning Department.