A proposal reported by UrbanToronto would replace the Petro-Canada station at 4384 Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West in Toronto's Clanton Park area with a 39-storey rental tower. According to UrbanToronto, the design is by B+H Architects for Suncor Energy Inc, and the site is near a potential station on the Sheppard Line 4 Subway Extension that Metrolinx is currently studying.
What is proposed
According to UrbanToronto, the building would rise to 136.85 metres, with the tower placed at the street corner above a six-storey podium. The plan includes 558 market-rate rental homes, along with 423 square metres of ground-floor retail facing Sheppard Avenue West and wrapping onto Bathurst Street. Residential lobby and amenity space would face Bathurst. Four elevators are planned for the building.
Applications to amend the Official Plan and zoning by-law were submitted to the City of Toronto on behalf of the developer by Colliers Project Leaders, according to UrbanToronto. The applications seek changes to the Sheppard West / Dublin Secondary Plan and site-specific zoning permissions.
Transit context
According to UrbanToronto, the Line 4 extension study includes concepts with a Bathurst station, but the Initial Business Case is still under review. The source states there is currently no funding and no projected date for the extension. For now, the intersection is served by the 84 Sheppard West and 984 Sheppard West Express buses, which connect to Sheppard West and Sheppard–Yonge stations, roughly 1.9 kilometres west and 2.2 kilometres east. The 7 Bathurst and 160 Bathurst North routes provide north–south connections.
Parking and cycling
The proposal includes three underground levels with 188 vehicle spaces, according to UrbanToronto. Bicycle parking would include 380 long-term spaces on the mezzanine and 40 short-term spaces at ground level, plus a separate 19-space Bike Share station along Sheppard.
Other nearby projects
UrbanToronto also lists several nearby proposals along Sheppard Avenue West, including a 35-storey proposal at 500 Sheppard Avenue West. The publisher notes that it will continue to follow progress on this development.