4646 Dufferin Street is at the heart of the City’s Russian Jewish community in a location well placed to contribute to serving the acknowledged need of this community for a wide range of convenient healthcare facilities and seniors and affordable housing, both rental and ownership — all to be provided within the context of aging in place and continuum of care. This medical, office and residential proposal supports the City’s housing initiatives to accelerate housing supply and improve affordability and Provincial policies promoting medical facilities closer to local communities to make access more convenient and cost effective. The proposal aims to utilize the 6.17-acre site as follows: • Six buildings conceived in the context of a continuum of care — • 432,000 square feet of non-residential employment, commercial and medical uses (1,200 permanent jobs) — and • A minimum of 770 residential units, inclusive of 350 seniors units (independent serviced, assisted living and memory care) supported by a grouping of medical support personnel — and 225 market rental units (of which 20%-30% are proposed to be affordable rental units for a period of 99 years). This is a request for a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) to permit this mixed-use development. As such, site plan approval would continue to be required to review the proposal against functional servicing, transportation, and other technical compliance requirements. Requiring site plan approval would enable City staff and the proponent to work collaboratively to resolve site specific details to ensure a successful implementation of the MZO.
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