Site Plan Proposal for Aging in Place

Little Portugal, Toronto

This neighbourhood is full of history, where neighbours have called it home for many decades. This proposal outlines the opportunity to transform the school ground at 30 Bank Street into housing for senior living. Not only can this add to the stock of housing options in the area with a gentle density increase but it can also support more residents of Little Portugal to age comfortably in the neighbourhood that has embraced them.

SITE LOCATION: 30 Bank St, Toronto, ON, M6K 1R3

CURRENT USE: Currently under the former City of Toronto (438-86) zoning by-law for which an appointment has been made to review the records. The site is a decommissioned Catholic elementary school and school ground.

LOT SIZE: 0.77 ha

DESCRIPTION OF CONTEXT: The site is in the heart of Little Portugal, a residential neighbourhood on Toronto’s west side, near the intersection of Dufferin St and Dundas St. The built form is low-rise with three stories and a parking lot in the northwest corner of the site. Adjacent to the site are single-family homes and other forms of low-rise housing, a recreation centre with a skating arena and a park with various play structures, and a baseball field. The site is located on a local road adjacent to transit. Specifically bus routes 29 and 329 on Dufferin St and the 505 streetcar on Dundas St.

Flip through the Planning Justification Report and Site Documentation below.