Stride Franklin | 17 + 19 fl | Proposed

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Updated thread as this has undergone a redesign.

MKG Holding Corporation and GSP Group are proposing a new residential project at 1157 Weber Street East, on the corner of Weber and Franklin (where the Volkswagen storage building is and old KFC was). Architectural design is by ABA Architects. They are currently waiting for zone change amendments before proceeding along. Originally they proposed two towers - 15 floors and 18 floors - with a 5 floor podium. The project was redesigned in January 2023 to now have a 17 and 19 floor building.

From the Urban Design Brief:

The proposed scale of the development, albeit taller than other buildings existing in the local area, is appropriate to help realize the planned function of the Weber Street for concentrating a mix of uses and higher densities. The scale of the buildings, with appropriate built form that is sensitive to the scale of the surrounding neighbourhood provides human scale proportions relative to the two public streets and mitigates potential shadow impacts to adjacent properties and the public realm through building siting and a thoughtful transition of building height, scale and stepbacks.

The preliminary building elevations include horizontal and vertical articulation (including balconies, architectural projections, staggered tower heights, roofline projections and variation of building materials, colours) that add visual interest and break down the apparent mass of the building. All parking, loading and servicing facilities, are proposed behind the building, away from the public streets. The siting, landscape design and built form complement the established neighbourhood character and result in a compatible infill development.

Current design:

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