1765 MONTREAL RD.

// The project is located on a lot currently housing 2 single family homes, and directly faces Montreal Road. The lot is bordered on the North and East by the Rothwell Heights and Rothwell Village neighbourhoods, primarily low-density residential buildings comprised mainly of semi-detached houses.

To the south across from Montreal Road, we see the Beacon Hill South Neighbourhood, also comprised mainly of low and medium-density residential buildings such as semi-detached units and condominiums.  To the West are low and mid-rise residential buildings facing Montreal Road on the North side, as well as various commercial buildings with street facing parking lots on the South Side of Montreal Road.  

Since the proposed development is 9 storeys, we are mindful that it represents an increase in density in the area, and a number of measures have been used to assist with the transitioning of the building to the surrounding properties. The proposed development has pushed the highest portion of the apartment building as close to Montreal Road, and the southern end of the lot as possible. This helps the building appropriately respond to bigger and faster scale of Montreal Road, while helping reduce shadows cast by the building on neighbouring properties.

The project creates a clear gradation from high to low, ending in a series of townhouses on the Northern end of the lot, closely responding to the scale of the existing single-family homes of the area. The existing tree cover along the property line on cedar road helps to buffer this transition in height. Care has been taken to preserve this tree line - from the deliberate treatment of grading on the site, to the setback of the townhouses from the rear lot line.   The proposed development includes considerable tree planting with enough soil volume to ensure healthy tree growth. The project also makes efforts to conserve existing trees on the site, particularly the extensive growth along the northern property line.