The
Onni Group and architect Stephen Hood hope that their massive new development, Westlake Village, will become a new centre for the entire south Etobicoke neighbourhood.
It's based around a community square that would have limited surface parking - about 30 cars -- but "it's basically a pedestrian landscape realm," says Stephen Hood, of
Page and Steele/IBI Group, of the 1,300 unit, three-tower project that will also include 70,000 square feet of retail space, including a major grocery store.
Units for the first phase have just gone on sale, and the site plan is before Etobicoke's community council.
"It's very crisp and clean," says Hood of the concrete structure with pre-cast concrete detailing. "It's after a modern look to it. At the same time, we will be introducing a fair bit of masonry in the podiums and along the townhouses and retail frontages to give it a better interface with the natural setting along Mimico Creek, and a more human element relating to the pedestrian realm."
The builders will also be introducing a new traffic light to the neighbourhood, between the Kraft office building, which is next to the Mr. Christie's factory, and the grocery store, which if approved will be built as part of the development's second phase.
If sales go well, Hood expects to be in the ground next year.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source; Stephen Hood
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