After receiving approvals from the City in February, final renderings for phase one of the highly-anticipated Cloverdale Mall redevelopment were released this morning by Mattamy Homes and QuadReal Property Group.
The renderings, supplied by the architectural firm also behind the larger Cloverdale master plan, Giannone Petricone Associates, reveal the striking final design for the 33- and nine-storey development planned for the eastern edge of the property and slated to launch for sale this fall.
Located on the northwest corner of Dundas Street West and The East Mall Crescent, the two-building development dubbed 'The Clove,' will feature a 33-storey mixed-use condominium that shares a base with an adjoining nine-storey mid-rise, containing a total of 606 new condo units. The development would also be home to over 350 sq. m of retail space and 2,424 sq. m of amenity space.
Via Giannone Petricone Associates/ Rendering of The Clove
Via Giannone Petricone Associates/ Rendering of The Clove
Via Giannone Petricone Associates/ Rendering of The Clove
Via Giannone Petricone Associates/ Rendering of The Clove
The phase one building, which President of GTA Urban Division at Mattamy Homes Niall Haggart called "a gateway to the rest of the development," features architectural designs "meant to evoke a feeling of movement and connection to the outdoors," says the news release. "Fluttering, horizontal bands will accentuate the building's distinct form, adding to the feeling of movement and the almost breeze-like architecture of the tower," and "A lush courtyard offers an almost resort-like feel for residents as they pull up to the building, evoking a more urban, contemporary take on the 'Tower in a Park.'"
Founding partner at GPA Architects, Ralph Giannone, adds that the development's overall design was intended to mesh well within Etobicoke's community environment. "There is a very palpable reverence for the surrounding community," he says. "The design is not trying to disrupt what people like about living in Central Etobicoke. Instead, the goal is to capture that feeling, and innovate on both a macro level with the master plan, and on a building level with The Clove."
For those who don't know, Etobicoke's Cloverdale Mall — a community institution — is getting a major makeover, and The Clove is just the first step in a larger master plan revitalization set to take place over the next decade.
Overhaul plans for the 32-acre shopping centre site were first announced almost five years ago, in November 2019. Since then, there have been a number of slight updates, but as of now, plans outline over nine acres of public realm, 180,000 sq. ft of new retail space, 23,000 sq. ft of communal amenities, and a community trail system. Once completed, the master plan community would deliver a total of 5,268 new condo and purpose-built rental units, two new public parks, and additional green space.
Both innovative and ambitious, the Cloverdale Mall masterplan is indicative of a larger shift towards building up density in under-utilized spaces, i.e., a low-rise mall, but also of a shift in Canadian retail, where lines between residential and retail spaces are being blurred in the best of ways. Just think of The Well and the numerous mall redevelopments taking place across Canada.
As a long-time community hub, Cloverdale Mall is the perfect setting for this type of forward-thinking redevelopment, as SVP of Development at QuadReal Aaron Knight explores. "To many, Cloverdale is and will always be the heart of central Etobicoke and QuadReal is committed to a long-term vision that elevates the role it will play in the community for decades to come," he said. "We're embarking on a deliberate, multi-year process, informed by extensive consultations and community feedback, to extend the existing neighbourhood onto our site, and deliver a new kind of gentle urbanism. Built on the values of the existing community, the Cloverdale master-plan aims to foster connections to new neighbours and community, transit, walking, and green spaces and to provide new dynamic retail, cultural, and social opportunities."
