The Clove condos to lead Cloverdale Mall redevelopment

Approved as a 33-storey tower, with an adjoining nine-storey mid-rise building, totalling more than 600 condominiums, The Clove will kickstart the coordinated transformation of QuadReal’s existing 32-acre shopping centre site into a vibrant, sustainable and innovative mixed-use urban neighbourhood that honours the rich history of the surrounding community. (CNW Group/Mattamy Homes Limited)

Mattamy Homes and QuadReal Property Group have released the final designs for The Clove, the first phase of the Cloverdale Mall redevelopment in the west end of Toronto.

The Clove will consist of a 33-storey tower with an adjoining nine-storey mid-rise building, and will have a total of more than 600 condominiums. The plan is to have the residential project kickstart the coordinated transformation of QuadReal’s existing 32-acre shopping centre site into a vibrant, sustainable and innovative mixed-use urban neighbourhood that honours the rich history of the surrounding community.

The condos are slated to launch for sale this fall, with Mattamy leading the sales and marketing for the signature condominium project that will sit on a 2.3 acre site on the edge of the site.

“The team has worked hard to design a tower that will serve as a gateway to the rest of the development, while offering a striking presence on Toronto’s west-end skyline,” stated Niall Haggart, president of the GTA Urban Division at Mattamy Homes. “QuadReal’s track record of excellence is undeniable, and this game-changing partnership brings one of Canada’s largest pension funds together with Canada’s largest homebuilding company to offer high-quality housing and long-term value to future residents and the community as a whole.”

“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,” stated Aaron Knight, senior vice-president of development at QuadReal. “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 Cloverdalemaster-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.”

Designed by Giannone Petricone Associates, who also helmed the design of the Cloverdale master plan, The Clove’s architectural expression is meant to evoke a feeling of movement and connection to the outdoors.

“There is a very palpable reverence for the surrounding community,” explained Ralph Giannone, founding partner at GPA Architects. “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.”

Current plans for the larger 32-acre Cloverdale Mall site, located at the intersection of Highway 427 and Dundas Street West in central Etobicoke, were informed by an extensive public engagement process. QuadReal collected feedback from more than 15,000 local constituents and consulted with partners at the City of Toronto to ensure that Cloverdale continues to be the hub of the community.

When complete, Cloverdale will include revitalized retail, residential and green spaces. The newly reimagined retail space will continue to welcome tenants that have served the community for decades and will span more than 180,000 square feet. The more than 5,000 new condo and purpose-built rental units are expected to help meet the housing needs of the growing community, and the area will be transformed by two public parks and additional green spaces. A new streets and blocks network will connect community amenities, and transportation essentials.

Taking a long-term, phased approach, QuadReal aims to redevelop the site keeping several goals top of mind including a focus on sustainable design, robust transit integration, improved connectivity and thoughtful assimilation into the surrounding neighbourhood.

Built in 1956 as an open-air plaza with a central pedestrian promenade in a Modernist architectural style, Cloverdale Mall was expanded and converted to an enclosed mall in the 1980s and underwent major renovations in 2006.

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