Symington Avenue Redevelopment
321–355 Symington Avenue
Toronto, Ontario

Transforming an Urban Employment Site into a Complete Community

The Symington Avenue Redevelopment is a transformative mixed-use project located within Toronto's Junction Triangle neighbourhood, one of the city's fastest-evolving urban communities. Situated near major transit infrastructure and established residential neighbourhoods, the redevelopment envisions the transformation of an underutilized commercial and employment site into a vibrant, transit-supportive community that delivers new housing, neighbourhood-serving retail, and enhanced public amenities. The proposal includes two residential towers rising from a shared podium with ground-floor commercial space, designed to contribute to the area's continued revitalization.

As Toronto continues to accommodate population growth through thoughtful urban intensification, projects such as this demonstrate the importance of balancing redevelopment with infrastructure capacity, employment considerations, public realm improvements, and community needs. The redevelopment represents an opportunity to create a complete community that supports sustainable growth while strengthening the character and connectivity of the surrounding neighbourhood. (City of Toronto)

PLDSI's Strategic Role

Palacio Land Development Strategies Inc. provided strategic land development and municipal planning advisory services to support the advancement of this complex redevelopment initiative. Drawing on founder Cesar Palacio's extensive experience in municipal government and city-building, PLDSI worked alongside the project team to help navigate Toronto's planning framework, stakeholder engagement process, and development approval pathway.

PLDSI's strategic guidance focused on identifying planning opportunities, supporting municipal engagement, and helping position the project within the City's broader objectives for housing, transit-oriented growth, and sustainable community development. Through a collaborative approach, PLDSI helped advance a vision that balances responsible intensification with thoughtful urban design and long-term neighbourhood planning.

Project Highlights

• Location: 321–355 Symington Avenue
• Development Type: Mixed-Use Residential Redevelopment
• Status: Planning & Development Approvals
• Key Components:
  • Two residential towers (proposed 36 and 39 storeys)
  • Ground-floor retail and neighbourhood commercial uses
  • Approximately 800+ new residential units (proposal evolved through the planning process)
  • Transit-oriented urban intensification
  • Public realm and streetscape enhancements
  • Integration with the surrounding Junction Triangle community (City of Toronto)

Supporting Toronto's Evolving Urban Landscape

The Symington Avenue Redevelopment reflects the continued evolution of Toronto's west end as former commercial and employment lands are thoughtfully reimagined into complete, connected communities. By integrating housing, retail, public spaces, and sustainable urban design, the project contributes to the City's long-term vision for growth while enhancing neighbourhood connectivity and livability.

PLDSI is proud to have contributed strategic planning expertise to a project that exemplifies responsible city-building and reinforces the importance of collaboration between developers, municipalities, and community stakeholders in delivering successful urban redevelopment.