The Arbour

Located along Toronto’s Waterfront at the southeast corner of Queens Quay East and Lower Sherbourne Street, Limberlost Place serves as a state-of-the-art educational and research hub for George Brown Polytechnic, and is home to Mary’s Place Child Care Centre that serves the growing East Bayfront community.

The 10-storey project has allowed George Brown Polytechnic to expand academic offerings in multiple areas, including information and computer technology The building will address George Brown Polytechnic’s present and future needs by expanding their Waterfront Campus.

Limberlost Place is a unique and award-winning facility that became Toronto’s first tall wood structure and demonstrates the use of wood and new technologies for high-rise buildings, making the building as sustainable and energy efficient as possible.

R.E. Millward + Associates was retained by George Brown Polytechnic to assist with planning services, including applying and obtaining approval for the site plan application from the City of Toronto, and assisting with any other required municipal approvals, including a Committee of Adjustment application for minor variances. Since the design competition and awarding of the project in May 2018, we have worked collaboratively with the architects and other project consultants to develop a project that meets the needs of George Brown Polytechnic as well as the city planning policy objectives for the area. This has involved a careful review of the planning framework, numerous meetings with City Planning and Urban Design staff, Waterfront Toronto staff and the Design Review Panel, as well as working through various reporting requirements given the site’s proximity to Redpath Sugar Ltd. and the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, among others.

R.E. Millward + Associates filed a Site Plan Control Application with the City on May 3, 2019, and coordinated the team’s response in order to obtain planning approvals.

Partners

Moriyama & Teshima Architects
Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Terraplan Landscape Architects