Leaside station

This article is about the future Eglinton LRT station. For the subway station on Line 4 Sheppard, see Bayview (TTC).
Leaside

The McDonald's will be site of the main entrance[1]
Location Eglinton Av/Bayview Av
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°42′40″N 79°22′37″W / 43.71111°N 79.37694°W / 43.71111; -79.37694Coordinates: 43°42′40″N 79°22′37″W / 43.71111°N 79.37694°W / 43.71111; -79.37694
Platforms Centre platform
Tracks 2
Connections TTC buses
Construction
Structure type Underground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Under construction
History
Opening 2021[2]
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Mount Dennis
 Eglinton
Opens 2020
toward Kennedy

Leaside,[2] which had a working name of Bayview, is an LRT station under construction on the Toronto Transit Commission's Eglinton Crosstown line.[3] It will be located in the Leaside neighbourhood at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Eglinton Avenue. It is scheduled to open in 2020.

Located at the intersection with Bayview Avenue, this underground station will have two entrances on opposite corners; the main entry at the southeast (replacing a McDonalds) and a secondary on the northwest (in the corner of a retail parking lot).[1]

In October 2013 local residents learned that Metrolinx negotiations with Countrywide Homes, the current owner, allowed the owner to propose to build a new condominium over the station.[4] Metrolinx will be acquiring several adjacent properties, not necessary for constructing the station, because they fit within the plan to put the property to dual use.[5] Sam Balsamo, an executive with the developer, characterized the dual use plan "a unique opportunity because it will potentially be one of the only stops where you’ll have residential right above a subway stop.” Councilor Jon Burnside voiced concern that the developer will use the association with the Crosstown to argue for an exemption to the current height restrictions of nine storeys, for the area, and build a high-rise.

Destinations include Howard Talbot Park, Leaside High School, the Leaside neighbourhood, Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery, and the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre complex.

In a report to the TTC Board on November 23, 2015, it was recommended that stations on Line 5 Eglinton LRT should be given unique names.[2]

Station site

The McDonald's, on the southwest corner of Bayview and Eglinton Avenues, was closed on September 24, 2015 to make way for the Leaside LRT station. The restaurant had been part of the community for over 30 years. It had been a contentious subject during town hall meetings, as the construction of the new light-rail system that is replacing it will have a great impact on the community.[6] The McDonald’s had been a neighbourhood icon thanks to its distinctive design, with the restaurant perched on top of a ground-floor parking lot, and its proximity to neighbouring Howard Talbot Park, where residents could often watch students from nearby Leaside High School play baseball after buying dinner.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "McDonalds to be demolished for Bayview LRT". Bayview News. November 7, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2015. The Bayview-Eglinton station will be built on the site of the McDonalds restaurant
  2. 1 2 3 "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 2015. TTC staff evaluated the initial report and the proposed names and provided feedback and recommendations. A primary TTC concern was to avoid replication and redundancy with existing TTC station names. The proposed names are unique and are not likely to be confused with existing station names. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ "Bayview Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved October 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ Samantha Peska (October 13, 2015). "Eglinton LRT station plus a condo at Bayview and Eglinton?". Post City. Instead of purchasing or expropriating the site, Metrolinx chose to negotiate a deal with the owner of the property, Countrywide Homes, that would allow them to build above the station.
  5. ↑ "WILD & CRAZY 2: Is Ontario trying to pull a RioCan?". South Bayview Bulldog. October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015. Now Metrolinx has created a much larger footprint for this possible undertaking by purchasing the two four-plexes on the east side of Bayview to the immediate south of the station.
  6. ↑ "Leaside residents brace for Eglinton LRT construction". CityNews. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ Emin Wood, Eric (October 9, 2015). "No More Burgers Served Here". Town Crier. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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