Plan for 33-storey building on Danforth Avenue Beer Store site to be heard by Scarborough Community Council
By MATTHEW STEPHENS
A public meeting to discuss a large-scale residential building at 3130 and 3150 Danforth Ave. in Scarborough, where a Beer Store is currently located, is set to take place next week.
The public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30, at 9:30 a.m. in the Scarborough Civic Centre’s council chamber (150 Borough Dr.), and by video conference at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive.
Applicant Batory Planning & Management is seeking to redevelop the existing low-rise commercial building and associated surface parking into a 33-storey mixed use building with 445-residential units and 29,009 square metres of residential gross floor area.
The proposed structure is expected to be comprised of a single tower with a five-storey podium that wraps the building on three sides. The proposal also includes 806 square metres of retail space on the ground floor along Danforth Avenue and St. Dunstan Drive, and 1,903 square metres of indoor and outdoor amenity space.
Unlike many of the city’s ongoing development proposals, which often include limited parking options, the Beer Store application includes surface parking and a two-level underground parking garage, providing 149 underground vehicle parking spaces and eight spaces at grade.
A large component of bike parking has also been proposed, with 348 bicycle parking spaces, including 32 short-term spaces, 304 long term spaces and 12 publicly accessible spaces.
At the April 30 public meeting, Scarborough Community Council will hear input, review the proposal, and make recommendations before sending it to Toronto Council.
Residents can register to speak to Scarborough Community Council by emailing scc@toronto.ca or calling 416-397-4579 by 12 p.m. on April 29. Written comments may also be emailed to the same address.
Written comments can also be sent by email to scc@toronto.ca or by mail to 100 Queen St. W. , 2nd Floor, West Tower.
Dozens of Beer Store locations have closed across Ontario since the provincial government ended the company’s exclusive retail contract in 2024 and permitted the sale of beer in other retail spaces.
The Ontario-based company, which was founded under the name Brewers Retail in 1927 at the end of Ontario prohibition, is privately owned by three major international brewing conglomerates: Labatt Brewing Company, Molson Coors Beverage Company, and Sleeman Breweries.
In 2019, the provincial government passed legislation to sever its 10-year contract with the company, marking the first step in widening beer availability across Ontario’s retail market.
In a previous statement from their website, Beer Store closures across the province are a result of “marketplace shifts.” With the company required to keep at least 300 of its 438 remaining stores open until the end of last year, it’s unclear whether the Danforth Avenue location will continue operation in the new building if the proposal receives a final stamp of approval at Toronto Council.
The present proposal for the site has lowered the building’s height by three storeys and removed 38 units from the developer’s original plan of April 2025.
Scarborough Southwest Councillor Parthi Kandavel had earlier expressed disapproval with the previous 36-storey proposal due to its height and impact on the surrounding neighbourhood.
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