DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
February 04, 2026 by Anthony Teles   796 

2400 Dundas West SPA Submission Advances Phased Tower Plan

With zoning approved in 2024 for a three tower development at 2400 Dundas Street West in Toronto’s West Bend neighbourhood, Fora Developments recently submitted a Phase 1 Site Plan Approval application for the project. Designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects, a new rendering of the 37-storey Phase 1 tower has been released. The building was coloured red in the previous submissions.

Looking northeast to Phase 1 at 2400 Dundas West, designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects for Fora Developments

Planning for the site began with a Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted in March, 2023 that proposed three towers designed by Giannone Petricone Associates at 18, 25, and 36 storeys. In response to comments from City staff, Fora Developments advanced a substantially revised scheme in June, 2024, increasing height and density while introducing a publicly accessible park and POPS (Privately Owned Publicly-accessible Space). That iteration with three residential towers ranging 25 to 42 storeys, culminated in the adoption of the site-specific Zoning By-law 1419-2024 in December, 2024.

Looking southeast to the previous design by Giannone Petricone Associates for Fora Developments

Municipally addressed to 2400 through 2440 Dundas Street West, the site occupies a prominent parcel on the east side of Dundas north of Bloor Street West, near Dundas West, Bloor GO and Union Pearson Express stations. It is currently occupied with low-rise commercial buildings, including a single-storey grocery store and a two-storey structure housing retail and service uses, alongside surface parking. In the surroundings are a mix of low- to high-rise residential buildings, active retail along Dundas and Bloor, and expanding transit infrastructure. 

Looking northeast to the current site, image retrieved from Google Maps

Now at the more architecturally detailed Site Plan Approval stage, the phasing plan ensure that the existing grocery store on the site can remain open during phase 1 construction, before moving into the base of the new tower. Phase 1’s 37-storey tower would rise 130.95m, while phase 2’s 25-storey and 42-storey towers would rise 90.8m and 142.8m respectively.

Across both phases, the project would deliver 1,193 purpose-built rental units, a reduction from the 1,215 units proposed previously. The unit mix would comprise 205 studios, 571 one-bedrooms, 294 two-bedrooms, and 123 three-bedroom units, including 67 affordable rental units, while retaining a fully rental tenure. Phase 1’s 437 suites would be served by 4 elevators, one for every 109 suites. Phase 2’s 25-storey tower with 260 suites would be served by 3 elevators, of 1 per 87 suites, and the 42-storey tower’s 496 suites would be served by 5 elevatos, or one for every 99 suites. The Phase 1 building would therefore need the highest speed motors of the bunch to provide prompt enough response times.

Site plan, designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects for Fora Developments

Overall density has been slightly refined, now with 77,713m² of Gross Floor Area, down from 78,179m², for a Floor Space Index of 7.0 times coverage of the 11,143m² site. Residential space would account for 71,589m², supported by 3,032m² of retail and 97.9m² of office space. Plans call for 2,449m² of indoor amenities and 2,505m² of outdoor amenity areas, overall. At grade, plans for the public realm continue to call for a 1,043m² public park and more than 200m² of POPS.

Ground floor plan, designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects for Fora Developments

Within one level of underground garage, there would be 335 resident, 51 visitor, and two car share parking spots, a substantial increase from the previous total of 172 spaces. Bicycle parking has been reduced slightly, with 1,075 long-term and 240 short-term residential spots, alongside 37 non-residential spaces, compared to the previous total of 1,373 spaces. 

Transit access remains one of the project’s defining attributes, with the site positioned roughly 50m away, or about a one-minute walk from Bloor GO / Union Pearson Express station. Dundas West station sits approximately 200m to the southwest, or a three-minute walk. The location also benefits from proximity to the West Toronto Railpath and on-street bike lanes along Bloor Street West and Dupont Street.

An aerial view of the site and surrounding area, image from submission to City of Toronto

The proposal sits within an intensifying node around Dundas and Bloor streets. To the north, 2475 Dundas Street West has been proposed at 29 storeys, while to the southwest there are proposals at 1728 and 1730 Bloor Street West for 19 and 25 storeys respectively. The 13-storey Westbend Residences is now completing construction. A cluster of developments is also planned to the southeast, including 72 Perth at 19 storeys, 1425 Bloor Street West at 20 storeys, and 1439 Bloor Street West reaching 33 storeys. To the south, additional density is planned at 1540 Bloor Street West with a 27-storey proposal, while 2280 Dundas Street West would introduce six buldings ranging from eight to 40 storeys.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been edited to reflect that Rafael + Bigauskas Architects are solely responsible for the new design.

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