Designs released for mall redevelopment at Mississauga-Toronto border

The final designs are in for a huge mall redevelopment at the Mississauga and Toronto border.

Mattamy Homes and QuadReal Property Group released the final designs for The Clove, the first phase of the Cloverdale Mall redevelopment, Mattamy Homes Limited said on Monday.

Current plans for the larger 32-acre Cloverdale Mall site, located at the intersection of Highway 427 and Dundas Street West, Etobicoke, were part of an extensive public engagement process. As a result of the feedback received, QuadReal plans to have amenities open during the build-out of the community.

The Clove, at 2 and 10 The East Mall Crescent, will be a 33-storey tower with an adjoining nine-storey mid-rise building, Mattamy said.

More than 600 condominium units will be in the first phase.

This first phase will kickstart the coordinated transformation of QuadReal’s existing 32-acre shopping centre site into a mixed-use urban neighbourhood.

“The team has worked hard to design a tower that will serve as a gateway to the rest of the development, while offering a striking presence on Toronto’s west-end skyline,” said Niall Haggart, president, GTA Urban Division, Mattamy Homes.

Designed by Giannone Petricone Associates, who also helmed the design of the Cloverdale master plan, The Clove is meant to evoke a feeling of movement and connection to the outdoors, Mattamy said.

The Clove will feature a 33-storey tower and adjoining nine-storey midrise at a standalone site on the eastern edge of the property.

“The design is not trying to disrupt what people like about living in Central Etobicoke. Instead, the goal is to capture that feeling, and innovate on both a macro level with the master plan, and on a building level with The Clove,” said Ralph Giannone, founding partner, GPA Architects.

“The result is a signature building, and new master plan, that opens up new opportunities for long-term residents to stay in the community they love, while also allowing new residents to move into this part of the city.”

Fluttering, horizontal bands will accentuate the building’s distinct form, adding to the feeling of movement and the almost breeze-like architecture of the tower.

The adjoining mid-rise building will sit along Dundas Street punctuated by a new privately owned, publicly accessible space. A courtyard will offer “an almost resort-like feel for residents,” Mattamy said.

The Clove’s lush courtyard offers an almost resort-like feel for residents as they pull up to the building, evoking a more urban, contemporary take on the ‘Tower in a Park.’

When complete, Cloverdale will include revitalized retail, residential and green spaces.

The newly reimagined retail space will continue to welcome tenants that have served the community for decades and will span more than 180,000 square feet.

The Clove’s architectural expression is meant to evoke a feeling of movement and connection to the outdoors.

More than 5,000 new condo and purpose-built rental units are planned for the full project. There will be two public parks and additional green spaces. A new streets and blocks network will connect community shops, amenities and transportation.

The Clove will feature a new streets and blocks network to connect community amenities and transportation essentials.

Cloverdale Mall was built in 1956 as an open-air plaza with a central pedestrian promenade in a modernist architectural style. It was expanded and converted to an enclosed mall in the 1980s and underwent major renovations in 2006.

Currently, the mall is anchored by Home Hardware, Rexall Drugstore, Winners, Kitchen Stuff Plus and Metro as well as a host of community-focused organizations that occupy space in the mall.

Mattamy will lead the sales and marketing for Cloverdale’s signature condominium project. There will be a range of unit sizes from studio to three-bedroom condos, starting from the $400,000s.

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Renderings: Mattamy Homes and QuadReal Property Group