Elysium Investments and Oikoi Living, have submitted an application to the City of Toronto for the tallest towers yet in the High Park North neighbourhood. Situated within the Major Transit Station Areas (MTSAs) of both High Park and Keele subway stations, the two-tower residential development designed by Teeple Architects would rise to 39 and 41 storeys as one of the larger rental-focused proposals in Toronto’s West End.

Oikoi Living and Elysium Investments have submitted plans for a 69-storey rental tower at 164 through 168 Isabella Street, a project that would stand among the tallest proposals in Toronto’s Upper Jarvis area. Designed by Studio JCI, the development would rise above conserved but shifted facades of two 19th-century heritage houses onj the site. Just west of Sherbourne Street, the site is within walking distance of Sherbourne, Wellesley, and Bloor–Yonge subway stations.

The two men who comprise Toronto-based Oikoi Living believe their work assembling properties for high-rise, purpose-built rental apartments and creating “micro-communities” for infill locations positions them well to add badly needed new housing in the city.

A significant new development application promises a bold architectural addition for the city, with a proposal for a 30-storey tower that has the potential to become a globally-recognized Toronto landmark, stepping out of line with the bland procession of condo projects churned out in the region.

The latest news in the Toronto development scene that is sure to stir curiosity comes from Fora Developments and Oikoi Living, who have shared documents with UrbanToronto outlining their proposal for a 30-storey mixed-use residential development with an expressive and sculptural design that takes a large step - or two - outside the lines of convention.