Two huge towers with sloping facades would transform Toronto skyline

A pair of impressive residential towers planned for a new Toronto neighbourhood could prove a landmark for the entire city.

Two towers with sloping facades could soon dominate the new McCleary District, one of several new neighbourhoods planned within the once-barren Port Lands.

The proposal at 115 Saulter Street South is shaping up to be just one out of a handful of flagship developments that would help transform the underutilized Port Lands area into the city's next architectural wonderland.

New renderings now wowing viewers are just the culmination of a process that has been ongoing for over a year.

Castlepoint Numa first submitted preliminary plans for a two-tower development, designed by Denmark-based COBE Architects, in spring 2024. Those plans were released in a relatively raw state, though they offered hints of the distinctive angled facades now on full display in the 2025 submission.

The May 2024 application was seeking an Official Plan Amendment and set out an initial development concept. In the year since, the project has faced comments from City staff, as well as several planning meetings and community consultations, helping to shape the proposal tabled to City planners at the end of April 2025.

The current plan calls for towers of 53 and 47 storeys, along with five and six-storey buildings.

The majority of the building's floor area would be dedicated to 1,046 residential units, though their tenure is not specified at this stage of the process.

One standout feature of the proposal is its plan to incorporate over 4,600 square metres of Production, Interactive, and Creative (PIC) uses, proposed to be flexibly designed to accommodate workshops, offices, and other related uses.

Streets in the area — including a new east-west street and an extension of Broadview Avenue — will benefit from street-fronting retail spaces, as well as a mix of residential.

Primary retail spaces will front the ground level on Saulter Street South, the new cross street, and Broadview Avenue, while townhouses and live/work units are proposed fronting along Villiers Street.

The complex and the Broadview extension will together form a triangular-shaped public space. Planning documents explain that, while the square will be under public ownership, the complex's ground-floor uses will be programmed to activate this outdoor area.

A minimal parking component of just over 200 spaces is planned alongside just over 1,200 bicycle parking spaces. The project would also benefit from the future Waterfront LRT set to serve this community in the coming years.