This project was designed within the restrictive building envelope of a previously approved condominium tower for the site. The building is a co-operative housing development, which includes housing for persons with AIDS. The project consists of a 66 suite, 16-storey, stepped point tower on Church Street and a 20 unit, four-storey, walk-up apartment along the rear lane, with a landscaped courtyard between the two structures. The tower has a strong cornice line at the fourth floor that ties together the two buildings, and the rear building reinforces a City policy aimed at improving public safety by putting life onto the back lanes.

Leslie M. Klein