A new 14-storey mixed-use rental complex could bring 270 residential units to a North York neighbourhood if a proposal from a developer is approved by City planners.

Last month, developer Almega submitted an application to the City of Toronto seeking Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments to permit the development of the rental complex that would bring a mix of market and affordable units to 824 Sheppard Avenue West — which is about a kilometre east of Sheppard West subway station.

If approved, the development would feature an “architecturally distinctive” 14-storey mixed-use rental building fronting onto Sheppard Avenue West and a 6-storey building fronting Cocksfield Avenue, connected by a 3-storey podium.

The site currently contains three buildings comprised of two 2-storey buildings with at-grade commercial/retail uses and 14 residential rental units above.

The proposal would contain a total gross floor area of 19,483 square metres, including 15,872 square metres of residential gross floor area, 462 square metres of retail gross floor area, and a proposed daycare use with a total gross floor area of 360 square metres.