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Toronto Garden Awards Nominations are now open
Each summer, we recognize Toronto’s most beautiful gardens. Join us in celebrating the 23rd edition of the City’s Garden Awards by submitting your garden or nominating one in your community in one of four categories.
Nominations close on July 14, 2025 and can be submitted online, by mail or by phone.
You can find more information at the Garden Awards webpage.
Ward 4
21-29 Oakmount Rd. & 26-36 Mountview Ave. Pre-Application Meeting
An applicant has come forward and spoken with our office about their intent to develop at 21-29 Oakmount Rd. & 26-36 Mountview Ave.
The proposal thus far is to redevelop this space with two towers, 41 and 39 storeys, from one shared podium, containing 878 residential units.
The applicant has agreed to hold a pre-application community meeting, which is scheduled to be held on July 2nd from 6pm-8pm. The meeting can be joined be using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Asb02Tw8QTObI2XQXuPb6Q
The meeting will contain a short presentation by the applicant, followed by a Q&A period for questions to be answered. Councillor Perks and City Planning staff will be in attendance to answer questions and address concerns.
Further information on the project and what is being proposed will become available on the City's Application Information Centre website once an application has been submitted.
Notice for two upcoming meetings re: 340-376R Dufferin St
Meeting 1: Toronto Preservation Board on June 30th
A Heritage Planning Report will be heard at the June 30th Toronto Preservation Board meeting regarding 340 Dufferin Street ‘the former Dominion Radiator Complex’. This report is specific to the Heritage alterations that are proposed through the related Planning application that will be considered at the July 8 Toronto East York Community Council.
On Monday, June 30, 2025, starting at 9:30 AM, the Toronto Preservation Board will discuss the following Item:
358-360 Dufferin Street - Alterations to and Demolition of Heritage Attributes of Designated Heritage Property under Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement
This report recommends that City Council approve proposed alterations and demolitions under Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the properties at 358-360 Dufferin Street (including structure address 350 Dufferin Street) and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement.
The subject properties comprise part of the Dominion Radiator Complex, a Late-Victorian era industrial compound defined by Factory Office buildings grouped around an open, central courtyard. The prominent Toronto architect, E.J. Lennox, is attributed to the adaptation and expansion of buildings on the site during Dominion Radiator's ownership (1889-1907). The functional industrial design of the Foundry, Mixing & Core Oven Buildings with their large footprints and the tall brick chimneys are typical Victorian industrial buildings. The site constitutes a cultural heritage landscape that facilitated heavy industrial manufacturing and contributed to the historic character of Parkdale.
This Heritage Permit application is in connection with an application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit three mixed use buildings with heights of 29, 26, and 9 storeys. The redevelopment achieves whole-building retention and re-use of the Mixing & Core Oven Buildings. The Factory Office and Foundry Buildings are to be partially retained within the new construction surrounding the central courtyard, which is to become re-animated as a Privately-Owned-Publicly Accessible-Space.
Anyone who wishes to watch the meeting in person can visit City Hall or connect using the Watch Live link on the agenda page that will be available on the day of the meeting. This link will direct you to Toronto City Council’s YouTube channel.
Link to Agenda : https://secure.toronto.ca/council/#/committees/2511/26295
To submit written comment or register to speak at the Toronto Preservation Board, please contact [email protected].
Note that this item will then be heard as TE24.3 - 358-360 Dufferin Street (including structure address at 350 Dufferin Street) - Alterations to and Demolition of Heritage Attributes of Designated Heritage Property under Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement at the July 8th Toronto and East York Community Council meeting.
Meeting 2: Toronto and East York Community Council on July 8
On Tuesday, July 8th, 2025, Toronto and East York Community Council will also consider TE24.2 - 340-376R Dufferin Street and 2 Melbourne Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval
The Staff Report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit three mixed use buildings with heights of 29, 26, and 9 storeys with 768 residential units, that conserves the designated heritage properties at 358-360 Dufferin Street (including the building at 350 Dufferin Street). A total of 49,173 square metres of gross floor area is proposed, including 46,713 square metres of residential space, 2,460 square metres of non-residential space, and 95 square metres for a greenhouse and community garden. A new mid-block connection is also provided with 2,778 square metres of privately-owned publicly accessible space (POPS). The POPS will serve as a central courtyard accessible from Dufferin Street, Melbourne Avenue and Milky Way Lane. A total of 208 vehicular parking spaces and 868 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.space.
This Staff Report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law based on the following Planning decision: the mixed-use building is an appropriate scale for the site, fits within the existing and planned context and is an example of high quality design that will set a positive precedent for future development in the area.
Councillor Perks will be supporting staff recommendations.
The Staff Report is available to review at: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.TE24.2
Further, information submitted to the City by the applicant is available for your review under on the City's Application Information Centre at: www.toronto.ca/340DufferinSt.
This item will be heard on July 8th on or after 10AM.
You can register to speak or provide written comment through [email protected] , or you can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive.
1930-1938 Bloor St W and 3, 5, & 21 Quebec Ave Tenant Assistance Plan Public Meeting
On Tuesday, July 8, the Toronto and East York Community Council will be addressed item TE24.1 - 1930-1938 Bloor Street West and 3, 5 and 21 Quebec Avenue - Rental Housing Demolition Application - Decision Report – Approval.
The item on July 8th deals with the affected rental units and residents within, securing 12 rental replacement units in the new building – once completed – for them to return to, as well as a Tenant Assistance Plan that will lessen hardship for impacted tenants. This item does not involve the zoning agreement or massing of the building, which has already been decided at the OLT.
This site originally received an application for development on March 18, 2024, which proposed a 17-storey tower at this location. Councillor Perks agreed with the argument that City Planning staff put forward in their report when this application was submitted: that this proposal did not support a mid-rise built form proportionate to the width of Bloor St W, did not create or extend the scenic views and vistas to High Park from Quebec Avenue, did not provide a sufficient setback along Bloor St W or Quebec Ave to accommodate a landscape setback that would support the planting of street trees, and did not incorporate a midblock connection to improve pedestrian connectivity to High Park station along the northern limit of the site. Further, that the site is also too small to accommodate the setbacks and stepbacks to appropriately situate a tall building. It is for these reasons and more that City Planning put forward a report for refusal of this application, which Councillor Perks supported. More information on this refusal report can be found here: Agenda Item History - 2024.TE13.9.
The applicant then appealed this decision and brought this proposal in front of the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), who rendered a decision to allow a 19-storey building that included some of the setbacks and stepbacks that the City was looking for, in March 2025. The authority of the OLT, given by the Province, supersedes that of the City and its decision is final. The decision can be read here: OLT-24-000908-MAR-19-2025-ORD.pdf.
More information on this application, including supporting documentation including architectural plans, can be found here.
Reminder: Help shape the new park coming to 55b Brock Avenue
A new 330 square metre park is coming to 55B Brock Ave. as part of a residential development near Brock Avenue and Queen Street West in Parkdale.
Shaped by community input, the preferred design reflects ideas shared in earlier engagement. Now, in this second phase of community engagement, residents are invited to explore the design and share their
feedback through an online survey and a pop-up event to help finalize the plans.
Take an online survey by July 2, 2025 to review and share your feedback on the preferred design, or stop by an in-person pop-up event on June 24 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
More information is available on the project webpage: toronto.ca/55BrockPark
