Developments

The Ontario Land Tribunal accepted a settlement offer agreement between the applicant and the City of Toronto for a 27-storey mixed-use tall building. The settlement includes the replacement of the existing rental dwelling units and fourteen new affordable rental dwelling units on the lands for a minimum period of ninety-nine years.  The site plan remains under review.

A 13-storey mixed-use building with 171 units, and retail space fronting onto Bloor Street was approved by the Toronto Local Apeal Body (TLAB), decision dated October 4, 2022.

The application was originally denied by the Committee of Adjustment in March, 2022.  That decision was appealed toTLAB.

The Site Plan remains under review.

An 8-storey mixed use condominium was approved in 2015. Councillor Perks had met with the developer and local residents in spring 2021 and summer 2022 to discuss site plan issues. The Site Plan remains under review.

A 14 storey mixed-use building with 193 residential (condominium) units and ground floor retail space fronting on Bloor Street West was approved in 2019

Demolition has taken place The construction of this 12-storey condominium with retail at grade is expected to begin shortly.

The applicant reached an agreement with the City in 2018 for a 7-storey residential building, with 2 levels of above-ground parking adjacent to the railway. The build is near completion.

March 2023

Community Consultation Meeting for Planning Application for: 340 - 376R Dufferin Street and 2 Melbourne Avenue. Meeting on March 28th. Details on the notice which is available here . 

A Zoning and Official Application was filed in August 2022 proposing a mixed-use development including a 25 and a 21-storey tower building fronting onto Dufferin Street connected by a 4 to 6-storey base building, and an 11-storey mid-rise component located at the corner of Dufferin Street and Melbourne Avenue.

A pre-application meeting was held with community members in summer 2022.City Planning staff will be scheduling a community meeting to review the application within the next few months.

January 2023

An new application has been submitted for 2280 Dundas St W so City Planning and Councillor Perks will be holding a community meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from 6:00 - 8:00pm to allow you to learn more about the application, ask questions, and let them gather feedback. The meeting will be chaired by Councillor Perks and include presentations from City Planning and the applicant, followed by a Q&A period to allow discussion.

The proposal includes seven mixed-use and residential buildings on four development blocks, a new public park, and a new public street system. The proposal also includes approximately 1,923 residential units including 735 rental units as well as commercial retail and office space.

A link will be provided on the City Planning Consultations website at http://www.toronto.ca/cpconsultations before the session to be used for joining the meeting online. For more information about how to join the meeting, how to participate, and code of conduct visit the Engagement Website. More information is also available in the attached document and at http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do?folderRsn=YziMdI4NYB5jNXPm%2FPjgkw%3D%3D.

Choice Properties Reit submitted a rezoning application for this site in August 2022. The revised application does not include the Bishop Morocco/Thomas Merton School site. The applicant  will maintain conversation with the Toronto Catholic District and Toronto District School boards in parallel of this process to determine the best options for the site.

Community consultations to review this application began in early 2023.  This, in addition to a pre-application meeting and roundtable workshops in 2022.

In 2014, the Ontario Municipal Board approved a 24-storey building for this site.

The applicant submitted a site plan and Committee of Adjustment amendment for 3 additional floors which was approved in 2021. Construction is currently underway.

June 2023

A re-zoning application has been submitted for 2400-2440 Dundas St W.

The application proposes two mixed buildings comprised of three towers 18, 25, and 36-storeys in height. The proposal will include retail space, grocery store space, live-work units, core employment uses and a total of 873 dwelling units. A centrally located privately owned open space (POPS) is proposed facing Dundas Street West and a connection to the GO/UP Station pickup/drop off area will be provided to the south.

Information submitted to the City by the applicant is available for your review under 'supporting Documents' on the City's Application Information Centre at: http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do?folderRsn=q3NTqW7XR%2FvcAKSvQtPMbA%3D%3D

Virtual Community Meeting

To allow you to learn more about the application, ask questions, and gather feedback, City Planning will be holding a Virtual Community Meeting on Tuesday, June 20^th, 2023, from 6 - 8 PM. Councillor Perks will be in attendance, with presentations from both City Planning staff and the applicant, followed by a Q&A period to allow for discussion.

Register to attend the virtual community meeting at: http://www.toronto.ca/cpconsultations (look up '2400 Dundas St W' in the search bar)

February 2023

Fora Developments, property owner of 2400-2440 Dundas St west, is holding an Online Community Meeting to share preliminary plans for a mixed-use development on this site.

Online Community Meeting Details:

Wednesday, February 22nd, 6:30pm - 8:00 pm

Link to Join: zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 834 1309 9788

Telephone Dial-in: (647) 558-0588

The meeting will be an opportunity to review a presentation by For a Developments as well as to ask questions and provide comments.

Councillor Perks and City Planning staff will be in attendance.

2400 Dundas St West, north of Bloor St West, is currently home to FreshCo and Shoppers Drug Mart, across from Chelsea Avenue.

In July, 2022 City Council approved redesignation of the lands at 2400 Dundas St West from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas to permit residential, office, service and retail uses. 

A pre-application meeting with the community to share a proposed rezoning application is scheduled for Feb 22, 2023.

In July 2018, City Council approved an application for an 8-storey residential building with 107 units, 47 parking spaces, and 192 bicycle parking spaces. Construction is underway.

An Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) settlement offer was accepted in August 2018 between the developer and the City which permits a 9-storey building containing 151 residential units with retail at grade. Site plan was approved in early 2020. Construction is underway.

Construction is underway at Dundas St West and Pacific Avenue for this 8-storey mid-rise building consisting of mixed residential, office, and ground-level retail. The facade of the historic Rowntree building at 2946-2952 Dundas St W will be conserved, as it has been identified as having cultural heritage value.

A Committee of Adjustment application was accepted to convert the existing one-storey building (Place of Worship) into a five-storey mixed-use building for at-grade commercial space and a total of 14 residential dwelling units. The altered building will include the construction of a complete four-storey addition (second to fifth storey), a rear integral garage (for two parking spaces), and a green rooftop patio.

Following an LPAT appeal in 2021, the City and the applicant settled on this proposed eight-storey mixed-use building for this site. A decision on the LPAT hearing between another party and the applicant remains outstanding.

An 8 story mixed-use building consisting of 88 units has been proposed for this site. A pre-application meeting was held in July 2021, with a  City Planning staff  consultation following in March 2022. A City Planning Final report is expected later in 2023.

Demolition has taken place at the corner of Humber Hill Ave and Dundas St West in anticipation of a 13-storey rental building that received zoning approval from the City in 2017. The ownership of the site has recently changed, and the site plan application has yet to be completed.

A Site Plan review of a 6-storey self-storage facility is under review.

A rezoning application was approved in Jan 2019 for an 11-storey, 123 unit infill apartment building. The proposed building will be added to the same site as an existing 30-storey residential apartment building with 233 units. Since that time, the applicant has not moved further in the process.

First submitted in Dec 2016, a settlement offer for this proposal was considered at City Council in Dec 2019 approving four buildings with heights of 5, 11, 30, and 36-storeys. The proposed buildings will be added to the four rental apartment buildings which will be maintained. Twenty 2-storey townhouses will be demolished as part of this proposal. The site plan is near completion.

Construction on the conversion of this heritage-protected church into a 77 unit residential building including a 4-storey addition to the top, west, and south sides is underway.

February 2023

Update on 2-6 Howard Park Avenue Zoning By-law Amendment Application

On February 7th 2023, Toronto City Council will be reviewing the 2-6 Howard Park Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Further Directions Regarding the OLT Hearing: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2023.CC3.10

The application for rezoning of 2-6 Howard Park Avenue was originally submitted to the City in April, 2021 proposing an 11-storey mixed use building with 128 residential units and 377 square metres of commercial retail space at grade.

The applicant appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in November, 2021. A nine day hearing has been scheduled by the OLT beginning March 27, 2023.

The City Solicitor is bringing a Request for Further Direction Report to the February 7^th City Council Meeting for the purpose of requesting instructions for the upcoming OLT hearing. The report recommends that City Council adopt recommendations contained in a Confidential Attachment and authorize the public release of specific confidential recommendations.

An application was submitted in April 2021 proposing an 11-storey mixed-use building with 128 units at the N/W corner of Howard Park Avenue and Dundas St West.

An Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) appeal was filed in November 2021. City Council has directed the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) hearing to oppose the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 2-6 Howard Park Avenue in its current form and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

An OLT hearing has now been scheduled for March, 2023.

In November 2021 an application for an 11 storey mixed-use residential building was submitted for the former Canadian Tire Gas Bar site. A pre-application meeting was held with the community prior to submission with further consultation in March 2022. City Planning staff continue to work on this application review with a Final Report expected later in 2023.

The site received LPAT approval in August 2020 for a 5 storey, 30 unit apartment building. A revised application for a building with the same height and massing, with increased unit count from 30 to 64 received zoning approval in May 2022, The Site Plan remains under review.

January 2023

Construction Staging Area Time Extension - 1221 King Street West

On Thursday, January 26, 2023, Toronto and East York Community Council will consider a request for a time extension of the Construction Staging Area at 1221 King St West.

Lifetime Developments is currently constructing a 14-storey condominium building at 1221 King St W. The site is located on the southwest corner of King St W. and Dufferin St.

At its meeting on September 30, 2020, City Council approved the construction staging area on Dufferin St. from October 2, 2020 to April 30, 2022.

The developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging area on Dufferin Street, from February 7, 2023 to September 30, 2023 as the site has experienced COVID-19 related construction delays.

The approval of the time extension would include a continuation of conditions previously required, including pressure wash or sweep of the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways; enhanced lighting; appropriate signage and converging mirrors; and traffic control persons as required.

You can review the details of the report at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2023.TE2.26 and share any questions and comments with my office: [email protected], 416-392-7919.

Feb 2018

A settlement was reached between the City and applicant to construct a 14-storey building on the southwest corner and a 19-storey building on the northeast corner of King St W and Dufferin St. Construction is currently underway.

A pre-application meeting in June, 2022 reviewed a proposal for an affordable housing development at 1337-1339 King Street West. The application intends to add approximately 110 units of affordable rental housing between a new 10-storey building and mews housing.

In December 2017 an application was submitted at this site for two towers, 21- and 26-storeys tall with commercial at grade. A working group was formed with community members and the local ratepayers association to examine the validity of this application, versus following the 65 metre existing strata.

After extensive negotiations it was deemed by the majority that the increased height on one tower with smaller floor plates on both towers best protected the view corridors for existing Swansea residents. The Rezoning application was approved in July, 2022.The Site Plan remains under review.

An 8-storey building with some non-residential space on the ground floor and housing above has been approved. The site will contain 101 residential units and two levels of below grade parking, with 115 spaces for bicycle parking. The Site Plan is pending.

This settlement agreement amends the Zoning By-law to permit one block of 5 3-storey townhouse, one 32 storey building, one 25 storey building, to be developed and added to the lands currently occupied by three residential rental buildings. 

There are three rental apartments buildings already on site: a 17 storey building at 111 Pacific Avenue with 243 rental units; a 23 storey building at 255 Glenlake Avenue with 336 rental units; and a 12 storey building at 66 Oakmount Road with 171 rental units. The three existing buildings will be retained.

The Site Plan remains under review.

An Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted for a new 9-storey mixed-use building, including 117 new residential units, with retail/ commercial at grade. The applicant has filed an appeal at the Ontario Land Tribunal. City Legal and Planning staff have received direction to attend the OLT to oppose the current application. The process is underway. City Council designated 1354, 1358 and 1360 Queen Street West as property of cultural heritage value or interest in December 2021.

A Settlement proposal for a seven-storey mixed-use building comprised of residential and commercial uses was reached by applicant and the City and approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal in January 2022 with work to address conditions of settlement underway. The site plan remains under review.

A rezoning application and Site Plan application proposing a 6-storey building on this site was approved in 2022.

City Council accepted a settlement offer in February, 2022 that approves a mixed-use 8 storey building. The Settlement offer also includes a contribution to the City for use in the City’s Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition (MURA) Program toward acquiring affordable housing in the Parkdale neighbourhood, and a contribution to the City as tenant compensation, for the benefit of former tenants and occupants of the former site as determined and as administered by the PNLT in consultation with the City. 

The site plan remains under review.

After an appeal to the LPAT seeking rezoning approval to build a 7-storey office building, the applicant and the City reached an agreement for a 5-storey (26.5m with mechanical penthouse) mixed-use office building with at-grade retail. The new construction will retain the existing heritage protected 2-storey former bank. Site plan remains under review.

February 2023

Further to my last update on 2-24 Temple Avenue, the Ontario Land Tribunal has issued their written decision on the Settlement Offer from the developer accepted by the City of Toronto in late 2022 Request for http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2023.CC2.6

The application was originally submitted in January, 2021 proposing a 16-storey residential building comprised of 273 dwelling units at 2-24 Temple Avenue.

The applicant appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in September 2021 and then made a settlement offer to the city to resolve the Appeal.

The Request for Directions Report was heard at City Council in December 2022: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2023.CC2.6 .

The Settlement offer included a height reduction from 16 to 14 storeys, along with specific step backs and set backs, and attention to tree protection. Details of the Settlement offer are available online at: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-230310.pdf.

The application was originally submitted in January, 2021 proposing a 16-storey residential building comprised of 273 dwelling units at 2-24 Temple Avenue.

The applicant appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in September 2021 and then made a settlement offer to the city to resolve the Appeal.

The Settlement offer included a height reduction from 16 to 14 storeys, along with specific step backs and set backs, and attention to tree protection. It was accepted by the Ontario Land Tribunal. The site plan remains under review.

February 2023

In 2012 City Council approved a mixed-use development consisting of a 29 and 26-storey apartment building and a 3-storey townhouse block which contain, in total, 558 residential units. In 2015 the owner applied to permit a larger grocery store and modify the built form, layout of the site, and location of parking spaces. The requested variances were approved, which among other matters, increased the tower heights to 30 and 27-storeys. After a lengthy delay and pandemic slowdown, the Site Plan and Construction Management Plans are now being worked on by the applicant with City Staff.

To ensure that the community remains a part of the process for this development I will be, in cooperation with City Planning staff and the applicant, holding a community meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, from 6:00 - 7:30pm to allow you to learn more about the development, Site Plan, and Construction Management Plan. It will also be a great opportunity to ask questions and gather feedback. I will chair the meeting which includes presentations from City Planning and the applicant, followed by a Q&A period to allow discussion.

More information is available at http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do?folderRsn=3xoTFemCimfZjdyPZpkWqA%3D%3D.

The link to join the meeting is here: https://toronto.webex.com/toronto/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6bf283a294331fe4f22a7ad39deffb9a.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

In 2012 City Council approved a mixed-use development consisting of a 29 and 26-storey apartment building and a 3-storey townhouse block which contain, in total, 558 residential units. In 2015 the owner applied to permit a larger grocery store and modify the built form, layout of the site, and location of parking spaces. The requested variances were approved, which among other matters, increased the tower heights to 30 and 27-storeys. The site plan remains under review.

A rezoning application was approved to retain and convert the existing 3-storey heritage building onsite to residential and add 4-storey residential townhouses to the south, for a combined total of 16 new residential units. As part of the agreement, the adjacent Charles G Williams Park will be gaining a strip of land 1.5m wide along its eastern boundary.

December 2023

The applicant of 1437-1455 Queen Street West has recently appealed their Development Application to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).

The application proposes to demolish the existing buildings and construct a new 12-storey mixed use building containing 249 dwelling units.

A Community Consultation meeting to review the application was held virtually on October 10, 2023.

Detailed Information submitted to the City by the applicant is available for your review under 'supporting Documents' on the City's webpage at:

https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-details/?id=5269879&pid=155751 .

The City Clerk's Office received the appeal notice on November 28, 2023 and has instructed staff to prepare the municipal record for the OLT. The applicant team will be instructed by the OLT to provide further notice to the community regarding participation opportunities and future case management meetings. Nothing has been scheduled to date.

City Planning staff will begin preparing a Request for Directions report which will go to Toronto and East York Community Council in the next few months.

My office will share the Request for Directions Report and any new information on this address as it becomes available.

March 2023

Stanford Homes, property owner of 1437-1455 Queen St West, is holding an Online Community Meeting to share preliminary plans for a mixed-use development on this site.

Online Community Meeting Details:

Wednesday, March 22^nd, 6-7:30 PM

The meeting will be an opportunity to review a presentation by Stanford Homes as well as to ask questions and provide comments.

Councillor Perks and City Planning staff will be in attendance.

Further details are available on the flyer.

A rezoning application has been filed for 1266 Queen St West (on Noble St.) proposing a 25-storey, mixed-use building with 430 Bike parking spaces and 35 vehicle parking spaces.

City Planning staff are in the process of beginning a review of this application.

There will be community consultation on this application in the coming months. Information submitted to the City by the applicant is available for your review under 'supporting Documents' on the City's Application Information Centre at: http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do?folderRsn=WYudf9BbgpWb1LT81aCtBA%3D%3D