Virtual community consultation meeting on Murphy’s Law site proposal rescheduled to Monday, Oct. 27
By MATTHEW STEPHENS
A virtual community consultation meeting for the Murphy’s Law site has been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 27, at 6:30 p.m.
“We have worked with the Councillor’s office (Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford) and have been able to secure a new day and time for the rescheduled Community Consultation Meeting for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a mixed-use building at 1684, 1698, 1700 and 1702 Queen St. E. The new date and time is Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.,” said a city-issued email for the rescheduled meeting received by Beach Metro Community News late last week.
“Details for the virtual meeting will be confirmed and posted on the City of Toronto consultation page.”
The community consultation meeting had initially been scheduled for Monday, Oct. 7, but was cancelled due to “technical difficulties” according to a statement on X (Twitter) from Bradford.
Bradford, who was among those who was going to attend the meeting, took to X to express his disappointment on the night of Oct. 7.
“I apologize to the many people who wanted to participate and whose time was wasted tonight,” said Bradford. “I’ve made it clear to staff that this technical difficulties and delay to this are unacceptable,”
According to Michael Genin, an attendee of the meeting, 108 people were left waiting in a virtual lobby for over an hour before being informed that the meeting was cancelled.
“There were 108 people in the virtual lobby that waited for over an hour,” said Genin. “I called the planner, and he said it would be rescheduled.”
The Murphy’s Law development has been a contentious topic amongst local residents since the proposal increased in height to 11 storeys. In 2022, a six-storey proposal for the site at the northwest corner of Kingston Road and Queen Street East had been approved by Toronto Council, but building on the site did not take place.
In recent months, residents have expressed concern that the 11-storey proposal ignores the existing Queen Street East Urban Design Guidelines (UDG), which limits buildings in the Beach to six-storeys between Coxwell Avenue and Nursewood Road.
To sign up for the rescheduled community consultation meeting, head to the City of Toronto website and look up the address for the proposal. As of the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 14, a link to register for the meeting on the Murphy’s Law site was not live on the city’s meeting website.
“We are confirming the details for the virtual meeting connection and these will be forwarded when finalized, as well as posted on the City of Toronto consultation page at the following link: City Planning & Development Review Consultations – City of Toronto ,” said the city in an email to those who registered for the Oct. 7 meeting.
