East Toronto development proposals for more than 140 storeys and 1,800 residential units in total to be heard at community council
By MATTHEW STEPHENS
A total of 147 storeys in building heights, and 1,820 residential units spanning across six proposed development projects in the East Toronto area will be discussed at next week’s Toronto and East York Community Council meeting.
On Thursday, Nov. 27, starting at 10 a.m., members of the public will have an opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns to their local councillors regarding these proposals as public meetings are set for Toronto City Hall and online via video conference.
The Nov. 27 meeting has a full agenda of development projects, as it’s the final Toronto and East York Community Council meeting of the year. The city typically does not hold community consultation meetings during the summer months, which pushes city staff to meet the provincial statutory timelines later in the year.
Due to a high number of projects, deputation times for members of the public may be shortened, which will only be made apparent on the day of the community council meeting depending on the number of speakers registered.
Here is a list of the projects that will be discussed on Nov. 27, including proposals for Dawes Road just north of the railway tracks and the Sobey’s grocery store site on the south side of Danforth Avenue just west of Main Street.
6 Dawes Road
This is an application to permit a 39-storey residential building with 452 dwelling unit, 69 vehicular parking spaces, 508 bicycle parking spaces.
As part of the application, the proposal forwarded by real estate company Fitzrovia Real Estate Ltd. includes an amendment to the existing Section 37 agreement, which has been established to allow the city to assist in the project by charging the developer to provide affordable housing community benefits.
For more info on this proposal, please go to https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-details/?id=5561742&pid=271347&title=6-DAWES-RD
2451, 2455, and 2495 Danforth Avenue
This is a proposal by First Capital Realty Inc. for a 13- and 29-storey mixed-use building connected by a two- and eight-storey podium and consisting of 620 dwelling units, retail and a grocery store on the ground floor, and a publicly accessible open space adjacent to Danforth Avenue.
This proposal is for the site currently home to the Sobey’s grocery store on Danforth Avenue just west of Main Street.
For more information about the project, head to the City of Toronto Application Information Centre and type in the address.
1291-1311 Gerrard Street East and 243-247 Greenwood Avenue
This is a proposal for a 12-storey mixed-use building consisting of one level of underground parking with 51 vehicle parking spaces and 322 bicycle parking spaces, retail space on the ground level, and 282 residential units on the upper floors of the development.
The application was submitted by urban planning organization Bousfields Inc. in 2023 for a residential building on the southeastern corner of the Gerrard Street East and Greenwood Avenue intersection, where a number of closed storefronts are currently located.
For more information on this plan, please go to https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-details/?id=5262194&pid=246298&title=1291-GERRARD-ST-E
1012, 1014, 1016, and 1018 Gerrard Street East
This is a proposal to permit a 14-storey mixed-use building with 112 residential units, nine vehicular parking spaces, and 136 bicycle parking spaces.
The application was submitted to the city by urban design firm Walker Nott Dragicevic Associates Limited (WND) back in 2024 on the northeast corner of Gerrard Street East and Marjory Avenue, just east of Gerrard Square.
For more information on this plan, please go to https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-details/?id=5546260&pid=243819&title=1012-GERRARD-ST-E.
354-358 Pape Avenue
This is an application submitted by urban planning organization Bousfields Inc. to construct a 10-storey mixed-use building consisting of one level of underground parking, retail space at ground level, office use on the second level, and 41 residential units located in the upper floors on Pape Avenue just north of Gerrard Street East.
The development proposal was submitted back in 2014, and a community consultation meeting was held in 2016.
According to the City of Toronto application information website, the revised proposal is still in contemplation of the building design, which is expected to be triangular in shape.
For more information on this proposal, please go to http://www.toronto.ca/354PapeAve.
1099 Broadview Avenue
This is a proposal for a C-shaped residential building with a 14-storey building element to the north and a 16-storey element to the south connected by a five-storey podium.
It will include 313 residential units and approximately 630 square metres of non-residential space on the ground floor, as well as 363 bicycle and 213 vehicle parking spaces. The development site is presently home to the Dollarama north of Westwood Avenue.
At the request of Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher a community consultation was held on Nov. 12 after some changes from the original proposal were noticed. It will now be discussed again at the Nov. 27 meeting.
For more information regarding the updated proposal, head to the city’s Application Information Centre and type in the address. To view community council’s final report, visit Agenda Item History – 2025.TE26.5.
Members of the public are invited to address Toronto and East York Community Council in person, by video conference or by telephone at 416-392-7033.
You can also send in written comments by email to teycc@toronto.ca or by mail to 100 Queen St. W., 2nd Floor, West Tower, Toronto ON, M5H 2N2.
If you wish to address the Toronto and East York Community Council directly, please register by email to teycc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-392-7033 no later than 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26. After registration, city staff will contact attendees with further instructions on how to participate in the meeting.
Please note that the Toronto and East York Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the city clerk.
