3725 Bloor Street West - City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval

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2025-07-23 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 3725 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (June 30, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

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3. City Council request the Board of Directors of CreateTO to direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, to engage City partners and the development partner to advance the detailed design of the development requirements identified in Attachment 7 to the report (June 30, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, and to secure the delivery of the development requirements on terms, including details and timing, in a Lease Agreement with the development partner.

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Through this report, staff recommend approval of a City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment for the lands at 3725 Bloor Street West (Block 3 of Bloor-Kipling) to permit a 43-storey (143 metres, including a mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. The proposal includes approximately 698 rental dwelling units, including 230 affordable units, and an 804 square metre publicly accessible courtyard. The proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2024) and conforms with the Official Plan and Etobicoke Centre Secondary Plan.

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The proposal also meets the goals and principles of the Council-endorsed Bloor-Kipling Block Context Plan. The proposed development will provide intensification and housing within close proximity to higher order transit on an underutilized City-owned property. The proposal will deliver new affordable housing, advancing the Official Plan priority of adequate and affordable housing for all Torontonians. The development is part of the City's Toronto Builds program (previously a Housing Now site), which aims to deliver affordable housing within mixed-income, mixed-use, transit-oriented communities on City-owned land. The project supports the delivery of the Housing TO 2020-2030 Action Plan's target of approving 65,000 rent controlled homes, including 40,000 affordable rental homes within complete communities. It is a result of significant City investment to regularize the Six Points interchange, intensifying lands that were unlocked to facilitate the new Etobicoke Civic Centre, new parks, a range of housing options, at-grade non-residential uses and public realm improvements at Bloor and Kipling.

Staff recommended

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review recommend that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 3725 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to this Report. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

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3. City Council request the Board of Directors of CreateTO to direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, to engage City partners and the development partner to advance the detailed design of the development requirements identified in Attachment 7 to this Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, and to secure the delivery of the development requirements on terms, including details and timing, in a Lease Agreement with the development partner.

Considered

2025-07-15 · Planning and Housing Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 3725 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (June 30, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
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3. City Council request the Board of Directors of CreateTO to direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, to engage City partners and the development partner to advance the detailed design of the development requirements identified in Attachment 7 to the report (June 30, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, and to secure the delivery of the development requirements on terms, including details and timing, in a Lease Agreement with the development partner.
Clerk’s note
The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on July 15, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
2025-07-23 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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