City Council considers how to respond to developer's Ontario Land Tribunal appeal over stalled Bloor Street West zoning application

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City Council considers how to respond to developer's Ontario Land Tribunal appeal over stalled Bloor Street West zoning application

A developer applied in October 2025 to rezone five properties on Bloor Street West for a 29-storey mixed-use building with 423 units and retail space. After City Council did not decide within the Planning Act's time frame, the applicant appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal in February 2026. Council is now being asked to provide directions to staff on how to respond to the appeal.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29You can weigh inProvince decides

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• A development appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal means the decision-making authority has shifted from City Council to a provincial tribunal; the City's response strategy will determine its ability to shape the final outcome.

The journey

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

Time to act

You can weigh in

Residents interested in this development can monitor the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing process once a date is scheduled, and may participate in that process. Contact your councillor before the vote if you wish to influence Council's response direction.

Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallThe item concerns a 29-storey, 423-unit mixed-use building on a major arterial street. The zoning decision, once made by tribunal or council, will be difficult to reverse and affects what future uses are permitted at five adjacent properties. The appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal also shifts decision-making authority outside the city, removing council's unilateral ability to control the outcome. This is a multi-year commitment affecting a significant site.Touches a narrow groupThe Bloor Street West corridor and the specific properties are recognized, but the effect on residents is indirect unless they live in the immediate area or use the site. The appeal is ongoing and no construction or change has occurred yet. The present effect on daily life is narrow: mainly the neighbours and those who use the corridor daily.

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Official title: 2915, 2917, 2939, 2941 and 2943 Bloor Street West - Zoning By-law Amendment Application- Request for Directions Report · meeting video