City Council votes on rezoning and Official Plan changes for mixed-use towers at 5 and 43 Junction Road
City Council will vote on staff recommendations to approve amendments to the Official Plan and zoning by-law to permit a four-building, mixed-use development with six towers of 18-35 storeys containing 1,947 dwelling units at 5 and 43 Junction Road. The project includes a new public park, new street, and affordable housing. A separate subdivision application will follow.
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• The development would retain an existing medical office building on site, preserving some existing use within the redevelopment.
• The proposal includes the provision of affordable housing as part of a mixed-income project, though the agenda text does not specify the percentage or affordability level.
Residents can depute at City Council if there is a deputation window before the vote; check the meeting agenda for timing. Contact your councillor before the vote to express support or concerns.
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Big deal at city hallA zoning amendment and Official Plan conformity decision affecting a major site (5 and 43 Junction Road) with multi-phased redevelopment of two properties, six towers, 1,947 units, and new public streets and parks. This is a change to who can build what on these sites and is hard to reverse without a serious fight. The scope is large enough that undoing it would cost significant political capital and time. It does not remove future options entirely (a future council could rezone again), but it locks in a substantial density and form that will shape the neighbourhood for decades.Touches a narrow groupThe project directly affects residents and workers at the two specific properties and their immediate area, and residents of the Ward more broadly. However, as of today (before the vote), nothing has changed in daily life. The rezoning is not yet in force. For those currently living near or working at this site, the present effect is none; the change is anticipated, not current. This is a narrow group relative to the city as a whole.
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