Allowing residential construction on Blocks 6, 7 and 8 at 743 Warden Avenue to proceed after site plan approval for either commercial block

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Allowing residential construction on Blocks 6, 7 and 8 at 743 Warden Avenue to proceed after site plan approval for either commercial block

City Council is being asked to amend a 2015 Section 37 legal agreement on the 743 Warden Avenue development to allow the remaining residential townhouses (Blocks 6, 7, 8) to start construction once either of the two commercial blocks reaches site plan approval, rather than waiting for actual construction to begin on a commercial block. The change would unblock housing supply on what is now identified as a long-stalled Phase 3 of a mixed-use subdivision in Scarborough.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29

Who did what

Councillor Paul Ainslie (Ward 24, Scarborough East) movedMoved the amendment to the Section 37 Agreement
Councillor Gord Perks (Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park) secondedSeconded the motion

Also in this item

• The phasing change allows residential construction to begin once site plan approval (not construction) is issued for either commercial block, a lower bar than the 2024 amendment which required actual construction commencement on a commercial block

• Roads and services within the subdivision were assumed by the City in December 2025, clearing a municipal infrastructure trigger that had held up development

The journey

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

Why is this story here?

ContainedThis amends a legal agreement governing sequencing on one specific development site. The decision is consequential for that 202-unit townhouse project and its commercial components, but it does not change citywide policy, does not remove future options, and is reversible (future amendments are possible as evidenced by the 2024 and current revisions). It is a genuine decision about development sequencing, but bounded to one subdivision.Touches a narrow groupNothing happens to residents this week. The amendment unlocks a development option, but current site plan approval status for the commercial blocks is not stated in the agenda. Residents living near or interested in the Warden Avenue project feel this indirectly when and if construction follows. The salience is narrow to the site and deferred pending site plan approval.

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Official title: 743 Warden Avenue - Amending Section 37 Agreement for Blocks 6, 7 and 8 Plan 66M-2549 - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks · meeting video