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Lawrence Avenue West 13-storey mixed-use building and zoning changes proposed for council approval
Council will vote on a proposed 13-storey mixed-use building at Lawrence Avenue West (605-617) with 266 units including 8 rental replacements. The application requires Official Plan redesignation from Neighbourhoods to Mixed Use Area and zoning amendments. The site is within the Lawrence West Protected Major Transit Area and the Growing Marlee-Glencairn study area.
The journey
Tue, Jul 7 · North York Community Council · adopted
Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard
Time to act
You can weigh in
Residents may depute at council before the vote. Written submissions to the city clerk are also accepted prior to the meeting.
Why is this story here?
ContainedThis is a single-site zoning amendment and development approval. The decision is site-specific and reversible by a future council (the holding provision can be removed or modified), and while 266 units is substantial for one site, the geographic scope is bounded to one address on Lawrence Avenue West. The Official Plan redesignation is harder to undo but applies only to this small parcel.Touches a narrow groupThe project affects residents and workers at this specific address and immediate neighbours most directly. A 13-storey building with commercial and 266 units will change the streetscape and density on this block. However, salience is presently indirect for most residents because nothing has happened yet, the vote has not occurred and the building does not exist. The effect is narrow geographically (one site) and primarily felt by those living, working or regularly passing through this intersection.
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