City Council to consider approval of 245 Eglinton Avenue East; two 59-storey mixed-use towers with retail and 1,202 residential units

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City Council to consider approval of 245 Eglinton Avenue East; two 59-storey mixed-use towers with retail and 1,202 residential units

City Council will vote on staff's recommendation to approve an Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment for a major mixed-use development at 245 Eglinton Avenue East. The project proposes two connected 59-storey towers totaling 82,742 square metres of space, including 1,202 residential units, 2,802 square metres of retail, and 4,837 square metres of amenity space. This represents a significant intensification on the Eglinton Avenue corridor and a decision that cannot easily be reversed.

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

Also in this item

• At 82,742 square metres with an FSI of 17.2 times the lot area, this represents very high-density development on a single Eglinton Avenue site, setting a precedent for what the city considers approvable at this location.

• The proposal includes 1,202 residential units, contributing to the city's housing supply amid ongoing affordability pressures; however, the price point and tenure mix are not specified in the agenda summary.

The journey

Tue, Jul 7 · North York Community Council · forwarded without recommendation

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

Time to act

You can weigh in

Residents and stakeholders can depute at the Council meeting. Anyone with standing (property owner, resident within the notification area, or authorized representative of an organization) may request to speak to Council. The agenda item number is CC43.12. Public comment windows, if any, are typically closed before the Council vote, so timing depends on the meeting notice.

Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallThis is a permanent zoning change affecting what can be built on a significant Eglinton Avenue lot. The Official Plan amendment and zoning approval are difficult to reverse without a major political and planning reversal. The FSI of 17.2 and 59-storey height set a precedent for the corridor. This passes the 'hard to undo' and 'shapes future development' tests of Stakes 2, and the scale (two 59-storey towers) and permanence of the land-use constraint approach Stakes 3. Scored Stakes 2 (substantial) because while hard to undo, it is bounded to one site and does not fundamentally restructure the institution, though it is a major intensification decision.Touches a narrow groupToday, nothing has changed at the site. No resident's commute, rent, or street experience is altered by a decision that has not yet been made. The salience is deferred pending the vote. Scored Indirect-or-Narrow (Salience 1) because once the project is built, many residents will use the retail, transit access, and street frontage; but the present effect is zero. The item is about a future condition, not a present one.

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Official title: 245 Eglinton Avenue East - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Application- Decision Report - Approval · meeting video