City Council considers approving three towers with 1,302 units at 5 Fairview Mall Drive in Scarborough, with conditions on sewers and waste

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City Council considers approving three towers with 1,302 units at 5 Fairview Mall Drive in Scarborough, with conditions on sewers and waste

This report recommends City Council approve an Official Plan and Zoning amendment to allow a three-tower mixed-use and residential redevelopment at 5 Fairview Mall Drive near Sheppard East subway station. The 33- to 45-storey project would include 1,302 dwelling units and require sewage, water, and stormwater capacity upgrades before construction. The decision aligns the site with the Sheppard East Corridor Secondary Plan and signals the city's intent to densify near rapid transit.

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

Also in this item

• The proposal requires Official Plan amendment to increase density, indicating the Secondary Plan's density targets were not automatically enabled by existing zoning and the city had to choose to unlock this site.

• Holding provisions on sewerage and stormwater capacity are a signal the infrastructure is not yet adequate; the developer must fund or coordinate upgrades before the city releases the holding and permits construction.

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

Council members and the public can depute or contact councillors before the vote. Given that this is a staff recommendation at the final approval stage, the window for substantive change is narrow, but deputations on the holding conditions (sewerage, waste collection requirements) may still influence implementation details.

Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallAn Official Plan amendment is a permanent change to what the site can become, and 1,302 units is a multi-year commitment hard to reverse. The decision alters the density permissions for this location in the secondary plan and constrains future councils' ability to limit growth at this node without going back on the amendment. This is not structural (the city's growth strategy remains unchanged) but it is substantial.Touches a narrow groupThe project affects Fairview Mall Drive residents and workers, plus commuters at Sheppard East station, but the effect is future-state: the towers do not exist yet, construction timelines are unknown, and no resident's week changes on July 29, 2026. The project is about a live subject (housing, a transit hub) but the present-day effect is administration, not lived experience. A very small group (the applicant, directly adjacent residents during construction) feels this now.

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Official title: 5 Fairview Mall Drive - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video