Council to consider approving demolition of 8 rental units at Poyntz Avenue for mixed-use tower development

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Council to consider approving demolition of 8 rental units at Poyntz Avenue for mixed-use tower development

City Council will vote on whether to approve the demolition of 8 vacant rental units at 23-25 Poyntz Avenue to make way for a 48-storey mixed-use building with 535 units, including 8 replacement rental units. This is tied to a concurrent zoning application for the same site. The decision determines whether this development can proceed and sets precedent on rental demolition for replacement housing.

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

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• All 8 existing rental units are currently vacant, which exempts the applicant from the requirement to submit a Tenant Assistance Plan and removes the immediate tenant displacement concern, though it does not address the broader loss of rental stock.

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 organizations can still depute at this Council meeting to object to or support the demolition and replacement proposal. The meeting date is 2026-07-29. Contact your ward councillor before the vote if you wish to influence their position. Tenant advocacy groups may submit written comments during the meeting.

Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallThis decision is hard to reverse once the building is constructed and affects the supply of rental housing in the city. Rental demolition approvals establish precedent for future applications and shape whether the city can grow rental stock through replacement or loses it through conversion. The loss of 8 units, even if replaced, is a precedent-setting choice about what the city permits.Touches a narrow groupThe demolition affects a specific site (15-25 Poyntz Avenue) in one neighbourhood and removes 8 units that are currently vacant, so no tenant is being displaced this week. The broader effect on rental housing supply is real but diffuse; most residents do not feel this particular decision in their day today, though renters concerned with supply do.

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Official title: 15 - 25 Poyntz Avenue - Rental Housing Demolition Application - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video