Military Trail lane closure approved for 22-month student housing construction at Morrish Road
The city approved a westbound curb lane closure on Military Trail from September 2026 to July 2028 to stage construction of an 8-storey student rental building. The discussion focused on tree preservation and stormwater management in an area prone to basement flooding; staff confirmed 23 permit trees will be preserved and underground parking was redesigned to increase tree preservation.
From the floor
“That area from what I understand suffers from basement flooding and erosion of the because it's near the bluffs. Do staff have any comments on that in terms of what the likely impact will be on the by the removal of trees?”A councillor
“Through the chair, urban forestry, we worked with the applicant to increase the amount of tree preservation on the site. Since the beginning to the current iteration of the plan, there is increase of 23 permit trees that are preserved as well as a number of non-permanent size regulated trees within the site. We've also worked with community planning to cut out the underground parking garage to also increase tree preservation capabilities for the site as well.”City staff
Also in this item
• 22-month westbound lane closure on Military Trail during student housing construction creates traffic impact in Scarborough corridor.
• Area prone to basement flooding; tree preservation gains (23 permit trees) and underground parking design change were negotiated to manage stormwater runoff.
The journey
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On the Toronto City Council agenda for 2026-07-29
Decision
Approved: westbound curb lane closure on Military Trail for 22 months (September 2026 to July 2028) to stage construction of 1650 Military Trail Phase 2 (student housing).
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