City Council to consider approval of two towers at Victoria Park and Thora, with parkland exchange and community space

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City Council to consider approval of two towers at Victoria Park and Thora, with parkland exchange and community space

City Council will vote on whether to approve a mixed-use development of 35 and 17-storey buildings at Victoria Park and Thora Avenue, which includes nearly 1,300 residential units, retail, a community space, and a public park created through a land exchange with the City. The decision hinges on negotiations over City-owned land, including a vacant recreation facility.

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

Also in this item

• The development site includes City-owned property, including a vacant City recreation asset at 6 Thora Avenue on City-designated Parks and Open Space land, which the City proposes to exchange with privately-owned land to create a new public park. The real estate and land transactions remain conditional on further negotiations.

• The proposal delivers 1,432.7 square metres of new public parkland at 7 and 11 Thora Avenue through a land exchange, addressing a stated city-building priority in a transit-rich area.

The journey

Thu, Jul 9 · Scarborough Community Council · amended

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

Time to act

You can weigh in

Deputation possible at City Council (date not specified in agenda); written submission may be possible if a consultation window remains open. Ward councillor contact before the vote.

Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallThis is a decision to amend both the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a mixed-use development on a multi-site parcel. Official Plan amendments are hard to reverse and constrain future councils' land-use options. The transaction involves City-owned property and a land exchange, which commits municipal assets. Stakes 2: it is not a citywide restructuring or precedent-setting governance change, but it is multi-site, involves City land, and requires ongoing negotiations that commit resources.Touches a narrow groupThe development site is in a specific ward (Ward 19 or 20, Victoria Park Avenue area, per address) and will affect residents in that neighbourhood directly, but the salience is bounded to that area. Most Toronto residents outside the ward experience no present effect. Neighbours to the site will notice construction; existing residents in abutting buildings may experience shadows or height. This is Salience 1: real but not felt across the city, and no change lands on anyone today because the vote is forthcoming.

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Official title: 507, 511 and 513 Victoria Park Avenue and 4, 6, 7, 11 and 14 Thora Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video