Council votes on demolishing 11 rental units at Woodbine Avenue for 11-storey mixed building with replacement rental units

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Council votes on demolishing 11 rental units at Woodbine Avenue for 11-storey mixed building with replacement rental units

City Council will consider approving the demolition of 11 rental apartments at 419-425 Woodbine Avenue to make way for an 11-storey building containing 123 units, including 11 replacement rental units at similar rents. The application includes a Tenant Assistance Plan with financial compensation for displaced tenants. Council is also voting on zoning changes and a demolition permit for the site on the same agenda.

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

Also in this item

• The proposal requires replacement of all 11 demolished rental units within the new building at similar rents, a condition that applies to rental demolitions in the Demolition Review Panel framework.

• An Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application (25 131074 STE 19 OZ) is being advanced concurrently, meaning Council votes on the zoning and the demolition approval together.

The journey

Wed, Apr 1 · Toronto and East York Community Council · forwarded without recommendation

Wed, Apr 22 · Toronto City Council · deferred

Wed, Jun 24 · Toronto City Council · deferred

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

Time to act

You can weigh in

Residents can depute at this Council meeting (date and time to be confirmed on the published agenda) to speak for or against the demolition and replacement plan. Contact your ward councillor before the vote.

Why is this story here?

ContainedA single-site demolition and redevelopment affecting 11 rental units and their occupants. Hard to reverse once approved, but bounded to this address. The replacement rental units mitigate the institutional impact. Stakes test: undoing this after approval would require a future council to overturn zoning and force redevelopment, which is costly but feasible. Does not close off options for future councils.Touches a narrow groupThe direct effect is confined to the 11 current tenants facing displacement, a small specific group. Neighbouring residents may be affected by the new building's height and density, but the demolition itself is not felt by a broad recognizable group this week. The item is about a live subject (rental housing loss) that matters broadly, but this particular demolition touches a narrow group directly.

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Official title: 419, 421, 423 and 425 Woodbine Avenue - Rental Housing Demolition Application - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video