City Council considers extending construction staging area at Yonge and Bloor until June 2028

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City Council considers extending construction staging area at Yonge and Bloor until June 2028

Toronto's One Bloor West tower project is seeking City Council approval to extend its construction staging area on Yonge Street by 18 months, to June 30, 2028. The TTC operates service on this street, so council approval is required. The developer originally sought until June 2028; council previously approved only to December 2026, and now the applicant is back requesting the longer extension.

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

Also in this item

• The developer originally requested extension through June 30, 2028 but City Council in July 2025 approved only to December 31, 2026, effectively cutting the requested timeline in half. A second extension request now seeks the original end date.

The journey

Wed, Jul 8 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted

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

Time to act

You can weigh in

Residents and transit riders can depute to council before the vote or contact their councillor. The staging area directly affects Yonge Street pedestrian and vehicular flow at a major intersection.

Why is this story here?

ContainedA time extension for a single construction staging area is a bounded decision affecting one site. While the tower itself is substantial, this item is a narrow procedural permission within an already-approved project, reversible or modifiable by a future council if needed.Felt nowThe staging area occupies Yonge Street at one of Toronto's busiest intersections. Anyone using Yonge-Bloor station, shopping on Yonge Street, or driving through that corridor encounters the construction staging directly in an ordinary week.

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Official title: 1 Bloor Street West (Yonge Street at Bloor Street West) - Construction Staging Area Time Extension · meeting video