Queen Street West and Beaty Avenue mixed-use development; Official Plan and Zoning amendment approval sought

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Queen Street West and Beaty Avenue mixed-use development; Official Plan and Zoning amendment approval sought

City Council is being asked to approve an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment for a mixed-use development at 1497 and 1501 Queen Street West and 89 and 91 Beaty Avenue. The proposal includes a 10 and 7 storey building with 141 affordable rental units (54 of them rental replacement), 8,341 square metres of gross floor area, and retention and reconstruction of the historic facades. The application is reported to conform to the City's Official Plan and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024).

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

Also in this item

• The development proposes 141 affordable rental units including 54 rental replacement units on a four-site parcel in the King West / Queen West neighbourhood, a high-demand area.

• Historic facades of the existing buildings at 1497 and 1501 Queen Street West are to be retained and reconstructed, applying Heritage Conservation District or similar standards.

The journey

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

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

Time to act

You can weigh in

Residents and organizations can depute at City Council if a deputation window remains open on the agenda. Contact your councillor to state a position before the vote. Check the agenda for deputation deadline and registration details.

Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallThis is a zoning change affecting a four-site parcel in a central, desirable neighbourhood. It commits the site to mixed-use residential and institutional use for the long term, making it hard to reverse without a political fight and new planning approvals. The Official Plan amendment raises stakes above a single variance. Affects a recognizable property and a category (affordable rental housing providers) but not the city as a system. Passes the test: undoing this would cost political capital and require a fresh planning exercise.Touches a narrow groupPresent effect is nil; the item is a decision on a single site, not yet built or occupied. No resident's commute, rent, or street access changes this week. The site is known to people in the immediate area and to housing advocates watching affordable rental supply, but the effect is not broadly felt or immediate. Scores indirect-or-narrow on present effect.

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Official title: 1497 and 1501 Queen Street West and 89 and 91 Beaty Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video