Council to decide on Queen West rental demolition and replacement housing

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Council to decide on Queen West rental demolition and replacement housing

City Council is being asked to approve demolition of 50 rental units at 1497-1501 Queen Street West and 89-91 Beaty Avenue, with a requirement that 54 replacement rental units be built on the same site. The staff recommendation approves the demolition under the Rental Housing Demolition bylaw, contingent on a Tenant Assistance Plan that allows existing tenants to return at similar rents. A related zoning amendment to permit a 10- and 7-storey mixed-use building is being decided concurrently.

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

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• The replacement building must include 141 affordable rental units total, with 54 units required to house existing tenants at similar rents under the Tenant Assistance Plan.

The journey

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

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

Time to act

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Residents and tenant advocates may depute to Council before the vote or contact their councillors. The deputation window closes when this meeting begins.

Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallThe decision removes 50 occupied rental units from the city and conditions their replacement on a single development. It is hard to reverse without cost; the Tenant Assistance Plan is binding on future operations. The demolition and replacement span multiple years and touch housing security for 50+ households. Not structural (a future council could refuse similar applications), but substantial because it trades immediate supply loss for contingent future replacement.Touches a narrow groupThe proposal affects the 50 existing tenants directly; for the broader rental market or Queen West residents, the effect is indirect. No units are lost from the city's stock until demolition; replacement units are promised but not yet built. The salience today is bounded to the tenant population facing potential displacement.

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Official title: 1497-1501 Queen Street West and 89-91 Beaty Avenue - Rental Housing Demolition Application - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video