City Council to vote on 14-storey mixed-use building with supportive housing at Bloor and Brock

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City Council to vote on 14-storey mixed-use building with supportive housing at Bloor and Brock

Council will vote on a proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment for a 14-storey building at 1167-1175 Bloor Street West, 34-42 Brock Crescent and 90 Croatia Street. The project by Safehaven Project for Community Living would include 52 rental units, 14 supportive group living units for people with disabilities or medical complexities, plus retail and institutional space in a Protected Major Transit Station Area. City planning staff recommend approval.

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

Also in this item

• Safehaven Project for Community Living, a non-profit providing care services for people with disabilities and medical complexities, proposes to expand its current operations at 1173 Bloor Street West into a 14-storey mixed-use building with 14 supportive group living units.

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 can depute before the vote or contact their councillor; the vote is the final municipal stage, so this is the last public opportunity to be heard on this application.

Why is this story here?

ContainedA single site zoning amendment and Official Plan change is a genuine decision with real land-use consequences, but it is geographically bounded to one address and reversible by a future council willing to pay the political cost of overturning it. The applicant is a non-profit with an existing presence and the use is institutional; this is not a speculative condo. Stakes 1 fits: something changes institutionally, but it is contained.Touches a narrow groupThe project affects the specific neighbourhood and anyone seeking supportive housing or using the retail or institutional services proposed. It does not change weekly life for most Toronto residents. Supportive housing is a live policy issue, but this single project's approval or denial does not alter the commute, rent, or street experience of a broad group in the present moment. Salience 1 is correct.

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Official title: 1167 to 1175 Bloor Street West, 34 to 42 Brock Crescent and 90 Croatia Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video