329-337 Queen Street East, 135R-141R, 139-141 Berkeley Street - Rental Housing Demolition Application Approved

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329-337 Queen Street East, 135R-141R, 139-141 Berkeley Street - Rental Housing Demolition Application Approved

City Council approved demolition of 7 rental units on Queen Street East and Berkeley Street to make way for a 49-storey mixed-use building with 545 units, including 7 replacement rental units at similar rents. The approval includes a Tenant Assistance Plan to mitigate displacement and a Residential Demolition Permit under Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 363.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29

Also in this item

• 7 rental units demolished and replaced with 7 new units in a 49-storey tower. Tenants have a right to return at similar rents plus financial compensation.

• Development includes 545 total dwelling units and 350 square metres of non-residential space, with 143 square metres of on-site parkland dedication.

The journey

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

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

Decision

Rental Housing Demolition application approved; Residential Demolition Permit approved subject to conditions. The 7 existing rental units will be demolished and replaced with 7 new rental units in the proposed 49-storey building, with tenants eligible to return at similar rents plus financial compensation under the Tenant Assistance Plan.

On video

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Why is this story here?

ContainedA genuine decision affecting one site and one building, with a bounded demolition (7 units) and a replacement plan that returns tenants to the same units at similar rents. The decision is reversible in principle (a future council could impose stricter demolition rules) and affects a specific property rather than a class-wide policy. It is not housekeeping because demolition is a real loss, but it is contained by the replacement-unit guarantee and Tenant Assistance Plan.Touches a narrow groupThe demolition affects a specific small group: the 7 existing tenants who have a right to return. Most residents do not experience this directly. The broader salience (housing supply, zoning on Queen Street) is real but the immediate effect lands on a narrow group and is mitigated by the replacement and assistance plan. No effect on a recognizable broader group's ordinary week now.

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Official title: 329-337 Queen Street East, 135R-141R and 139-141 Berkeley Street - Rental Housing Demolition Application - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video