“Residents have already identified pressure on child care, schools, healthcare, emergency services, and food support. and these need to be addressed and basic improvements to the existing rental building should not be presented as extraordinary benefits. Accessible doors, functioning waste facilities, maintain amenities and decent laundry rooms are part of responsible ownership. Capital improvements should be the expectation, not a contingency attached to permission for more development.”Resident of St. Jamestown

“I'm asking council to amend or at the very least defer for now, if not entirely strike down the proposal for this build because for residents, construction is not a communication issue. It is a living condition.”Resident of St. Jamestown

“The application as mentioned by one of the deputens is for three new buildings on a site that has four new buildings on a site that has four existing buildings. for a new 58 story building, a 9-story building at a 21story building. So a variety of different building forms on a site that currently has buildings ranging from in the 20s and 30s in terms of stories.”Partner in Lenny's Planner at B-Fields

“This application has been in the works for quite some time. We applied originally in 2018. So, it's an eight-year process that has for a v variety of reasons taken its course through the applica approval process, but has led to what I think is a really good outcome, but I think is is worthy of of celebration and one that has a lot of community benefits that are coming to it outside of the traditional community benefit framework.”Partner in Lenny's Planner at B-Fields

“One of the key elements and organizing principles of this application is the extension of Rose Avenue from Welsley Street East up to Howard Street. And that is going to be achieved through a the draft plan of subdivision application which is currently under review by by city staff and it'll be brought forward at a later date. That is a new public street essentially bringing back the the original lot fabric of the area by introducing a new public connection.”Partner in Lenny's Planner at B-Fields

“In addition, there will be a new public park of just under 2,000 square meters. two new pops areas that are together approximately 2500 m in size. a new tot lot, a new urban square itself around 2,000 square meters. All garbage for existing buildings to be moved underground sorry internally to the buildings, not underground I should say, but internally to the building and consolidated.”Partner in Lenny's Planner at B-Fields

“St. Jamestown is a beautiful neighborhood with an extremely diverse and rich community life. My favorite description is, and I hope that you all can try and just just visit it around 4 to 7:00 p.m. on any given day on a weekday, specifically right after school.”Resident of 650 Parliament Street in St. Jamestown

“Housing is needed in Toronto, but the strategy to densify the most dense areas has to be reconsidered. I beg the council to either postpone or not approve of this proposal.”Resident of 650 Parliament Street in St. Jamestown

“Many residents do not know that this is even happening regardless of how much effort is being put. people don't know and that is seen here today where you have two residents of St. Jamestown presenting and sharing. most residents don't have time to wait here for a full day to share their their knowledge.”Resident of 650 Parliament Street in St. Jamestown

“This proposal is seen as an improvement project. Many things are needed in St. Jamestown. However, the same people who are proposing new buildings and a thousand new units, which is more than a lot of what is being talked about today, but they don't maintain the current buildings.”Resident of 650 Parliament Street in St. Jamestown

“It is unfortunate that the only reason that they'll be doing it is because they want to add more buildings by separating their property. I recommend that they actually maintain the existing buildings and not just build more. That's not a solution.”Resident of 650 Parliament Street in St. Jamestown

“Clearly growth must come with respect respect for residents respect for local businesses respect for culture respect for renters and respect for the communities that have been asked to absorb the impact of development.”Resident of Toronto Centre and community advocate on affordable housing, tenant rights, responsible development, and resident-led planning

“The planning act is a provincial act. The city our staff planning staff has to work within those guidelines. unlike unlike region park for example phases four and five and even one through five quite frankly it's not this is this is not city land. This is private property and the province has changed planning act several times, four times actually in the last several years. More recently in December 2025, bill 60 is one of those is this is a transitoriented area and the land owner, you know, unfortunately has the wind at their back when it comes to creating more density even in St. Jamestown.”Resident of Toronto Centre and community advocate

“My concern is a lack of clear commitment to affordable housing in perpetuity based on the principles reflected in OPA 558 affordability defined by income not simply by market averages. If we are serious about housing as a human right then affordable affordability cannot disappear after 25 or 40 years. It needs to be in perpetuity and public policy should not create temporary affordability in a permanent housing crisis.”Resident of Toronto Centre and community advocate on affordable housing and tenant rights