City Council to consider approving a major mixed-use development at Cherry Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East with 14 towers and nearly 5,000 homes

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City Council to consider approving a major mixed-use development at Cherry Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East with 14 towers and nearly 5,000 homes

The city is being asked to approve changes to zoning and the Official Plan for a large waterfront development that would add nearly 5,000 residential units across 14 mixed-use buildings on a four-block site in the East Bayfront. The proposal includes community benefits such as affordable housing and a childcare centre, along with changes to the street network including removal of a planned road in favour of a waterfront promenade. The decision follows earlier approvals of a master plan for the site.

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

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• The development is planned to include approximately 4,969 new dwelling units with a total gross floor area of 325,000 square metres, representing significant intensification of the previously approved four-block master plan.

• The proposal removes a planned Promenade Road and replaces it with an enhanced water's edge public promenade, altering the street network originally approved in the master 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 can attend the council meeting and depute during public consultation periods, or contact their councillor before the vote if the meeting is scheduled and publicly noticed.

Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallThis is a hard-to-reverse, multi-year commitment affecting control of a large public waterfront site and the city's housing supply, with zoning and Official Plan changes that shape future development on four blocks and establish precedent for waterfront intensification.Touches a narrow groupThe decision affects a specific site and future residents of the development; the waterfront location and scale are significant, but present effect is narrow because the site is not a live commute or daily-use facility for most residents at this stage.

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Official title: 324 Cherry Street and 429 and 455 Lake Shore Boulevard East - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video