Toronto 661 O'Connor Drive | 12.75m | 3s | 16531717 Canada Inc | Brander

[UT Admin]

661 O'Connor Drive: a proposed 3-storey rental apartment building with a rear 1-storey parking garage designed by Brander Architects for 16531717 Canada Inc. on the south side of O'Connor Drive, west of Woodbine Avenue and east of Woodmount Avenue in Toronto's Old East York area.

 

[jmi22]

Approved unanimously at the CoA, got a story in Nova Res Urbis as well


Wonder if the neighbors are happy....LOL

 

[AlbertC]

Some gentle intensification for a throughfare street of the area that is predominantly dotted with bungalows and other SFH forms. It's about time that this stretch of O'Connor shows early signs of growing up.

 

[Northern Light]

If I weren't looking for something else, I .....yes me............ would never have discovered this well hidden thread.

That being said..... I went and peeked.

C of A gave this one the thumbs up with a Decision notice dated November 20th, 2025.

 

[T-Bor]

Was this approved because it's on an avenue? I didn't realize it was legit right in between a few other bungalows. Definitely appropriate scale all around though

10 Units total. Smallest is around 800sf, largest is around 1,250sf. Units big enough to actually live in

 

[Northern Light]

Was this approved because it's on an avenue?

Its covered by the Major Streets provisions of EHON, which means 6s as-of-right.

I didn't realize it was legit right in between a few other bungalows. Definitely appropriate scale all around though

Absolutely, this is a lesson to other builders......at 3s, the builder here asked for less than their theoretical entitlement. They considered the context and went for intensification that is significant, but not maximalist.

Where other builders have gone for 6s next to bungalows they are mostly getting shot down. This builder had the sense to do something showing that a different, as-of-right proposal that doesn't require C of A might be much less to the community's liking. It comes off as very reasonable, while contributing to the housing file positively.

More builders should take note, not just small ones either, just because you can, doesn't mean you should. The result can be less hostility, more potential buyers/renters, a faster approval and a less risky build.

10 Units total. Smallest is around 800sf, largest is around 1,250sf. Units big enough to actually live in

Again, 100%