Edward
Senior Member
Its about time this site got developed. What an eyesore.
But city planning staff reviewed that nine-storey proposal and deemed it to be a "suitable development for the subject site" and recommended that it be approved — along with a related bylaw zoning amendment — in a report that was delivered in May.
In June, the Toronto and East York Community Council moved to amend the proposal to an eight-storey building, a move Matlow said was hoped would bridge the gap between the nine storeys the developer wanted and the lower structure the residents had sought.
But within days, BLVD Developments served notice that it would appeal council's failure to adopt the staff recommendations with the Ontario Municipal Board.
Lawyers representing BLVD Developments in the matter have filed papers arguing that the community council's "arbitrary" trimming of the project from nine storeys to eight is unjustified and not something that city staff had requested.
A month later, Toronto City Council voted to adopt the amended eight-storey plan, and authorized the city solicitor to attend the forthcoming OMB hearing.
And a drone shot for context