Like residents across the City, we continue to strongly object to Provincial legislation that does not permit municipalities to establish appropriate planning policies and regulations to ensure appropriate development. The apparent objective of the Province is to create more housing. But few of these applications are being built and the City has approved many more units than its target.
The excessive number of excessive tall building applications for our area are shown in the chart below. Many are for lots that are too small for adequate setbacks and many are for small units and there is no market for these. Luckily there is no indication that they will be built – given the current market and the apparent interest by developers in only creating increased land value, not building. Only two acceptable towers are being built, one at Bretton Place (an application to increase its height was refused at the Committee of Adjustment) and the other, One Delisle. The Amica retirement home is under construction on Avenue Road, still using 2 lanes for construction. Hopefully, the inappropriate applications will be replaced with more appropriate proposals.
Given that we have had major concerns about the wind impacts at grade of tall towers, particularly ones without a podium to break the wind flow down the walls, the City provided a special session with a wind study expert that helped support our concerns and proposed mitigation measures. As well, Councillor Matlow has ensured City approval of a wind study for our area, which hopefully will be undertaken shortly.
Councillor Matlow supports a better approval system. He has recently been appointed to represent the City at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), so he can hopefully garner strong support of other municipalities to make the changes needed to ensure municipalities can ensure that appropriate development.
Development Applications Chart – Deer Park April 12, 2025 Update
| Address | Developer | Storeys/ Podium | Use | Status/Comments | |
| 1 | 1196 -1210 Yonge | Eve Lewis | 31 podium? | Condos, rental units, retail. Heritage building façade incorporated | OLT approved |
| 2 | 1212 – 2020 Yonge | Goldberg Group | 35 was 22 Podium on Yonge and lane, not Alcorn | Condos, retail | Approved by TEYCC April 3 |
| 3 | 1257-1303 Yonge | BDP Quadrangle | 43/47 no | Condos, retail | Final report at TEYCC May 1, 2025 |
| 4 | 1366 Yonge | 7056168 and 6235361 Canada Ltd | 50 yes | Condos, retail | Approved by Ontario Land Tribunal |
| 5 | 1365-1375 Yonge | HCN (Rosehill Inc. | 50 yes | Condos, retail | Approved |
| 6 | 1406 Yonge | Metropia | 50 yes | Condos, retail | Approved |
| 7 | 1421 Yonge | Kale Management Inc., Yonge-Clair Properties Inc., Milwest Investments Inc., Kato Krauss Property | 46 yes | Condos, 4 floors of offices, retail | OMB approval with residents’ participation in mediation, now dormant |
| 8 | 1481-1535 Yonge | Wittington | 27/41/44 yes | Condos, office, retail, library? | Approved but applicant review |
| 9 | 1-13 St Clair W | Slate | 50 no | Office, retail, new – condos on top of existing office building | Owner bankrupt, not processed |
| 10 | 45 St Clair W | Manulife Ontario Ltd | 51 no | Condos, retail | Approved with requirement for canopy to be added on St Clair frontage |
| 11 | 135 St Clair W | Fitzrovia | 49 yes | Luxury Rental, day care, other non-residential | Applicant to consider a lower building |
| 13 | 35 Rosehill | Quadreal | 32 yes | Condos Apartment neighbourhood | Under construction |
| 14 | 49 Jackes | Lifetime Jackes Inc. | 19 yes | Condos Apartment Neighbourhood | Approved by Ontario Land Tribunal following mediation with residents |
| 15 | 29-39 Pleasant Blvd | 2695256 Ontario Inc. | 50 yes | Condos | Approved |
| 16 | 11 Peasant Blvd | 11 Pleasant Boulevard Ltd. | 17 | Condos | New revised application, no action |
| 17 | 53-89 Lawton Blvd | Lawton Dev LP | 43/47 | Condos Apartment Neighbourhood location | New excessive application |