Development

We have something of an update relative to the pending project at Avenue and St Clair, which is a 50-storey purpose-built luxury rental being developed by Fitzrovia. The Fitzrovia team indicates that they are still working through design and technical details of the 50-storey purpose-built luxury rental project at Avenue Rd. & St. Clair. Scheduling is still largely unknown, but a consultation meeting is possible for August and demolition of the existing site is still scheduled for the fall.

As many of you know, there is a plan to demolish Delisle Court to construct a community/cultural/theatre centre. There are a number of objections to the proposal, including: a building taller than the existing structure; an entrance atrium rising to the height of the eighth floor of the adjacent apartment building at 10 Delisle; a four-storey mechanical penthouse; a rooftop outdoor amenity space overlooking private balconies and terraces; and the absence of street-level retail along the entire Yonge Street frontage, creating an inactive streetscape reminiscent of the Eaton Centre.

We have recently had our attention drawn to a planned redevelopment of Delisle Court. There has been no public notice visible to the neighbourhood as with many other developments in the area, so we confess surprise.

We then asked the Councillor’s office to organize a virtual meeting for us with a representative from Choice Properties REIT (George Weston Limited is the parent company), the entity which is developing the site to take us through the plans. This happened on Friday May 8, and from our perspective (and that of our neighbours at 10 Delisle), the news is not good.

Despite a long list of speakers and a blizzard of letters and submissions objecting, Councillor Dianne Saxe’s motion to refuse the application for this development was defeated.

Only Councillor Matlow supported Saxe’s refusal motion. Councillor Perks, who was thought to support the motion, voted against it while blaming the Province although the application was more than 3 times the density guided by the Province itself.

The existing buildings on the site at 29 Pleasant Boulevard were demolished earlier this year to make way for the Notable, a 51-storey high rise by Graywood Developments. 

In a virtual neighbourhood meeting in February, the developer explained their proposed construction schedule. There will be 6 construction phases, and the project is expected to take 41 months to complete. 

As you know, our community has expressed significant concerns about this development. However, the developer took it to the provincially-appointed Ontario Land Tribunal where a settlement was reached. Given that it had staff support, the settlement was agreed to by council. I could not support it in order to reflect the community’s opposition.

In January 2026, the City’s Economic Development and Culture Department provided a briefing summary as a response to Councillor Matlow’s motion of March 26, 2025, on the topic of vacant storefronts. There were three areas identified for response in Councillor Matlow’s motion:

It seems the partners (Graywood and Kingsett Capital) for the approved 50-storey building at 29-39 Pleasant Blvd. have secured financing for this rental tower as the City has begun coordinating meetings for construction staging.

On Thursday, February 12, a member of the DPRG board attended the city-wide Town Hall Consultation on Zoning for Protected/Major Transit Station Areas at City Hall. About 80 residents attended the session, coordinated by Gladki Planning Associates…

The Federations of North and South Toronto Residents Associations held their annual planning forum on January 17. There was a full house of attendees, including two DPRG board members, who were both curious and unhappy about the direction of development in their neighbourhoods.