Davisville Village development
Big, bold and everywhere throughout Davisville Village. This 3D rendering shows the state of play for developments throughout our catchment.
Development
Scrambled Thinking at Yonge and Eglinton?
For several years, there has been interest in adding a pedestrian scramble to the intersection of Yonge and Eglinton. It is one of the busiest intersections in the city of Toronto, and at long last, the construction mayhem of the Crosstown has ceased there. As Councillor Josh Matlow noted in his November 2024 newsletter, “A … Read more
56 Storeys on Soudan
The City of Toronto has received a development proposal for a 56 storey building on a site at 148-158 Soudan Avenue. The City Planning department will hold an online community consultation meeting on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, from 6:00-7:30 PM Visit www.toronto.ca/CPconsultations to register to attend the meeting. For more information about the development application, … Read more
What Kind of City are We Building?
By Jeff Latto, Chair of SEDRA’s Tall/Mid-Rise Working Group This is a question worth asking ourselves from time to time. It’s a question worth asking a lot these days as we see the City’s Official Plan challenged and sometimes even abandoned in favour of allowing market forces to determine what the city will look like. … Read more
Midtown Working Group: Review and recommendations re Oxford Development revised submission – Canada Square
This review provides our analysis and recommendations regarding the current revised application for the development of Canada Square as submitted in December 2022.
The Midtown Working Group believed that Canada Square can still fill the role of becoming our “New Town Centre” if the following eight conditions are achieved.
FoNTRA sends open letter to Standing Committee raising grave concerns
On October 25, 2022 Premier Doug Ford said that ‘Everyone’s dream is to have a little white picket fence.’ Premier Ford then announced the details of the Bill 23 legislation to the assembled audience at the Toronto Board of Trade. The Federation of North Toronto Residents’ Association (FoNTRA) did not attend the event but since … Read more
Bill 23: Ford’s Housing Plan is built upon a Field of Dreams
On October 25, 2022 Premier Doug Ford said that ‘Everyone’s dream is to have a little white picket fence.’ Meanwhile his government proposed Bill 23 that does nothing to provide for affordable housing and fails to build liveable communities. Bill 23 is a complex piece of omnibus legislation that, if passed, will make a multitude … Read more
Public Consultation Meeting for 45 Balliol St (with 57-93 Balliol St)
On Tuesday May 10, 2022, from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M., the City of Toronto will be holding a virtual meeting to discuss a Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Application for 45, 57-93 Balliol St. Toronto City Planning has submitted their Preliminary Report January 25, 2022, to Toronto and East York Community Council. Summary … Read more
Big changes coming to our neighbourhoods
City Planning to host a Public Meeting on April 13th to discuss proposed new zoning rules for Multiplex dwellings in our neighbourhoods. You may have heard that Toronto City Council is planning to increase housing options and density in all Toronto’s neighbourhoods (EHON). To do this, the City is planning to change existing neighbourhood policies … Read more