South Eglinton Davisville Residents' Association
Eglinton – Merton – Bayview – Yonge
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Neighbourhood groups object to Toronto’s one-size-fits-all approach to allowing green suites. The Toronto Star reports that an alliance of seven residents associations in Toronto is appealing a new bylaw that would allow backyard homes to be built on residential properties – move affordable housing advocates with delay the creation of needed housing. Christine Mercado, a … Read more