AVENUE ROAD DEVELOPMENT RETURNS TO COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT ON NOVEMBER 12
In 2023, the City approved an 8-storey building at 1648-1670 Avenue Road and 405-407 Brookdale Avenue, on the west side of Avenue Road opposite the former Avenue Nissan site. In April the developer applied to increase the height to 12 storeys. The developer has since reduced the request to 11 storeys.
The application (City file A0131/26NY) will be heard by the North York Committee of Adjustment on Thursday, November 12. The hearing begins at 2:00 p.m. and this file is first on the afternoon agenda.
BPRO’s position
BPRO opposes any increase above the approved 8 storeys. An 11-storey building at this site sets a precedent for the length of Upper Avenue, and the result over time is a canyon that replaces the low-rise village character of the street. BPRO has helped fund a planning consultant on this file and shares its position with the South Armour Heights Residents’ Association (SAHRA) and the Upper Avenue Community Association (UACA).
What you can do
Write to the Committee of Adjustment by Wednesday, November 4 at 4:30 p.m.
Email a PDF of your letter to coa.ny@toronto.ca. Put file number A0131/26NY in the subject line, and include your name, your address and the file number in the letter. Keep it to one page. Focus on this proposal and how it affects you: village character, precedent for the rest of Upper Avenue, traffic, shadowing, parking, transit, schools and daycare, parks and green space. Letters become part of the public record on the City’s Application Information Centre.
Register to speak by Monday, November 9 at 4:30 p.m.
You can speak in person or virtually. Virtual speakers must register at https://cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/cofaspeakerregistration; choose the North York District and complete the form. In-person speakers are not required to register, but staff ask that you do. The registration form lets you state whether you support or oppose the application.
Attend the hearing on Thursday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m.
North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street. Attendance in person shows the Committee the level of community concern, whether or not you speak.
Contact Councillor Mike Colle by Monday, November 2.
Email your comments to councillor_colle8@toronto.ca.
The City’s Public Notice for the application is posted under Supporting Documentation on the City’s application page for A0131/26NY.