Item - 2024.NY15.4

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for 1875 Steeles Avenue West - Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion.

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on July 9, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to permit 39-storey (133.0 metre), 33-storey (115 metre) and 14-storey (53 metre) buildings on top of a shared 5-storey (21.5 metre) base building with a 6-storey (27 metre) component of the base building along Steeles Avenue West. The application proposes a total of 960 dwelling units, including the replacement of 120 existing rental units on-site at 1875 Steeles Avenue West.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development also conforms to the City's Official Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law, with a holding provision. The application proposes an appropriate level of infill for a site designated Mixed Use Areas where it is separated from lower height Neighbourhoods by a combination of employment lands and ravine lands. The application proposes to replace all the existing rental units on-site, and provide additional rental units to make up the floor area of the existing development, along with a portion of a new public street and an on-site parkland dedication which is proposed to be combined with lands from the adjacent site at 1881 Steeles Avenue West to complete the street and create a larger park for the future residents of the development.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Application filed under Chapter 667 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. The proposal includes 132 replacement rental units and a Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan that addresses the right of existing eligible tenants to return to replacement rental units at similar rents and financial compensation to mitigate hardship.