Item - 2025.TE24.13

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 2-12 Cawthra Square substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (June 19, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2-12 Cawthra Square substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (June 19, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require:

a. the owner to submit a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report (“Engineering Reports”) and supporting plans, for review and acceptance, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; 

b. the owner to enter into a financially secured agreement with the City to secure the construction of any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, if any, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; and   

c. that City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application Number 23 147352 STE 13 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of existing rental dwelling units.

5. City Council allow the owner to provide community space to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, the Executive Director, Social Development Finance and Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the City Solicitor, as part of the development, as an in-kind contribution pursuant to subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, in accordance with the following terms:

a. the owner shall design, construct and convey to the City, in an acceptable environmental condition, a minimum of 475 square metres of community space located on the first two floors in the new building with a minimum of 230 square metres located on the first floor, in accordance with the terms set out in the in-kind Contribution Agreement identified in Recommendation 6 below; and

b. the community space shall be delivered to the City in accordance with the City's Association of Community Centres Expansion Framework or Community Space Tenancy Policy, and finished to Base Building condition.

6. City Council attribute a value to the in-kind contribution set out in Recommendation 5 above, equal to 100 percent of four (4) percent of the value of the land (net of any exclusions or exemptions authorized under the Community Benefits Charge By-law), as determined the day before the day the first building permit is issued in respect of the development.

7. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Development Review to enter into an Agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified in Recommendation 5 above, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor.

8. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with relevant City Divisions (including Transportation Services, Engineering and Construction Services, and Parks and Recreation), to explore through the Site Plan Control approval process the potential to close the western end of Cawthra Square to vehicular traffic to provide for a potential expansion of Barbara Hall Park or other public realm improvements.

9. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 2-12 Cawthra Square from Permit Parking.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on July 8, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 63-storey (206.9 metres, including the mechanical penthouse) residential building at 2-12 Cawthra Square. The proposal contains 590 dwelling units, including 14 replacement rental dwelling units, and 475 square metres of community space intended to be operated as a satellite location for an existing Association of Community Centres facility.

The Official Plan Amendment redesignating the subject site from Neighbourhoods to Apartment Neighbourhoods is required to permit the proposed tower form of development.

A separate report from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, on the proposed heritage conservation of the designated heritage properties at 6 Cawthra Square and 8 Cawthra Square will be considered by City Council in conjunction with this report.

A related Rental Housing Demolition application from the Chief Planner considering the rental housing demolition and replacement matters, including assistance to impacted tenants, will also be considered by City Council in conjunction with this report.