Item - 2026.TE28.32

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Deferred consideration of the Item until the February 19, 2026 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

As this report recommends the permanent closure of a public laneway, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services recommends that City Council permanently close a portion of the public laneway located immediately west of Penny Lane and north of 1702 Queen Street East, described as Part of Lane on Registered Plan 435E and designated as Part 1 on Plan 66R-34694 (the “Subject Lane”). Transportation Services has determined that the Subject Lane is not required for public right-of-way or transportation purposes.

Once closed, it is intended that the former public laneway will be sold to the applicant, Queen Kingston Holdings Inc., as nominee for and on behalf of Belgrove Beaches Limited Partnership, through the City’s real property disposal process administered by Corporate Real Estate Management, under authority delegated in Article II of Municipal Code Chapter 213 (Real Property) and approved through Delegated Approval Form No. 2025-109.

This closure and sale will facilitate the consolidation of the parcel with the adjacent redevelopment lands at 1684-1702 Queen Street East, consistent with Council’s prior direction and the holding (“H”) provisions in City of Toronto By-law 1018-2022.