Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Scarborough Community Council

(Municipal Code Ch. 667 under City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Rental Housing Demolition Application Number 20 211505 ESC 20 RH

Location of Application:             411 and 415 Kennedy Road and 636-646 Danforth Road        
Applicant:                                    SJ Masterplan Limited Partnership
 
Date:                                            November 25, 2026
Time:                                           9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:                                          Council Chamber, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive and by Video Conference

PROPOSAL

The application proposes to demolish eight existing rental dwelling units at 636-646 Danforth Road and build a 23-storey mixed-use building with 276 residential units, including eight replacement rental dwelling units. Tenant relocation and assistance is proposed to lessen hardship for impacted tenants. The buildings at 636-646 Danforth Road are part of the larger site comprised of 411 and 415 Kennedy Road, 636-646 Danforth Road, 641-663 Danforth Road, and 3585 and 3595 St. Clair Avenue East. A related Zoning By-law Amendment application (20 211279 ECS 20 OZ) has been approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal for the lands at 646-646 Danforth Road and 411 and 415 Kennedy Road.

A Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion application (20 211505 ESC 20 RH) under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code) has been submitted to permit the demolition.  Under the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the demolition of a rental property with six or more dwelling units is prohibited without obtaining a permit from the City. Decisions by City Council on the Rental Housing Demolition application are not subject to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).

Detailed information regarding the demolition proposal, including background information and materials, may be obtained by contacting Meredith Gillespie, Planner, Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis (Housing) at 416-394-4023, or by e-mail at Meredith.Gillespie2@toronto.ca.

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Scarborough Community Council will receive input and review the proposal and any other

material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the application. These recommendations

will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive.

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN 

You may send written comments by e-mail to scc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below. You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal. 

You are also invited to address the Scarborough Community Council in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal. 

If you wish to address the Scarborough Community Council directly, please register by e-mail to scc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-397-4579, no later than 12:00 p.m. on November 24, 2026. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting. 

The Scarborough Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk. 

For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, Scarborough Community Council, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor, West Tower, Toronto ON M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-397-4579, Fax: 416-392-2980, e-mail: scc@toronto.ca.

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice. If you need special assistance, please call 416-397-4579, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail scc@toronto.ca.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to be notified of the decision on the proposed demolition, you must make a written request to the City Clerk, attention: Nancy Martin, Administrator, Scarborough Community Council, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out in this notice.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting:  The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

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