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The CWNA's primary concerns are Development, Placemaking (Parks and Public Realm), Heritage Conservation and Community Safety. Check out our Interactive Map for information on planned and current condo development projects and improvements to our parks. [More about the CWNA]
The minutes of the CWNA Board's monthly meetings are made available online once they have been approved by the Board at the following meeting. The latest ones can be found on the Board Minutes page. Residents of the Church Wellesley neighbourhood can attend or present at Board meetings. Recent highlights from
Church Wellesley Update [view all] 2021 Annual General Meeting
The CWNA Annual General Meeting took place on November 29, via Zoom webinar.
It was an opportunity to hear about important issues in our community, including Development, Community Safety, Placemaking (Parks and Public Spaces) and Heritage Conservation, and to welcome new Directors to the Board. There were four open positions on the Board of Directors and three candidates, so all candidates were elected by acclamation. The new directors are Jonathan Grimm and Ryan Carlsen; incumbent Connie Langille was re-elected. They join Donald Altman, Neil Gibb, Trevor Hennig, Robert Packham and Tara Schorr. Here is an edited version of the 2021 CWNA AGM slide presentation. Church Wellesley northwest tower resubmitted at 28 storeysONE Properties has submitted a proposal for a 28 storey tower on Wellesley Street and a seven storey midrise on Church Street, separated by Dapper Lane. This follows a June 8 decision of the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly LPAT / OMB) which denied ONE Properties' proposal for a 36-storey tower on the site. [read more]
57 storeys proposed at Yonge and Isabella
On November 10, YI Developments Limited submitted an application to demolish the existing buildings at the southeast corner of Yonge and Isabella Streets (619-637 Yonge; 7-9 Isabella) and build a 57 storey tower. [read more]
15 Wellesley East Green P closer to park statusThe large Green P parking lot that sits across from the Wellesley subway station has been promised, in Toronto's Official City Plan, as parkland for many years. It appears the promise is closer to fruition. [read more]
Park improvements coming in 2022 and beyondRevitalizations of George Hislop and Norman Jewison Parks will be forthcoming in 2022; however, Alexander Street Parkette improvements will be phased in. [read more]
Yonge TOmorrow environmental study completed
The City of Toronto has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment that evaluates improvements to the Yonge Street public right-of-way between Queen Street and College/Carlton Street. The project, known as Yonge TOmorrow, aims to increase pedestrian space and improve the way people move through and experience downtown Yonge Street. [read more]
KingSett asks for 78 storeys at Courtyard Marriot siteIn late September, KingSett Capital submitted a new development application for 475 Yonge Street, replacing the Courtyard Marriot Hotel, between Wood and Alexander Streets, with two towers of 78 and 75 storeys. [read more]
Church Street redesign consultationsThe Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area (BIA), with PMA Landscape Architects, is developing a new Streetscape Master Plan for Church Street from Gloucester Street to Wood Street. They hosted an online public consultation on Sept. 9 and drop-in information sessions at Barbara Hall Park on Sept. 11 and 18. A pdf of the plan is posted online.
[Read more] Here to Help de-escalation teamSee someone in distress while out In the neighbourhood? Witness an interaction or behaviour that makes you concerned a situation might rise to a violent conflict? Call Here to Help (H2H). [Read more]
20-26 Maitland: 41 storeys ageed to in settlementThe site of the former Catholic Children's Aid building on Maitland Street will see a tower of 41 storeys, the result of a negotiated settlement between the developer Plaza Corp. and the City, after the developer appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). [Read more]
2 Carlton settled at 73 storiesThe fate of 2 Carlton Street, which was first proposed for re-development in 2016, has been determined in a settlement agreement between the developer and the City, after it was appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. [Read more]
Development Watch
[A summary of recent happenings on the development front. Click the links for the post in the Church Wellesley Update blog, and check our interactive map for further details.]
475 Yonge Street (Courtyard Marriot) After having received approval for two towers of 58 and 48 stories, Kingsett Capital has re-applied for two towers of 78 and 75 storeys. [more] Church Wellesley Northwest Tower (64 and 66 Wellesley E. & 552-570 Church) In a June 8 decision the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly LPAT / OMB) denied a proposal for a 36-storey tower on the northwest corner of Church and Wellesley. In November the developer submitted a proposal for a 28 storey tower on Wellesley and a 7 storey midrise on Church. [more] Yonge and Isabella YI Developments Limited has submitted an application to demolish the existing buildings at the southeast corner of Yonge and Isabella Streets (619-637 Yonge; 7-9 Isabella) and build a 57 storey tower. [read more] Church and Maitland (506 to 516 Church) The properties currently occupied by Crews and Tangos, Boutique Bar and a Target Park parking lot, are owned by Graywood Group. In July 2020, Graywood submitted a development application to the City. City staff released a Preliminary Report regarding the application on Sept. 21. A community-based Working Group has met twice since then and a community consultation was held on April 28, 2021. [more] 20-26 Maitland (former Catholic Children's Aid) The site of the former Catholic Children's Aid building on Maitland Street will see a tower of 41 storeys, the result of a negotiated settlement between the developer Plaza Corp. and the City, after the developer appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). [Read more] Carlton and Yonge (2 Carlton) The developer proposed a 73-storey tower to replace a heritage listed mid-century modern 18-storey office tower. The City opposed the application and it was appealed by the developer to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. A settlement agreement between the developer and the City was reached in April, 2021. [Read more] Yonge and Breadalbane In late October KingSett Capital submitted an application for a 59-storey tower between 510 and 528 Yonge Street (the West side of Yonge, south of Grosvenor), including 500 condominium units and retail at street level. [more] The Gloucester on Yonge (599 Yonge) and Halo (484 Yonge) In March 2020, the Clover on Yonge between Gloucester and Dundonald (since renamed The Gloucestor on Yonge); and Halo, at the southwest corner of Yonge and Grosvenor, went into receivership, but both have now re-started under new ownership. [more] The Beer Store (572 Church)
Originally proposed as a 16-storey condo on the Beer Store property at 572 Church Street, the project has now been reduced to 12 storeys, according to a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal mediated settlement. [more] Gloucester Mews (Yonge and Gloucester) This 34-storey project was approved several years ago, but went into dormancy until late 2018, when the application was revived as a rental building with an updated design. [more] 10 Wellesley West This site lies just outside the western edge of the Church Wellesley neighbourhood and includes 10-16 Wellesley Street West, 5-7 St. Nicholas Street and 586 Yonge Street, where Centrecourt is now proposing a 55 storey tower. [more] 100 Wellesley East In 2020, CAPRIET Limited Partnership, the owner of the 28-storey rental apartment building at 100 Wellesley Street East, and the City came to a settlement agreement on an infill project that will see a 10-storey building wrapped around its Jarvis and Cawthra Square frontages. [more] 55-63 Charles Some of the last low- and mid-rise buildings on Charles Street will be replaced by a 48 storey tower, including a 6-storey podium. [more] 625 Church (at Charles) Manulife Investment Management has appealed its proposal for a 59-storey rental building at the northeast corner of Church and Charles, where the Traders Building presently stands. [more] 33 Isabella (Isabella Court) Infill Cromwell Property Management is proposing a 4 storey building on the west side of the 27 storey Isabella Court, with 15 apartments and ground floor administrative offices. [more] See our interactive map for all real estate developments, including land assemblies, in our neighbourhood. Church Wellesley Update [view all]
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