On May 2, BV Realty Partners proposed to demolish the houses from 2 to 12 Cawthra Square and to redevelop the site with a 45-storey residential tower, including a 3-storey podium.  The proposal is for 488 residential units.

The proposed building would tower over the northeastern corner of Barbara Hall Park.  As proposed it is very dense, set close to the street,  and would see  mature trees fronting the existing houses removed.  Significant new shadow would fall on Gloucester Street.  There is no provision for on-site parkland dedication.

The City has 90 days to respond to the application. If it does not the developer can appeal directly to the Ontario Land Tribunal.  The City is moving to have 6-12 Cawthra Square listed on the Heritage Register.

You can review the development application documentation, including the architectural plans, the block context plan and the shadow study by clicking "Supporting Documentation" at the Development Application Information Centre page for this application.  On the same page, you can register to be notified of a community consultation and submit your comments on this project.

The development proposal for the the southeast corner of Isabella and Yonge       (619-637 Yonge; 7-9 Isabella) has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 

In November 2021, Colliers Strategy and Consulting (on behalf of YI Developments Limited) submitted an application for a 57 storey tower at the site. 

The  Yonge Street frontage would be retail space, with the residential entrance  on Isabella Street, and servicing, parking and loading accessed via Gloucester Lane.

The site is within the Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District, which the City of Toronto designated in 2016 under the Ontario Heritage Act.  However, a group of developers, including YI Developments, has appealed The Heritage Conservation District Plan to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The current development proposal calls for the demolition of the existing buildings. 

City staff released a Preliminary Report with recommendations in January 2022. 

In July 2022, the Toronto Preservation Board recommended that City Council designate the existing buildings as heritage properties.  In August 2022, the City issued a Notice of Intention to designate the buildings  as heritage properties.  

In May 2023 the developer ​appealed the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A case management conference has been scheduled for June. ​

ONE Properties has submitted revised documentation and images for the proposed tower at 64 and 66 Wellesley Street and 552-570 Church Street. The revisions are in response to final negotiations with the City Planning Dept., following the January 2022  City Staff Preliminary Report and the  June 2022 Community Consultation.

The proposal is for a 28-storey tower stepping back from Church Street.  The laneway that once separated the Church building from the Wellesley building has been eliminated and the corner at Church and Wellesley has been rounded. A City Staff recommendation is expected to be submitted to the Toronto and East York Community Council in June.  

For full timeline of this project, see our dedicated article.

The Beer Store site at 572 Church Street has been put up for sale for $13,250,000. There has been no activity on this site since an August 2019 Settlement Offer was agreed to that would have seen a 12 storey condominium built there. 

In mid-2017, the developer proposed a 16-storey condominium, replacing The Beer Store and its parking lot. The City rejected the proposal.  The developer  appealed to the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal. A Settlement Offer which would see a 12 storey building with a 44 degree viewing angle was agreed upon in August, 2019. 

The sales document provides details of the approved proposal, but there is still a possibility that a new owner may submit a new development proposal.

For more information:
City Staff Preliminary Report:
https://tinyurl.com/ybepxspc

Local Planning Appeal Tribunal:
https://tinyurl.com/yader7a2

Urban Toronto:
https://tinyurl.com/ycnbv97m