Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Minor variance

1221 Markham Rd · Woburn North · Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a mixed-use development consisting of three residential towers having heights of 21, 27 and 30 storeys, containing 879 dwelling units in total. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0347/21SC · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Where it is in the process

SubmittedOct 21, 2021
HearingDec 8, 2021
DecisionRefused by the Committee
NowAppealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal
NextAppeal hearing and decision

01Have your say

Nothing scheduled right now

Because the application has been appealed, the Ontario Land Tribunal, not the Committee of Adjustment, will make the decision. No public meeting or comment deadline is set at the moment.

Follow this application and we’ll email you if a hearing is scheduled. Your councillor, Paul Ainslie, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To construct a mixed-use development consisting of three residential towers having heights of 21, 27 and 30 storeys, containing 879 dwelling units in total.

The application’s description, from the City’s Committee of Adjustment data. A minor variance is permission for a small exception to the zoning rules, such as height or lot coverage.

03Timeline

Oct 21, 2021Application submitted to the City.
Dec 8, 2021Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
—Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Date not published in the City’s data; from now on we record the date we first see each change.

04City files and documents

Type	File	Status
Minor variance	File A0347/21SC	Under appeal	The City’s Application Information Centre

Plans, studies and staff reports are on the City’s Application Information Centre. We link to them rather than copy them.

05Elsewhere on this site

New-building and demolition permits at 1221 Markham Rd since this application was filed.

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New building: 226 homes
Permit 21 247207 BLD
Permit applied for Dec 10, 2021
Construct 21 storey residential condonimum, 2 level underground parking garage, BLOCK B , BUILDING 2
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New building: 306 homes
Permit 21 247202 BLD
Permit applied for Dec 10, 2021
Construct 27 storey residential condonimum, 2 level underground parking garage, BLOCK C PHASE 1

06Nearby applications

The red dot is this application. The circle shows 400 metres, about a 5-minute walk.

1
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42 Tuxedo Crt · about 80 m
City planners are reviewing it
2
Condominium
40 Tuxedo Crt · about 90 m
City planners are reviewing it
3
Site plan
1250 Markham Rd · about 210 m
City planners are reviewing it
4
17-storey building (784 homes)
920 Progress Ave · about 240 m
City planners are reviewing it
5
1-storey building
921-931 Progress Ave · about 280 m
City planners are reviewing it
6
Minor variance
2050 Ellesmere Rd · about 290 m
Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

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07Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 1221 Markham Rd?

To construct a mixed-use development consisting of three residential towers having heights of 21, 27 and 30 storeys, containing 879 dwelling units in (file A0347/21SC). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 1221 Markham Rd approved?

Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 1221 Markham Rd?

Paul Ainslie, Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood. Source: City Wards and Councillors, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Sources: City of Toronto Development Applications, Committee of Adjustment Applications, Public Notices and Building Permits (Open Data, updated nightly). Not legal advice. Something wrong? Tell us.