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Planning application · Official Plan and rezoning · Decided

10-storey building with shops

1684 Queen St E and 3 more addresses · Woodbine Corridor · Ward 19 Beaches-East York

A request to change the Official Plan and zoning to allow a 10-storey building, with 168 homes. It was submitted in April 2025. City Council approved it.

City file 25 150383 STE 19 OZ · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedApr 28, 2025
  2. Notice to neighboursJun 20, 2025
  3. Community meetingOct 27, 2025
  4. DecisionApproved by City Council
  5. ThenSite plan and building permit

01Outcome

DecidedApproved by City Council

This application is decided, so no more comments are taken on it.

What happens next: Before construction can start, the building needs site plan approval and a building permit. Neither has been filed in the City’s data yet. When they are, they’re added to the process bar above, the timeline and City files and documents.

The City’s data shows the decision but not its date.

02What was proposed

One 10-storey building with 168 homes.

10 storeys10PROPOSED
Heights in storeys, from the application.
Homes
168
Height
10 storeys
What it needed
Changes to the Official Plan and zoning (rules for what can be built where)
The applicant’s description
Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 10-storey mixed-use building with a height of 34.95 metres (plus a 5.5 metre mechanical penthouse). The proposed building will include approximately 1,184 square metres of non-residential space and 14,850 square metres of residential gross floor area, including 168 rental units including three affordable rental units. The proposal also seeks to permit one level of underground parking with 54 vehicular parking spaces and 186 bicycle parking spaces. A future realignment of Penny Lane providing access on the north end of the site from the underground level to Orchard Park Boulevard and closing the eastern portion of Penny Lane is also proposed.
From the City’s development applications data, as written.

03Timeline

  1. Apr 28, 2025Application submitted to the City.
  2. Jun 20, 2025City notice: Notice of Application - 1684-1702 Queen Street East. Read the notice
  3. Oct 27, 2025Community consultation meeting.
  4. Jan 26, 2026City notice: Notice of Public Meeting - Request to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law - 1684, 1698, 1700 and 1702 Queen Street East. Read the notice
  5. Apr 30, 2026City notice: Notice of Passing of Zoning By-law 356-2026 and Official Plan Amendment 889 - 1684, 1698, 1700 and 1702 Queen Street East. Read the notice
  6. —Approved by City Council. Date not in the City’s data.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Official Plan and rezoningFile 25 150383 STE 19 OZApprovedDocuments and reports on the City’s site
SubdivisionFile 21 235162 STE 19 SBIn progressSee its page
Site planFile 21 235161 STE 19 SAIn progressSee its page

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

Earlier at this address

05Nearby applications

Emdaabiimok AveQueen StEastern AveCoxwell AveKingston RdCraven RdNorthern Dancer BlvdRhodes AveWinners CrclBoardwalk Dr1234Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Emdaabiimok AveQueen StKingston RdEastern AveOrchard Park Blvd1234Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    6-storey building (91 homes)
    1684 Queen St E · next door

    City planners are reviewing it

  2. 2
    Subdivision
    1684 Queen St E · next door

    City planners are reviewing it

  3. 3
    6-storey building (30 homes)
    1596 Queen St E · about 340 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  4. 4
    4-storey building (26 homes)
    17 Rhodes Ave · about 340 m

    City planners are reviewing it

All applications in progress in Ward 19

06Quick answers about this application

What is proposed at 1684 Queen St E?

One 10-storey building with 168 homes, 10 storeys, under City file 25 150383 STE 19 OZ. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the 1684 Queen St E development approved?

Yes. Approved by City Council. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

When will it be built?

No date yet. It still needs site plan approval and a building permit, and none had been issued as of Nov 13, 2026. Source: Development Applications and Building Permits.

Who is the councillor for 1684 Queen St E?

Brad Bradford, Ward 19 Beaches-East York. 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.

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