48-storey building
17 Locust St and 4 more addresses · Mount Dennis · Ward 5 York South-Weston
A request to approve the detailed design of a 48-storey building, with 517 homes. It was submitted in January 2024 and has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, which will make the final decision.
City file 24 106947 WET 05 SA · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- SubmittedJan 22, 2024
- NowAppealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal
- NextTribunal hearing and decision
01Have your say
Because the application has been appealed, the Ontario Land Tribunal, not City Council, 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, Frances Nunziata, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.
02What’s proposed
One 48-storey building with 517 homes.
- Homes
- 517
- Height
- 48 storeys
- What it needs
- Site plan approval (the City’s review of the detailed design)
The applicant’s description
Construct a 48 storey residential building. One level of underground parking. 517 units, approx 30,512 m² gross floor area. The first of the two development sites is located at the southeast corner of Weston Road and Locust Street (the West Site). The West Site is comprised of the properties municipally known as 1175-1181 Weston Road and has a combined site area of approximately 1,143 square metres (0.114 hectares). The second of the two development sites is located further east of the West Site on the south side of Locust Street (the ¿East Site¿). The East Site is comprised of the properties municipally known as 7-17 Locust Street and has a combined area of approximately 1,482 square metres (0.148 hectares). The West Site and the East Site are physically separated by a T shaped parcel of land known municipally as 1169 Weston Road that is owned and operated by the Toronto Parking Authority as a surface parking lot (the TPA Lands).From the City’s development applications data, as written.
03Timeline
- Jan 22, 2024Application submitted to the City.
- Jan 22, 2024A related rezoning application is filed: 48-storey building.
- Jan 22, 2024A related site plan application is filed: 48-storey building.
- Jan 22, 2024A related rezoning application is filed: 38-storey building.
- —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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site plan | File 24 106947 WET 05 SA | Under appeal | Documents and reports on the City’s site |
| Rezoning | File 24 106919 WET 05 OZ | Under appeal | See its page |
| Site plan | File 24 106895 WET 05 SA | Under appeal | See its page |
| Rezoning | File 24 106901 WET 05 OZ | Under appeal | See its page |
Plans, studies and staff reports are on the City’s Application Information Centre. We link to them rather than copy them.
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06Quick answers about this application
What is proposed at 17 Locust St?
One 48-storey building with 517 homes, 48 storeys, under City file 24 106947 WET 05 SA. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.
Has the 17 Locust St development been approved?
Not yet. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, which will make the final decision. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.
Can I comment on it?
No meeting or comment deadline is scheduled right now. Follow the application to get an email if one is set. Source: Development Applications and Public Notices, as of Nov 13, 2026.
Who is the councillor for 17 Locust St?
Frances Nunziata, Ward 5 York South-Weston. 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.