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Planning application · Site plan

11-storey building with shops

1940 Lawrence Ave E · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre

A request to approve the detailed design of a 11-storey building. It was submitted in February 2020, and the City now marks it inactive.

City file 20 113405 ESC 21 SA · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedFeb 7, 2020
  2. NowInactive

01Have your say

No meeting scheduled right now

While City planners review it, you can send comments to the planner named on the City’s application page. Your councillor can also hear your views.

Follow it below and we’ll email you when a meeting or decision is scheduled.

Your councillor

Michael Thompson, Ward 21 Scarborough Centre. Councillors can hear your views on this application.

416-397-9274councillor_thompson@toronto.caCouncillor’s website

Follow this applicationGet an email when 1940 Lawrence Ave E changes

One email when something changes: a meeting or hearing date, a decision, a new City notice, an appeal or a permit. Nothing otherwise. Free, and it ends once a building permit is issued.

We’ll send a link to confirm first. You can follow up to 10 applications.

02What’s proposed

One 11-storey building.

10 storeys20 storeys11PROPOSED
Heights in storeys, from the application.
Height
11 storeys
What it needs
Site plan approval (the City’s review of the detailed design)
The applicant’s description
Development comprising of an 11 storey mixed-use building with commercial on the first and second floors and residential units above.
From the City’s development applications data, as written.

03Timeline

  1. Feb 7, 2020Application submitted to the City.
  2. Feb 7, 2020A related rezoning application is filed: 11-storey building with shops.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Site planFile 20 113405 ESC 21 SAInactiveDocuments and reports on the City’s site
RezoningFile 20 113400 ESC 21 OZIn progressSee its page

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

05Nearby applications

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

  1. 1
    Addition
    1882 Lawrence Ave E · about 240 m

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  2. 2
    11-storey building with shops (90 homes)
    1940 Lawrence Ave E · next door

    Inactive

All applications in progress in Ward 21

06Quick answers about this application

What is proposed at 1940 Lawrence Ave E?

One 11-storey building, 11 storeys, under City file 20 113405 ESC 21 SA. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Has the 1940 Lawrence Ave E development been approved?

No. The City marks the application inactive. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Can I comment on it?

Yes. Send comments to the City planner named on the City’s application page before a decision. Follow the application to hear about meetings. Source: Development Applications and Public Notices, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 1940 Lawrence Ave E?

Michael Thompson, Ward 21 Scarborough Centre. 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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