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255 Christie St · Annex · Ward 11 University-Rosedale

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to alter the three-storey mixed-use building by performing interior alterations to create two additional dwelling units in the basement, resulting in a total of 18 dwelling units. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0310/21TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedMar 8, 2021
  2. HearingOct 6, 2021
  3. DecisionApproved by the Committee
  4. NowAppealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
  5. NextAppeal hearing and decision

01Have your say

Nothing scheduled right now

Because the application has been appealed, the Toronto Local Appeal Body, 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, Dianne Saxe, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To alter the three-storey mixed-use building by performing interior alterations to create two additional dwelling units in the basement, resulting in a total of 18 dwelling units.

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

  1. Mar 8, 2021Application submitted to the City.
  2. Oct 6, 2021Committee of Adjustment hearing: approved.
  3. —Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. Date not published in the City’s data; from now on we record the date we first see each change.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0310/21TEYUnder appealThe 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.

Earlier at this address

  • 4-storey building · 2012 · closed
  • 4-storey building · 2011 · closed
  • 4-storey building · 2011 · closed

05Nearby applications

Christie StDupont StYarmouth RdMelville AveManning AveVermont AvePalmerston AveYarmouth GdnsClinton StGarnet AveShaw StEuclid AveFollis AveOlive AvePalmerston Gdns12Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Christie StDupont StMelita CresMelville AveManning AveVermont AveYarmouth GdnsClinton StEssex StGarnet AveYarmouth RdFollis AveOlive Ave12Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    Minor variance
    541 Dupont St · about 330 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  2. 2
    Deck or porch
    488 Clinton St · about 360 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

All applications in progress in Ward 11

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 255 Christie St?

To alter the three-storey mixed-use building by performing interior alterations to create two additional dwelling units in the basement, resulting in a total of 18 dwelling (file A0310/21TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 255 Christie St approved?

Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 255 Christie St?

Dianne Saxe, Ward 11 University-Rosedale. 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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