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7-storey building

2656 Bayview Ave and 3 more addresses · St.Andrew-Windfields · Ward 15 Don Valley West

A request to change the zoning to allow a 7-storey building, with 168 homes. It was submitted in April 2025 and City planners are reviewing it.

City file 25 151165 NNY 15 OZ · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedApr 29, 2025
  2. Notice to neighboursSep 11, 2026
  3. NowCity planners’ review
  4. NextCity Council decision

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, Rachel Chernos Lin, can also hear your views.

Follow this application and we’ll email you when a meeting or decision is scheduled.

02What’s proposed

One 7-storey building with 168 homes.

10 storeys7PROPOSED
Heights in storeys, from the application.
Homes
168
Height
7 storeys
What it needs
A change to the zoning (rules for what can be built where)
The applicant’s description
OPA and Zoning By-law Amendment Application proposes the development of a 7-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 168 residential units, being a mix of 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom and 3-bedrooms. A paved access from Bayview Ave along the southern property line will be provided, leading to 2 levels of below-grade parking, providing a total of 184 parking spaces; as well as 127 bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development provides a total GFA of 22,102.00 square metres and a FSI of 2.85. Additionally, the proposed development provides 336.00 square metres of indoor amenity space and 680.00 square metres of outdoor amenity space.
From the City’s development applications data, as written.

03Timeline

  1. Apr 29, 2025Application submitted to the City.
  2. Sep 11, 2026City notice: Notice of Application - 2654, 2656, 2660 and 2668 Bayview Avenue. Read the notice

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
RezoningFile 25 151165 NNY 15 OZIn progressDocuments and reports on the City’s site
SubdivisionFile 20 163635 NNY 15 SBIn progressSee its page

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

05Nearby applications

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

  1. 1
    Minor variance
    35 Berkindale Dr · about 270 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  2. 2
    4 townhouses
    2706 Bayview Ave · about 330 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  3. 3
    6-storey building (60 homes)
    2621 Bayview Ave · about 380 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  4. 4
    New houses
    2660 Bayview Ave · next door

    Inactive

  5. 5
    Condominium
    2673 Bayview Ave · about 150 m

    Draft plan approved

All applications in progress in Ward 15

06Quick answers about this application

What is proposed at 2656 Bayview Ave?

One 7-storey building with 168 homes, 7 storeys, under City file 25 151165 NNY 15 OZ. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Has the 2656 Bayview Ave development been approved?

Not yet. City planners are reviewing it. 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 2656 Bayview Ave?

Rachel Chernos Lin, Ward 15 Don Valley West. 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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