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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Decided

Garage or parking

453 Eglinton Ave W · Forest Hill South · Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to alter the existing two-storey mixed-use building by converting a portion of the basement-level storage space into two hotel units by converting the ground-level garage into one hotel unit and addin. The Committee of Adjustment decided: deferred.

City file A0606/25TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedAug 6, 2025
  2. DecisionDeferred
  3. ThenBuilding permit

01Outcome

DecidedDeferred by the Committee of Adjustment

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

The decision can be appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body until Oct 21, 2025.

What happens next: The owner can now apply for a building permit. When one is issued, it’s added to the timeline below.

02What was proposed

To alter the existing two-storey mixed-use building by converting a portion of the basement-level storage space into two hotel units by converting the ground-level garage into one hotel unit and adding six hotel units to the second level. Also, the remaining storage space/boiler room/walk-in freezer within the basement level, as well as the existing non-residential uses (restaurant and clothing store) on the ground level, will be maintained and unaltered.

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. Aug 6, 2025Application submitted to the City.
  2. —Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. Date not in the City’s data.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0606/25TEYApprovedThe City’s Application Information Centre

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

05Nearby applications

Eglinton AveAvenue RdLatimer AveCastle Knock RdCollege View AveTarlton RdElmsthorpe AveBurnaby BlvdCastlewood RdChaplin CresDuncannon DrHeddington AveCrestview RdWarren RdRussell Hill RdHighbourne RdBraemar Ave123456Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Eglinton AveAvenue RdCastle Knock RdCollege View AveTarlton RdElmsthorpe AveBurnaby BlvdCrestview RdChaplin CresHeddington AveWarren RdWillowbank BlvdBraemar Ave123456Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    24-storey building (183 homes)
    450 Eglinton Ave W · about 160 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  2. 2
    7-storey building (35 homes)
    523 A Eglinton Ave W · about 290 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  3. 3
    New three-storey house
    23 Latimer Ave · about 300 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  4. 4
    New house
    54 Latimer Ave · about 360 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  5. 5
    Minor variance
    996 Avenue Rd · about 300 m

    Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment

  6. 6
    Minor variance
    99 Heddington Ave · about 340 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 12

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 453 Eglinton Ave W?

To alter the existing two-storey mixed-use building by converting a portion of the basement-level storage space into two hotel units by converting the ground-level garage into one hotel unit and adding six hotel units to the second level. Also, the remaining… (file A0606/25TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 453 Eglinton Ave W approved?

Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 453 Eglinton Ave W?

Josh Matlow, Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's. 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.

453 Eglinton Ave W Committee of Adjustment: Garage or parking (deferred) · My Address in Toronto