40-storey building with shops
4696 Yonge St · Lansing-Westgate · Ward 18 Willowdale
A request to approve the detailed design of a 40-storey building. It was submitted in May 2024 and City planners are reviewing it.
City file 24 143845 NNY 18 SA · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- SubmittedMay 3, 2024
- NowCity planners’ review
- NextCity decision
01Have your say
While City planners review it, you can send comments to the planner named on the City’s application page. Your councillor, Lily Cheng, can also hear your views.
Follow this application and we’ll email you when a meeting or decision is scheduled.
02What’s proposed
One 40-storey building.
- Height
- 40 storeys
- Total floor space
- 719 m²
- What it needs
- Site plan approval (the City’s review of the detailed design)
The applicant’s description
The proposed development would remove the gas bar and commercial service station and replace these uses with a 40-storey mixed use building with 35,311.1 square metres of residential gross floor area and 718.8 square meters of ground floor retail gross floor area fronting Yonge Street for a total of 36,029.9 square meters and a floor space index of 14.09.From the City’s development applications data, as written.
03Timeline
- May 3, 2024Application submitted to the City.
- May 9, 2024A related rezoning application is filed: 40-storey building with shops.
04City files and documents
| Type | File | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site plan | File 24 143845 NNY 18 SA | In progress | Documents and reports on the City’s site |
| Rezoning | File 24 146352 NNY 18 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.
05Nearby applications
The red dot is this application. The circle shows 400 metres, about a 5-minute walk.
- 140-storey building with shops (536 homes)4696 Yonge St · next door
Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
06Quick answers about this application
What is proposed at 4696 Yonge St?
One 40-storey building, 40 storeys, under City file 24 143845 NNY 18 SA. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.
Has the 4696 Yonge St 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 4696 Yonge St?
Lily Cheng, Ward 18 Willowdale. 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.