Addition
717 Mount Pleasant Rd · Mount Pleasant East · Ward 15 Don Valley West
The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to permit the addition of 4 storeys above the approved 23 storey building, as well as squaring off the curvature nature of the west façade by reducing the north, south and west tower setbacks. The decision has been appealed.
City file A0237/23NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- SubmittedApr 18, 2023
- HearingDec 7, 2023
- DecisionRefused by the Committee
- NowAppealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
- NextAppeal hearing and decision
01Have your say
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, Rachel Chernos Lin, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.
02What’s proposed
To permit the addition of 4 storeys above the approved 23 storey building, as well as squaring off the curvature nature of the west façade by reducing the north, south and west tower setbacks. Please note this application was previously deferred Thursday, July 27, 2023.
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
- Apr 18, 2023Application submitted to the City.
- Dec 7, 2023Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
- —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
| Type | File | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor variance | File A0237/23NY | Under appeal | The 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
- 23-storey building · 2019 · closed · City record
05Elsewhere on this site
New-building and demolition permits at 717 Mount Pleasant Rd since this application was filed.
- •New building: 325 homesPermit 23 233823 BLD
Permit applied for Dec 8, 2023
Proposal to construct a new 27 storey mixed use residential building with retail at grade and 2 levels of below grade parking.
06Nearby applications
The red dot is this application. The circle shows 400 metres, about a 5-minute walk.
- 1Two towers, up to 59 storeys (1,301 homes)305 Roehampton Ave · about 100 m
Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal
- 2
- 3
- 461-storey building with shops808 Mount Pleasant Rd · about 140 m
Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal
- 535-storey building with shops (398 homes)758 Mount Pleasant Rd · about 190 m
City planners are reviewing it
- 6
07Quick answers about this application
What is being built at 717 Mount Pleasant Rd?
To permit the addition of 4 storeys above the approved 23 storey building, as well as squaring off the curvature nature of the west façade by reducing the north, south and west tower setbacks. Please note this application was previously deferred Thursday,… (file A0237/23NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.
Was the application at 717 Mount Pleasant Rd approved?
Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.
Who is the councillor for 717 Mount Pleasant Rd?
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.