Skip to content
My Address in Toronto
Planning application · Site plan

9-storey building with shops

850 York Mills Rd and 1 more address · St.Andrew-Windfields · Ward 16 Don Valley East

A request to approve the detailed design of a 9-storey building. It was submitted in December 2018, and the City now marks it inactive.

City file 18 270588 NNY 16 SA · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedDec 20, 2018
  2. NowInactive

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, Jon Burnside, can also hear your views.

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

02What’s proposed

One 9-storey building.

10 storeys9PROPOSED
Heights in storeys, from the application.
Height
9 storeys
What it needs
Site plan approval (the City’s review of the detailed design)
The applicant’s description
9 storey non-residential mixed use building consisting of retail uses on the ground floor, offices uses and self-storage uses throughout the building and two levels of underground parking. A total of 699 parking spaces and 7 loading spaces will be provided. Vehicular access is proposed along Lesmill Rd which will facilitate access to the property and the loading area and another vehicular access will provide access to the York Mills Rd underpass.
From the City’s development applications data, as written.

03Timeline

  1. Dec 20, 2018Application submitted to the City.
  2. Sep 22, 2025City notice: Notice of Public Meeting - Request to Amend the Zoning By-law - 850 and 858 York Mills Road. Read the notice

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Site planFile 18 270588 NNY 16 SAInactiveDocuments and reports on the City’s site

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

  • 8-storey building with shops · 2018 · closed · City record
  • 2-storey building with shops · 2012 · closed
  • 2-storey building with shops · 2011 · closed
  • 15-storey building with shops · 2009 · closed

05Nearby applications

York Mills RdScarsdale RdUpjohn RdDyas Rd12345Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)York Mills RdDyas RdScarsdale Rd12345Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    Site plan
    20 Lesmill Rd · about 170 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  2. 2
    Consent
    16 Lesmill Rd · about 330 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  3. 3
    Minor variance
    20 Lesmill Rd · about 380 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  4. 4
    Two towers, up to 32 storeys (564 homes)
    900 York Mills Rd · about 330 m

    Inactive

  5. 5
    25-storey building with shops (892 homes)
    865 York Mills Rd · about 340 m

    Inactive

All applications in progress in Ward 16

06Quick answers about this application

What is proposed at 850 York Mills Rd?

One 9-storey building, 9 storeys, under City file 18 270588 NNY 16 SA. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Has the 850 York Mills Rd development been approved?

No. The City marks the application inactive. 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 850 York Mills Rd?

Jon Burnside, Ward 16 Don Valley East. 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.

850 York Mills Rd development: 9-storey building with shops (inactive) · My Address in Toronto