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25-storey building with shops

865 York Mills Rd · Banbury-Don Mills · Ward 16 Don Valley East

A request to change the Official Plan to allow a 38-storey building, with 892 homes. It was submitted in December 2011, and the City now marks it inactive.

City file 11 330777 NNY 34 OZ · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedDec 23, 2011
  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 38-storey building with 892 homes.

10 storeys20 storeys30 storeys40 storeys38PROPOSED
Heights in storeys, from the application.
Homes
892
Height
38 storeys
What it needs
A change to the Official Plan (the City’s long-term plan for what can go where)
The applicant’s description
Proposal is to amend the Official Plan to permit residential and retail uses on the site. The proposal includes two 25 storey office buildings each with 26,695 m². GFA, 16,700 m². of retail space, a 20 storey hotel with 15,300 m². of GFA and 3 residential buildings with 892 residential units with heights of 32 to 38 storeys. Total GFA proposed is 184,770 m². with an overall density of 5.5 FSI. This OPA not recommended for conversion in the MCR process.
From the City’s development applications data, as written.

03Timeline

  1. Dec 23, 2011Application submitted to the City.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Official Plan amendmentFile 11 330777 NNY 34 OZInactiveThe 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

  • Site plan · 2009 · closed

05Nearby applications

York Mills RdDon Mills RdUpjohn RdDyas Rd1234Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Don Mills RdUpjohn RdDyas Rd1234Map 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 370 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  2. 2
    Split the lot
    1450 Don Mills Rd · about 150 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

  3. 3
    Two towers, up to 32 storeys (564 homes)
    900 York Mills Rd · about 330 m

    Inactive

  4. 4
    9-storey building with shops
    850 York Mills Rd · about 340 m

    Inactive

All applications in progress in Ward 16

06Quick answers about this application

What is proposed at 865 York Mills Rd?

One 38-storey building with 892 homes, 38 storeys, under City file 11 330777 NNY 34 OZ. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Has the 865 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 865 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.

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