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Planning application · Rezoning

4-storey building

963-967 Pharmacy Ave and 2 more addresses · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre

A request to change the zoning to allow a 4-storey building, with 20 homes. It was submitted in February 2022 and City planners are reviewing it.

City file 22 112137 ESC 21 OZ · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedFeb 8, 2022
  2. NowCity planners’ review
  3. NextCity Council decision

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, Michael Thompson, can also hear your views.

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

02What’s proposed

One 4-storey building with 20 homes, on the site of the 4-storey apartment building at 963-967 Pharmacy Ave.

10 storeys44PROPOSEDON THE SITE TODAY
Heights in storeys, from the application. The existing building is from City records.
Homes
20
Height
4 storeys
Total floor space
1,986 m²
What it needs
A change to the zoning (rules for what can be built where)
The applicant’s description
This Zoning By-law application contemplates the development of a mix of 4-storey stacked townhomes and 3-storey walk-up apartments, consisting of a total of 20 residential dwelling units. All units are proposed as rental. 31% of the proposed units are affordable housing.
From the City’s development applications data, as written.

03Timeline

  1. Feb 8, 2022Application submitted to the City.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
RezoningFile 22 112137 ESC 21 OZIn progressDocuments 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.

05Nearby applications

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

  1. 1
    New house
    7 Gaylord Dr · about 190 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  2. 2
    New house
    7 Gaylord Dr · about 190 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  3. 3
    Split the lot
    7 Gaylord Dr · about 190 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  4. 4
    Minor variance
    978 Pharmacy Ave · about 340 m

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  5. 5
    Addition
    6 Wexford Blvd · about 380 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 21

06Quick answers about this application

What is proposed at 963-967 Pharmacy Ave?

One 4-storey building with 20 homes, 4 storeys, under City file 22 112137 ESC 21 OZ. Source: Development Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Has the 963-967 Pharmacy Ave 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 963-967 Pharmacy Ave?

Michael Thompson, Ward 21 Scarborough Centre. 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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