Item - 2014.TE34.83

The Toronto and East York Community Council directed that:

1.         Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 270-288 Church Street together with the Ward Councillor.

2.         Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

3.         Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act.

This application proposes a 29-storey building with a height of 112 metres including the mechanical penthouse.  The proposed building includes 15,490 square metres of academic, administration and retail space in the base building and an additional 10,796 square metres of space in the tower for 100 student residence units with 332 beds in total.  The proposal also includes 4 levels of underground parking containing 167 commercial public parking spaces.

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the application and on the community consultation process.

The next step is to conduct a community consultation meeting to allow the public to review the application and provide feedback.  This meeting is expected to take place in the last quarter of 2014.