Item - 2016.TE19.40

The Toronto and East York Community Council directed that:

1.  Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 55 to 59 Lake Shore Boulevard East, 33 to 53 Freeland Street and 2 and 15 Cooper 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, institutions 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 for Official Plan amendment and Rezoning of the LCBO lands is to permit a mixed-use development, including a new office/retail building, 6 mixed-use buildings and a public park.  The application proposes to divide the property into 4 blocks, with the eastward extension of Harbour Street and the creation of a new north-south street between Cooper Street and Lower Jarvis Street.  The proposed total gross floor area is 440,344 metres square, of which 358,833 metres square is residential and 81,511 metres square is non-residential.  A total of 5,192 residential units are proposed. The municipal addresses are 55 to 59 Lake Shore Boulevard East, 33 to 53 Freeland Street and 2 and 15 Cooper Street.

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the applications 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 on November 28, 2016.