We are a Live-In not a Drive-Through community

The application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for a Costco Warehouse on Overlea Blvd. will be coming to City Council for consideration on November 3, with no recommendation from North York Community Council, where the vote on the issue was tied. The Committee for Thorncliffe Park – comprised of residents and business owners from across …

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939 Eglinton Ave. E. Community Consultation Meeting

The City is holding a Community Consultation meeting where you can learn more about this application, askquestions and share your comments. The LPOA is very concerned about this proposal and we urge you to read our letter to the City and to attend the community consultation meeting. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday, October 27, …

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Two important public consultation meetings on proposed developments April 22 & 28

As most of you are aware, there are a number of large development proposals in the works for the Leaside area, requiring zoning amendments and/or official plan amendments. Each of these developments as currently proposed raise some serious concerns about appropriateness, including building sizes and heights, traffic, views, shadowing and light etc. There are required …

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Sunnybrook Plaza Transportation Study

RioCan, the owners of Sunnybrook Plaza on the northeast corner of Eglinton and Bayview are proposing a mixed use development for that site. The development would have retail at grade and, in the current initial proposal, two residential condominium towers of 13 and 19 storeys. As part of the proposal, which requires rezoning, the developer is required …

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Costco: Community Consultation Meeting March 30, 2015

Further to the re-zoning application for a Costco warehouse store on Overlea Boulevard the city is now considering a second but related application for re-zoning of public lands on the north side of Thorncliffe Park Drive (adjacent to the Don ravine lands) to provide 124 parking spaces. City Panning staff are considering the application (neither of …

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Letter to Council re: Redevelopment of Sunnybrook Plaza

February 17, 2015 North York Community CouncilNorth York Civic CentreMain floor, 5100 Yonge St.Toronto, ON M2N 5V7 Att: Francine Adamo, Committee Clerk Re: NY 4.19 Preliminary Report – Zoning By-law Amendment Application – 660 Eglinton Avenue East (Ward 26) Dear Councillor Augimeri and Members of North York Council, The Leaside Property Owners’ Association provides this correspondence …

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Letter to Council re: Redevelopment of Sunnybrook Plaza

February 17, 2015 North York Community CouncilNorth York Civic CentreMain floor, 5100 Yonge St.Toronto, ON M2N 5V7 Att: Francine Adamo, Committee Clerk Re: NY 4.19 Preliminary Report – Zoning By-law Amendment Application – 660 Eglinton Avenue East (Ward 26) Dear Councillor Augimeri and Members of North York Council, The Leaside Property Owners’ Association provides this correspondence …

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Letter re: 1674-1684 Bayview proposed development

February 17, 2015Toronto and East York Community Council2nd floor, West Tower, City Hall100 Queen St. W.Toronto, ON M5H 2N2Att: Ros Dyers, Committee Clerk Re: TE 4.39 Preliminary Report – 701-713 Soudan Avenue, 1674-1684 Bayview Avenue and 720 Hillsdale Avenue East – Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications (Ward 22) Dear Councillor Layton and Members of …

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Proposed massive development at 146-150 Laird

VIVA Retirement Communities has applied to create a major development at 146-150 Laird Drive, across from the Smart Centre mall, on a very large site which includes the two three-storey office/retail buildings south of McRae, as well as the Golden Griddle restaurant and its parking lot. One of the existing office buildings is the old …

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