Development application · Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)

Development application 17 277456 ESC 38 OZ

670 Progress Ave; 680 Progress Ave; 690 Progress Ave

Ward 24 · Paul AinslieDataset pageCity application pageReport an error on this page

Status: OMB Approved; Approved
Submitted: 19 December 2017; Appealed
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 29; 5 meetings · 3 offices

Application record

Type: Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)
Addresses: 670 Progress Ave; 680 Progress Ave; 690 Progress Ave
Ward: Ward 24 · Paul Ainslie
Submitted: 19 December 2017
Status: OMB Approved
Outcome recorded: Approved
Decision date: 7 October 2026
Appealed: Yes
Size stated in the description: 3,203 units

Source: City of Toronto open data (Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications). Dataset page · City application page

Description

Fifth Submission: To permit the redevelopment of the lands with seven tall, residential buildings ranging in height from 18 to 54 storeys with a total of 3,203 residential units. The proposed buildings would be spread out over 5 development blocks. A public park and a daycare are also proposed.

Linked lobbying registrations

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Progress Consilium Developments Limited · registration SM27086
Assisting with the re-zoning of 670 Progress Avenue.
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.79
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Source records
- Registration SM27086: Assisting with the re-zoning of 670 Progress Avenue. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 17 277456 ESC 38 OZ at 670 Progress Ave: Fifth Submission: To permit the redevelopment of the lands with seven tall, residential buildings ranging in height from 18 to 54 storeys with a total of 3,203 residential units. The proposed buildings would be spread out over 5 development blocks. A public park and a daycare are also proposed. (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: Assisting with the re-zoning of 670 Progress Avenue.
Matched fields
address
670 PROGRESS AVE
application_address
670 PROGRESS AVE

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 29 communications · 5 meetings · 3 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Councillor Paul Ainslie16
Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood11
Councillor Ainslie2

Data table· 3 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Councillor Paul Ainslie	Councillor staff	16	1	18 March 2022
Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood	Member of council	11	3	10 March 2022
Councillor Ainslie	Councillor staff	2	1	13 December 2019

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

Amir Remtulla and Associates1 registration

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

Text matches on the address only. They are not linked to this application unless listed above.

Fieldgate Development and Construction
SM25036 · 14 September 2017 · “670 Progress Avenue.”

Comparison with similar applications

Lobbied applications are compared only with unlobbied applications of the same type, in the same ward, submitted in the same year and of the same size band (units or floor area from the description; sub-type for Committee of Adjustment files). Unlobbied applications are weighted to match the lobbied group. Raw lobbied versus unlobbied averages are not reported.

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), Ward 24

8 lobbied · 7 matched

Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), City-wide

573 lobbied · 763 matched

Median days

Lobbied1,925
Matched, unlobbied1,793

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=64
Matched, unlobbied98% n=70

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied2%

Appeal rate

Lobbied13%
Matched, unlobbied13%

Data table· 4 rows

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), Ward 24: 8 lobbied and 7 matched unlobbied applications in 5 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	8	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Matched, unlobbied	7	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), City-wide: 573 lobbied and 763 matched unlobbied applications in 344 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	573	1,925	100% (n=64)	0%	13%	0.08
Matched, unlobbied	763	1,793	98% (n=70)	2%	13%	0.05

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