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

Development application 25 129087 STE 12 OZ

Ward 12 · Josh MatlowDataset pageCity application pageReport an error on this page

Status: Closed; Closed (outcome not recorded)
Submitted: 14 March 2025; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 2; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 39; 7 meetings · 1 office

Application record

Type: Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)
Addresses: 170 Merton St; 180 Merton St
Ward: Ward 12 · Josh Matlow
Submitted: 14 March 2025
Status: Closed
Outcome recorded: Closed (outcome not recorded)
Decision date: Not recorded in the open data
Appealed: No appeal recorded
Size stated in the description: 531 units; 35,997 m² gross floor area

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

Description

Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 45-storey mixed-use residential building, which includes the partial retention of the existing heritage building at 170 Merton Street. Overall, the proposal includes a total of 531 residential dwelling units and approximately 35,997 square metres of gross floor area, including 198 square metres of retail space.

Linked lobbying registrations

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Graywood Developments Ltd. · registration SM36800
170 and 180 Merton Street Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control Applications
Evidence High confidence · score 0.90
A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.
Source records
- Registration SM36800: 170 and 180 Merton Street Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control Applications (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 25 129087 STE 12 OZ at 170 Merton St: Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 45-storey mixed-use residential building, which includes the partial retention of the existing heritage building at 170 Merton Street. Overall, the proposal includes a total of 531 residential dwelling units and approximately 35,997 square metr… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: 170 and 180 Merton Street Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control Applications
Matched fields
address
180 MERTON ST
application_address
180 MERTON ST
Graywood Developments Ltd. · registration SM36112
170-180 Merton Street
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.83
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM36112: 170-180 Merton Street (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 25 129087 STE 12 OZ at 170 Merton St: Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 45-storey mixed-use residential building, which includes the partial retention of the existing heritage building at 170 Merton Street. Overall, the proposal includes a total of 531 residential dwelling units and approximately 35,997 square metr… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: 170-180 Merton Street
Matched fields
address
170-180 MERTON ST
application_address
170 MERTON ST

Lobbying on linked registrations

2 linked registrations · 39 communications · 7 meetings · 1 office contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Josh Matlow37
Josh Matlow2

Data table· 2 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Josh Matlow	Councillor staff	37	6	27 August 2026
Josh Matlow	Member of council	2	1	21 July 2025

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

Bousfields Inc.1 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.

None.

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 12

44 lobbied · 60 matched

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=9
Matched, unlobbied100% n=9

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied0%

Appeal rate

Lobbied14%
Matched, unlobbied10%

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

571 lobbied · 760 matched

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=78
Matched, unlobbied96% n=78

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied4%

Appeal rate

Lobbied12%
Matched, unlobbied14%

Data table· 4 rows

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), Ward 12: 44 lobbied and 60 matched unlobbied applications in 26 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	44	—	100% (n=9)	0%	14%	0.02
Matched, unlobbied	60	—	100% (n=9)	0%	10%	0.04

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), City-wide: 571 lobbied and 760 matched unlobbied applications in 344 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	571	—	100% (n=78)	0%	12%	0.08
Matched, unlobbied	760	—	96% (n=78)	4%	14%	0.05

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Lobbyists choose whom to contact, so a difference does not show a change of mind.