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Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0835/25TEY

450 Dufferin St

Status
Closed
Approved
Submitted
17 November 2025
No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations
1
Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations
36
3 meetings · 3 offices

Application record

Type
Minor variance (MV)
Addresses
450 Dufferin St
Ward
Ward 9 · Alejandra Bravo
Submitted
17 November 2025
Status
Closed
Outcome recorded
Approved
Hearing date
21 January 2026
Decision
Approved
Objection at the hearing
Not recorded
Appealed
No appeal recorded

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

Description

To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-Law 254-2025) for a 18-storey mixed-use building (62 m in building height) by increasing the number of storeys and building height to 20-storeys (62.5 m), increasing the mechanical penthouse height from 67 m to 67.3 m, increasing the height projections of equipment and structures, increasing the permitted total gross floor area and residential gross floor area, as well as reducing the amenity space and bicycle parking rate. There will be a total of 197 rental residential dwelling units (6 affordable rental units), 37 vehicular parking spaces (within a 2- level below grade garage), and 119 bicycle parking spaces provided on the lot. Also, Site Plan Control (File Number 2025 186189 STE 09 SA) is currently under review.

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Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 36 communications · 3 meetings · 3 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations
Data table· 4 rows
OfficeOffice holder typeCommunicationsMeetingsLast contact
Alejandra BravoCouncillor staff20210 April 2026
Development ReviewCity staff1004 March 2025
Olivia ChowCouncillor staff5019 May 2026
Alejandra BravoMember of council114 June 2024

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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.

Minor variance (MV), Ward 9

27 lobbied · 333 matched

Median days

  • Lobbied169
  • Matched, unlobbied134

Approval rate

  • Lobbied67% n=27
  • Matched, unlobbied95% n=279

Refusal rate

  • Lobbied33%
  • Matched, unlobbied5%

Appeal rate

  • Lobbied26%
  • Matched, unlobbied6%

Objection rate

  • Lobbied29%
  • Matched, unlobbied30%

Minor variance (MV), City-wide

173 lobbied · 3,646 matched

Median days

  • Lobbied126
  • Matched, unlobbied114

Approval rate

  • Lobbied75% n=154
  • Matched, unlobbied91% n=3,058

Refusal rate

  • Lobbied25%
  • Matched, unlobbied9%

Appeal rate

  • Lobbied19%
  • Matched, unlobbied4%

Objection rate

  • Lobbied43%
  • Matched, unlobbied27%
Data table· 4 rows
Minor variance (MV), Ward 9: 27 lobbied and 333 matched unlobbied applications in 9 matched strata
GroupnMedian daysApproval rateRefusal rateAppeal rateObjection rate
Lobbied2716967% (n=27)33%26%29%
Matched, unlobbied33313495% (n=279)5%6%30%
Minor variance (MV), City-wide: 173 lobbied and 3,646 matched unlobbied applications in 103 matched strata
GroupnMedian daysApproval rateRefusal rateAppeal rateObjection rate
Lobbied17312675% (n=154)25%19%43%
Matched, unlobbied3,64611491% (n=3,058)9%4%27%

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