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

Development application 16 109705 ESC 37 OZ

1 Prudential Dr; 51 Prudential Dr; 201 Prudential Dr; 201 X Prudential Dr; 211 Prudential Dr; 300 Prudential Dr; 1380 Midland Ave; 2525 Lawrence Ave E; 2545 Lawrence Ave E

Ward 21 · Michael ThompsonDataset pageCity application pageReport an error on this page

Status: Closed; Closed (outcome not recorded)
Submitted: 28 January 2016; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 2; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 18; 10 meetings · 3 offices

Application record

Type: Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)
Addresses: 1 Prudential Dr; 51 Prudential Dr; 201 Prudential Dr; 201 X Prudential Dr; 211 Prudential Dr; 300 Prudential Dr; 1380 Midland Ave; 2525 Lawrence Ave E; 2545 Lawrence Ave E
Ward: Ward 21 · Michael Thompson
Submitted: 28 January 2016
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: 1,462 units

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

Description

Proposed development of four separate blocks of vacant land southwest of Lawrence Avenue East and Midland Avenue. The proposal includes seven buildings ranging in height from 6 to 27 storeys, 1,462 dwelling units, 1,245 bicycle parking spaces and 1,953 vehicle parking spaces. Under ZBL 10048; the total floor area proposed is 163,596 square metres (previously 147,048. A total of 123,288 square metres is proposed for residential uses; a total of 37,527 square metres is proposed for office and a total of 1,586 square metres is proposed for retail or other commercial uses.

Linked lobbying registrations

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Arsandco Investments Limited · registration SM22389
2525 & 2545 Lawrence Avenue East, 1380 Midland Avenue, 1 & 51 Prudential Drive, 201 & 211 Prudential Drive, Toronto (Scarborough)
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.78
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 SM22389: 2525 & 2545 Lawrence Avenue East, 1380 Midland Avenue, 1 & 51 Prudential Drive, 201 & 211 Prudential Drive, Toronto (Scarborough) (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 16 109705 ESC 37 OZ at 2525 Lawrence Ave E: Proposed development of four separate blocks of vacant land southwest of Lawrence Avenue East and Midland Avenue. The proposal includes seven buildings ranging in height from 6 to 27 storeys, 1,462 dwelling units, 1,245 bicycle parking spaces and 1,953 vehicle parking spaces. Under ZBL 10048; the t… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: 2525 & 2545 Lawrence Avenue East, 1380 Midland Avenue, 1 & 51 Prudential Drive, 201 & 211 Prudential Drive, Toronto (Scarborough)
Matched fields
address
2525&2545 LAWRENCE AVE E
application_address
2525 LAWRENCE AVE E
Arsandco Investments Limited · registration SM20830
2525 & 2545 Lawrence Avenue East, 1380 Midland Avenue, 1 & 51 Prudential Drive, 201 & 211 Prudential Drive, Toronto (Scarborough)
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.72
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 SM20830: 2525 & 2545 Lawrence Avenue East, 1380 Midland Avenue, 1 & 51 Prudential Drive, 201 & 211 Prudential Drive, Toronto (Scarborough) (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 16 109705 ESC 37 OZ at 2525 Lawrence Ave E: Proposed development of four separate blocks of vacant land southwest of Lawrence Avenue East and Midland Avenue. The proposal includes seven buildings ranging in height from 6 to 27 storeys, 1,462 dwelling units, 1,245 bicycle parking spaces and 1,953 vehicle parking spaces. Under ZBL 10048; the t… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: 2525 & 2545 Lawrence Avenue East, 1380 Midland Avenue, 1 & 51 Prudential Drive, 201 & 211 Prudential Drive, Toronto (Scarborough)
Matched fields
address
2525&2545 LAWRENCE AVE E
application_address
2525 LAWRENCE AVE E

Lobbying on linked registrations

2 linked registrations · 18 communications · 10 meetings · 3 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Office of Councillor Michael Thompson, Ward 217
Ward 21 Scarborough Centre6
Ward 37 Scarborough Centre5

Data table· 3 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Office of Councillor Michael Thompson, Ward 21	Councillor staff	7	3	9 January 2020
Ward 21 Scarborough Centre	Member of council	6	2	9 January 2020
Ward 37 Scarborough Centre	Member of council	5	5	29 November 2018

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

Devine Park LLP2 registrations

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

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

Arsandco Investments Limited
SM29071 · 28 October 2019 · “1380 Midland Avenue”
Arsandco Investments Limited
SM29031 · 21 October 2019 · “1380 Midland Avenue”
Arsandco Investments Limited
SM28570 · 10 July 2019 · “1380 Midland 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 21

15 lobbied · 21 matched

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

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 21: 15 lobbied and 21 matched unlobbied applications in 12 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	15	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Matched, unlobbied	21	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

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.