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

Development application 21 177893 STE 12 OZ

169 Balmoral Ave; 171A Balmoral Ave; 171B Balmoral Ave; 438 Avenue Rd; 440 Avenue Rd

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

Status: OMB Approved; Approved
Submitted: 30 June 2021; Appealed
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 2; 2 meetings · 2 offices

Application record

Type: Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)
Addresses: 169 Balmoral Ave; 171A Balmoral Ave; 171B Balmoral Ave; 438 Avenue Rd; 440 Avenue Rd
Ward: Ward 12 · Josh Matlow
Submitted: 30 June 2021
Status: OMB Approved
Outcome recorded: Approved
Decision date: 7 October 2026
Appealed: Yes
Size stated in the description: 223 units; 17,326 m² gross floor area

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

Description

Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate the development of the site for a 24-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 17,326 square metres, and containing 223 dwelling units. 138 vehicle parking spaces and 236 bicycle parking spaces are proposed within 4 levels of below grade parking structure.

Linked lobbying registrations

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Gala Developments · registration SM32857
438 Avenue Rd
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.81
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Source records
- Registration SM32857: 438 Avenue Rd (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 21 177893 STE 12 OZ at 438 Avenue Rd: Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate the development of the site for a 24-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 17,326 square metres, and containing 223 dwelling units. 138 vehicle parking spaces and 236 bicycle parking spaces are proposed within 4 levels of be… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: 438 Avenue Rd
Matched fields
address
438 AVENUE RD
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438 AVENUE RD

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 2 communications · 2 meetings · 2 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Office of Councillor Josh Matlow1
Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's1

Data table· 2 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Office of Councillor Josh Matlow	Councillor staff	1	1	25 January 2022
Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's	Member of council	1	1	25 January 2022

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

Pathway Group1 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

Median days

Lobbied1,925
Matched, unlobbied1,799

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

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 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	1,925	100% (n=9)	0%	14%	0.02
Matched, unlobbied	60	1,799	100% (n=9)	0%	10%	0.04

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

Submission to the first decision status seen in our daily loads (measured from launch). Approval and refusal rates are among applications with a recorded decision.

Large and complex applications attract both lobbying and longer reviews, and matching cannot remove every difference between applications, so a difference does not show that lobbying changed how an application was reviewed.

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