Development application · Site Plan Approval (SA)

Development application 22 137869 STE 12 SA

2 Birch Ave; 4 Birch Ave; 6 Birch Ave; 8 Birch Ave; 1196 Yonge St; 1202 Yonge St; 1204 Yonge St; 1206 Yonge St; 1208 Yonge St; 1210 Yonge St

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Status: Under Review; In progress
Submitted: 25 April 2022; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 4; 2 meetings · 2 offices

Application record

Type: Site Plan Approval (SA)
Addresses: 2 Birch Ave; 4 Birch Ave; 6 Birch Ave; 8 Birch Ave; 1196 Yonge St; 1202 Yonge St; 1204 Yonge St; 1206 Yonge St; 1208 Yonge St; 1210 Yonge St
Ward: Ward 12 · Josh Matlow
Submitted: 25 April 2022
Status: Under Review
Outcome recorded: In progress
Decision date: Not recorded in the open data
Appealed: No appeal recorded
Size stated in the description: 67 units; 10,227 m² gross floor area
Related file: 21 239174 STE 12 OZ

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

Description

Site plan approval applicaton to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 14-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 200.80 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 10,226.60 square metres. 67 residential units are proposed, of which, 8 units are rental replacement units.

Linked lobbying registrations

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WOODCLIFFE LANDMARK PROPERTIES · registration SM31829
Rezoning, rental replacement and site plan applications for properties located at 1196-1210 Yonge Street & 2-8 Birch Avenue, Toronto.
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.70
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 SM31829: Rezoning, rental replacement and site plan applications for properties located at 1196-1210 Yonge Street & 2-8 Birch Avenue, Toronto. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 22 137869 STE 12 SA at 2 Birch Ave: Site plan approval applicaton to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 14-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 200.80 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 10,226.60 square metres. 67 residential units are proposed, of which, 8 units are ren… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: Rezoning, rental replacement and site plan applications for properties located at 1196-1210 Yonge Street & 2-8 Birch Avenue, Toronto.
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1196-1210 YONGE ST
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1196 YONGE ST

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 4 communications · 2 meetings · 2 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Josh Matlow2
Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's1
Josh Matlow1

Data table· 3 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Josh Matlow	Councillor staff	2	0	10 November 2025
Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's	Member of council	1	1	23 November 2021
Josh Matlow	Member of council	1	1	16 May 2025

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

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

WOODCLIFFE LANDMARK PROPERTIES
SM36638 · 22 May 2025 · “8 Birch 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.

Site Plan Approval (SA), Ward 12

32 lobbied · 72 matched

Median days

Lobbied—
Matched, unlobbied511

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=4
Matched, unlobbied100% n=7

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied0%

Appeal rate

Lobbied3%
Matched, unlobbied0%

Site Plan Approval (SA), City-wide

449 lobbied · 1,237 matched

Median days

Lobbied—
Matched, unlobbied727

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=61
Matched, unlobbied97% n=96

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied3%

Appeal rate

Lobbied4%
Matched, unlobbied3%

Data table· 4 rows

Site Plan Approval (SA), Ward 12: 32 lobbied and 72 matched unlobbied applications in 23 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	32	—	100% (n=4)	0%	3%	0.00
Matched, unlobbied	72	511	100% (n=7)	0%	0%	0.05

Site Plan Approval (SA), City-wide: 449 lobbied and 1,237 matched unlobbied applications in 307 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	449	—	100% (n=61)	0%	4%	0.07
Matched, unlobbied	1,237	727	97% (n=96)	3%	3%	0.04

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