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

Development application 24 171220 NNY 08 OZ

12 Romar Cres; 14 Romar Cres; 16 Romar Cres; 18 Romar Cres; 253 Viewmount Ave; 255 Viewmount Ave; 259 Viewmount Ave; 263 Viewmount Ave

Ward 8 · Mike ColleDataset pageCity application pageReport an error on this page

Status: Closed; Closed (outcome not recorded)
Submitted: 27 June 2024; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 6; 5 meetings · 2 offices

Application record

Type: Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)
Addresses: 12 Romar Cres; 14 Romar Cres; 16 Romar Cres; 18 Romar Cres; 253 Viewmount Ave; 255 Viewmount Ave; 259 Viewmount Ave; 263 Viewmount Ave
Ward: Ward 8 · Mike Colle
Submitted: 27 June 2024
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: 1,033 units; 58,323 m² gross floor area

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

Description

Revised Proposal: Two-tower residential building 36 and 39 storeys in height with a four-storey base building and a seven-storey podium connecting the two towers. A mid-block connection between Viewmount Avenue and Romar Crescent are also included, along with on-site parkland dedication expanding Benner Park. The revised proposal consists of 58,323 square metres of total gross floor area (GFA), resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 10.34. 1,033 dwelling units are proposed as purpose-built rental apartments.OLT final order issued on July 30, 2026.

Linked lobbying registrations

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OSMINGTON GEROFSKY DEVELOPMENT CORP · registration SM34740
253-259 Viewmount Ave.
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 SM34740: 253-259 Viewmount Ave. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 24 171220 NNY 08 OZ at 263 Viewmount Ave: Revised Proposal: Two-tower residential building 36 and 39 storeys in height with a four-storey base building and a seven-storey podium connecting the two towers. A mid-block connection between Viewmount Avenue and Romar Crescent are also included, along with on-site parkland dedication expanding B… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: 253-259 Viewmount Ave.
Matched fields
address
253-259 VIEWMOUNT AVE
application_address
253 VIEWMOUNT AVE

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 6 communications · 5 meetings · 2 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Data table· 2 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Mike Colle	Member of council	5	5	19 June 2025
Lily Cheng	Councillor staff	1	0	12 June 2026

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 8

33 lobbied · 57 matched

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=2
Matched, unlobbied100% n=3

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied0%

Appeal rate

Lobbied12%
Matched, unlobbied27%

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 8: 33 lobbied and 57 matched unlobbied applications in 22 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	33	—	100% (n=2)	0%	12%	0.00
Matched, unlobbied	57	—	100% (n=3)	0%	27%	0.03

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

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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.