Development application · Site Plan Approval (SA)

Development application 25 186202 STE 12 SA

542 St Clair Ave W; 544-546 St Clair Ave W

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

Status: NOAC Issued; Approved
Submitted: 30 June 2025; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 2; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 16; 7 meetings · 1 office

Application record

Type: Site Plan Approval (SA)
Addresses: 542 St Clair Ave W; 544-546 St Clair Ave W
Ward: Ward 12 · Josh Matlow
Submitted: 30 June 2025
Status: NOAC Issued
Outcome recorded: Approved
Decision date: Not recorded in the open data
Appealed: No appeal recorded

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

Description

Site Plan Control application to permit a 3 storey addition with a roof top outdoor playground associated with the proposed childcare space at 542 St. Clair Avenue West (eastern portion) to the existing 3 storey place of worship building (Chabad of Midtown) at 544-546 St. Clair Avenue West (western portion). The 2nd floor balcony of the existing building is proposed to be removed and replaced enlarged for use as an outdoor play area. A café is proposed along Vaughan Road.

Linked lobbying registrations

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Links between records are inferred by a model and are not reviewed by a person. Each link shows its score out of 1; moderate-confidence links (0.7 to 0.9) are wrong more often than high-confidence links. How links are scored

Chabad of Midtown Synagogue · registration SM35648
A proposed redevelopment of the site located at 542-544 St. Clair Avenue West.
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.77
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 SM35648: A proposed redevelopment of the site located at 542-544 St. Clair Avenue West. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 25 186202 STE 12 SA at 544-546 St Clair Ave W: Site Plan Control application to permit a 3 storey addition with a roof top outdoor playground associated with the proposed childcare space at 542 St. Clair Avenue West (eastern portion) to the existing 3 storey place of worship building (Chabad of Midtown) at 544-546 St. Clair Avenue West (western… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: A proposed redevelopment of the site located at 542-544 St. Clair Avenue West.
Matched fields
address
542-544 ST CLAIR AVE W
application_address
542 ST CLAIR AVE W
Chabad of Midtown Synagogue · registration SM35114
A proposed redevelopment of the site located at 542-544 St. Clair Avenue West.
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.75
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 SM35114: A proposed redevelopment of the site located at 542-544 St. Clair Avenue West. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 25 186202 STE 12 SA at 544-546 St Clair Ave W: Site Plan Control application to permit a 3 storey addition with a roof top outdoor playground associated with the proposed childcare space at 542 St. Clair Avenue West (eastern portion) to the existing 3 storey place of worship building (Chabad of Midtown) at 544-546 St. Clair Avenue West (western… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: A proposed redevelopment of the site located at 542-544 St. Clair Avenue West.
Matched fields
address
542-544 ST CLAIR AVE W
application_address
542 ST CLAIR AVE W

Lobbying on linked registrations

2 linked registrations · 16 communications · 7 meetings · 1 office contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Josh Matlow10
Josh Matlow6

Data table· 2 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Josh Matlow	Councillor staff	10	4	31 July 2024
Josh Matlow	Member of council	6	3	31 July 2024

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

Bousfields Inc.2 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.

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.

Site Plan Approval (SA), Ward 12

32 lobbied · 72 matched

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=4
Matched, unlobbied100% n=6

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied0%

Appeal rate

Lobbied3%
Matched, unlobbied0%

Site Plan Approval (SA), City-wide

449 lobbied · 1,236 matched

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=63
Matched, unlobbied97% n=98

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	—	100% (n=6)	0%	0%	0.05

Site Plan Approval (SA), City-wide: 449 lobbied and 1,236 matched unlobbied applications in 307 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	449	—	100% (n=63)	0%	4%	0.07
Matched, unlobbied	1,236	—	97% (n=98)	3%	3%	0.04

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.