Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0328/26TEY

Ward 11 · Dianne SaxeDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: OMB Appeal; Refused
Submitted: 18 March 2026; Appealed
Linked lobbying registrations: 0; None published
Communications on linked registrations: 0

Application record

Type: Minor variance (MV)
Addresses: 208 Bloor St W
Ward: Ward 11 · Dianne Saxe
Submitted: 18 March 2026
Status: OMB Appeal
Outcome recorded: Refused
Hearing date: 8 July 2026
Decision: Refused
Objection at the hearing: Not recorded
Appealed: Yes

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

Description

To permit one 36-storey mixed-use building, which will span across two lots, for a private student residence use. There will be a total of 426 dwelling units, and 220.5 m² of non-residential retail uses (at-grade) within this building. The properties municipally known as 208 Bloor Street West and 210 Bloor Street West are currently under separate ownership and governed by separate Site-Specific Zoning By-laws (By-law 782-2022(OLT), and By-law 778-2024). In the near future, both properties will merge on title under one single entity to facilitate this new development. There is a current Site Plan Control application (No. 21 220574 STE 11 SA) which is currently under review and consideration.

Linked lobbying registrations

No published lobbying registrations are linked to this application.

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

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

208 Bloor Street West Limited
SM34195 · 14 February 2023 · “208 Bloor Street West”
Resident
SM33899 · 24 November 2022 · “208 Bloor Street West”
Plaza Partners
SM31805 · 16 April 2021 · “208 Bloor Street West”

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.

Minor variance (MV), Ward 11

16 lobbied · 354 matched

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

Minor variance (MV), City-wide

173 lobbied · 3,646 matched

Median days

Lobbied126
Matched, unlobbied114

Approval rate

Lobbied75% n=154
Matched, unlobbied91% n=3,058

Refusal rate

Lobbied25%
Matched, unlobbied9%

Appeal rate

Lobbied19%
Matched, unlobbied4%

Objection rate

Lobbied43%
Matched, unlobbied27%

Data table· 4 rows

Minor variance (MV), Ward 11: 16 lobbied and 354 matched unlobbied applications in 9 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	16	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Matched, unlobbied	354	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

Minor variance (MV), City-wide: 173 lobbied and 3,646 matched unlobbied applications in 103 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	173	126	75% (n=154)	25%	19%	43%
Matched, unlobbied	3,646	114	91% (n=3,058)	9%	4%	27%

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