Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0478/21TEY

737 Bloor St W

Ward 11 · Dianne SaxeDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: Closed; Approved
Submitted: 31 March 2021; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 2; 0 meetings · 1 office

Application record

Type: Minor variance (MV)
Addresses: 737 Bloor St W
Ward: Ward 11 · Dianne Saxe
Submitted: 31 March 2021
Status: Closed
Outcome recorded: Approved
Hearing date: 25 August 2021
Decision: Approved
Objection at the hearing: Not recorded
Appealed: No appeal recorded

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

Description

To build a new three-storey mixed-use building containing a commercial unit at grade and two residential units.

Linked lobbying registrations

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1993525 Ontario Inc. · registration SM32130
minor variance application for 737 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Evidence High confidence · score 0.92
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Source records
- Registration SM32130: minor variance application for 737 Bloor Street West, Toronto (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application A0478/21TEY at 737 Bloor St W: To build a new three-storey mixed-use building containing a commercial unit at grade and two residential units. (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: minor variance application for 737 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Matched fields
address
737 BLOOR ST W
application_address
737 BLOOR ST W

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 2 communications · 0 meetings · 1 office contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Councillor Mike Layton2

Data table· 1 row

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Councillor Mike Layton	Councillor staff	2	0	18 August 2021

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP1 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.

1993525 Ontario Inc.
SM37061 · 16 October 2025 · “737 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%

Submission to hearing. Approval and refusal rates are among applications with a recorded decision.

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