Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0629/18TEY

Ward 11 · Dianne SaxeDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: Closed; Approved
Submitted: 28 June 2018; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 2; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 0; 0 meetings · 0 offices

Application record

Type: Minor variance (MV)
Addresses: 55 Bloor St W
Ward: Ward 11 · Dianne Saxe
Submitted: 28 June 2018
Status: Closed
Outcome recorded: Approved
Hearing date: 20 September 2018
Decision: Approved
Objection at the hearing: No
Appealed: No appeal recorded

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

Description

To alter the redevelopment plan approved under Site Specific By-law 193-69 by constructing east and west side additions to the first and second floor of the three-storey retail podium that links the 53-storey residential tower and 19-storey office tower.

Linked lobbying registrations

These links are inferred by lobbyTO from file numbers and addresses named in the registration (task L2); the registry does not record which application a registration concerns.

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

Manulife Financial · registration SM21263
To discuss particulars of Site Plan Approval for 55 Bloor Street West (Manulife)
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 SM21263: To discuss particulars of Site Plan Approval for 55 Bloor Street West (Manulife) (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application A0629/18TEY at 55 Bloor St W: To alter the redevelopment plan approved under Site Specific By-law 193-69 by constructing east and west side additions to the first and second floor of the three-storey retail podium that links the 53-storey residential tower and 19-storey office tower. (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: To discuss particulars of Site Plan Approval for 55 Bloor Street West (Manulife)
Matched fields
address
55 BLOOR ST W
application_address
55 BLOOR ST W
Manulife Financial · registration SM21261
To discuss particulars of Site Plan Approval for 55 Bloor Street West (Manulife Centre)
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.76
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 SM21261: To discuss particulars of Site Plan Approval for 55 Bloor Street West (Manulife Centre) (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application A0629/18TEY at 55 Bloor St W: To alter the redevelopment plan approved under Site Specific By-law 193-69 by constructing east and west side additions to the first and second floor of the three-storey retail podium that links the 53-storey residential tower and 19-storey office tower. (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: To discuss particulars of Site Plan Approval for 55 Bloor Street West (Manulife Centre)
Matched fields
address
55 BLOOR ST W
application_address
55 BLOOR ST W

Lobbying on linked registrations

2 linked registrations · 0 communications · 0 meetings · 0 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

No communications recorded.

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

B+H Architects2 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.

Manulife Financial
SM21251 · 12 January 2015 · “55 Bloor Street West”
Manulife Financial
SM21262 · 1 January 2015 · “55 Bloor Street West”
Manulife Financial
SM21264 · 1 January 2015 · “55 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.

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.