Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0635/20TEY

Ward 10 · Ausma MalikDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: Closed; Approved
Submitted: 2 July 2020; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 0; None published
Communications on linked registrations: 0

Application record

Type: Minor variance (MV)
Addresses: 440 Front St W
Ward: Ward 10 · Ausma Malik
Submitted: 2 July 2020
Status: Closed
Outcome recorded: Approved
Hearing date: 2 December 2020
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 modify Site-specific By-laws 124-2017 and 125-2017 to permit the alteration of buildings "D", "F", and "G" in support of an additional 5,290 m2 of non-residential gross floor area. Building "G" consists of the below-grade and podium portions of the complex, as well as the south eastern office tower. The podium below Building "D", the southwestern residential tower, will realise an increase of 3,785.83 m2 of non-residential floor area. The podium below Building "F", the residential tower adjacent the southeastern office tower, will realise an increase of 1,959.38 m2 of non-residential area, and an associated portion of the podium located beneath the Building "G" office tower will realise an increase of 291.85 m2 of non-residential area. Overall, the non-residential gross floor area will be increased by 5,290 m2.

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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.

Minor variance (MV), Ward 10

20 lobbied · 261 matched

Median days

Lobbied136
Matched, unlobbied138

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=20
Matched, unlobbied93% n=214

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied7%

Appeal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied5%

Objection rate

Lobbied14%
Matched, unlobbied18%

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 10: 20 lobbied and 261 matched unlobbied applications in 8 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	20	136	100% (n=20)	0%	0%	14%
Matched, unlobbied	261	138	93% (n=214)	7%	5%	18%

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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