Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0648/26TEY

Ward 9 · Alejandra BravoDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: Postponed; In progress
Submitted: 2 September 2026; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 0; None published
Communications on linked registrations: 0

Application record

Type: Minor variance (MV)
Addresses: 1286 Bloor St W
Ward: Ward 9 · Alejandra Bravo
Submitted: 2 September 2026
Status: Postponed
Outcome recorded: In progress
Hearing date: —
Decision: —
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 alter the existing three-storey mixed use building by constructing a rooftop mechanical penthouse with rooftop access and a rooftop access enclosure above the third storey with a partially covered rooftop terrace and a trellis. The ground floor and partial ground floor mezzanine level will contain a commercial unit (art gallery and event space). The second storey will contain a multi-function commercial space that supports StepStones for Youth's programming and the provides amenity space for building residents (counselling rooms, a gym, a break room, and an open-concept collaboration space). There will be a total of eight residential dwelling units located on the third floor of the building for youth transitioning out of the Ontario Child Protection Services foster care system. Short-term and and long-term bicycle parking spaces will be provided on the municipal boulevard.

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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 9

27 lobbied · 333 matched

Median days

Lobbied169
Matched, unlobbied134

Approval rate

Lobbied67% n=27
Matched, unlobbied95% n=279

Refusal rate

Lobbied33%
Matched, unlobbied5%

Appeal rate

Lobbied26%
Matched, unlobbied6%

Objection rate

Lobbied29%
Matched, unlobbied30%

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 9: 27 lobbied and 333 matched unlobbied applications in 9 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	27	169	67% (n=27)	33%	26%	29%
Matched, unlobbied	333	134	95% (n=279)	5%	6%	30%

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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