Ontario Land Tribunal

Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire

ISSUE DATE: July 15, 2025

CASE NO.: OLT-25-000223

PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(24) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended

Appellant: BRL Realty Limited

Subject: Proposed Official Plan Amendment No. 788

Description: To amend Site and Area Specific Policy 400 to implement the preferred alignment for the O’Connor Drive reconfiguration

Reference Number: 24 252701 NNY 16 OZ

Property Address: The lands known as 1871, 1875 1880, 1885, and 1888 O’Connor Drive, and 1460,1468, and 1474 Victoria Park Avenue

Municipality/UT: City of Toronto

OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000223

OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000223

OLT Case Name: BRL Realty Limited v. City of Toronto

Heard: July 10, 2025, by Video Hearing

APPEARANCES:

Parties

Counsel

BRL Realty Limited

Ian Andres

City of Toronto

Daniel Elmadany Nathan Muscat (in absentia) Amanda Hill (in absentia)

MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY Kurtis SMITH on July 10, 2025

INTRODUCTION

1The City of Toronto (“City”) initiated Official Plan Amendment No. 788 (“OPA 788”) for the purpose of amending Site and Area Specific Policy 400 (“SASP 400”) with respect to the lands municipally known as 1871, 1875, 1880, 1885, and 1888 O'Connor Drive, and 1460, 1468 and 1474 Victoria Park Avenue to implement the preferred alignment for the O’Connor Drive Reconfiguration.

2BRL Realty Limited (“Appellant”) is the lone appellant in this matter and is the owner of 1474 Victoria Park Avenue (“Subject Lands”). The Appellant takes the position that the Subject Lands represent a prime opportunity for significant intensification and OPA 788 restricts new development to mid-rise buildings.

3It is noted that the Subject Lands are part of Case No. OLT-22-002510, regarding the Golden Mile Secondary Plan (“GMSP”) as GMSP and SASP 400 overlap the Subject Lands. Mr. Andres advised the Tribunal that there is a “possibility” to request to have these matters heard together or consolidated in the future.

4No Party or Participant Status requests were received.

5The Tribunal marked the Affidavit of Service of the Case Management Conference (“CMC”) as Exhibit 1. There were no issues with the notice, and as such, no further notice is required.

SCHEDULED SECOND CMC

6The Parties’ requested a second CMC be scheduled for December 2025, to provide ample time to meet, discuss, and possibly resolve the matter. The Parties’ intended to meet in September of 2025, pending the outcome the meeting, the City will have sufficient time to seek direction from City Council to scope or resolve the appeal.

7The Tribunal scheduled the Second CMC to commence at 10 a.m., on, Wednesday, December 10, 2025, by Video Hearing, and directed that the Parties provide and update to the Case Coordinator on or before Monday, December 1, 2025.

8Parties and/or Participants and/or Observers are asked to log in to the event at least 15 minutes before it begins to test their video and audio connections:

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9Parties and/or Participants are asked to access and set up the application well in advance of the event to avoid unnecessary delay. The desktop application can be downloaded at GoTo Meeting or a web application is available: https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html

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11Individuals are directed to connect to the event on the assigned date at the correct time. It is the responsibility of the persons participating in the event to ensure that they are properly connected at the correct time. Questions prior to the event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator.

ORDER

12THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS as follows:

a. The Parties provide an update to the Case Coordinator on or before Monday, December 1, 2025; and

b. That a second Case Management Conference is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 10 a.m. by Video Hearing as set out above.

“Kurtis Smith”

Kurtis Smith

Member

Ontario Land Tribunal

Website: www.olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248

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