259 Lake Shore Blvd E
About this site
259 Lake Shore Blvd E is a development site in East Bayfront, Toronto, with eight development applications on the City's file. The largest is a Site Plan Approval for 68 storeys and 9,035 m² of gross floor area. Six files are under review or before the Ontario Land Tribunal, the most recent submitted on 13 February 2026. It sits in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York.
Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law Amendment
Under reviewAn amendment application under ss. 17 and 34 of the Planning Act, to permit use, height or density the in-force Official Plan and Zoning By-law do not.
- Application
- Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law Amendment
- City file number
- 26 117227 STE 10 OZ
- Status, the City’s wording
- Under Review
- Submitted
- 13 February 2026
- Storeys
- Not in the City’s record
- Gross floor area
- Not in the City’s record
- Applicant of record
- Not named in the City’s record
Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law Amendment
Closed or refusedAn amendment application under ss. 17 and 34 of the Planning Act, to permit use, height or density the in-force Official Plan and Zoning By-law do not.
202,878 m² GFA
- Application
- Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law Amendment
- City file number
- 25 231179 STE 10 OZ
- Status, the City’s wording
- Closed
- Submitted
- 26 September 2025
- Storeys
- Not in the City’s record
- Gross floor area
- 202,878 m²
- Applicant of record
- Not named in the City’s record
Site Plan Approval
Under reviewA site plan control application under s. 41 of the Planning Act. Use and density are already permitted; what is under review is siting, massing, the public realm interface, servicing, access, waste and landscaping.
56 storeys, 40,654 m² GFA
- Application
- Site Plan Approval
- City file number
- 25 231195 STE 10 SA
- Status, the City’s wording
- Under Review
- Submitted
- 26 September 2025
- Storeys
- 56
- Gross floor area
- 40,654 m²
- Applicant of record
- Not named in the City’s record
Site Plan Approval
Under reviewA site plan control application under s. 41 of the Planning Act. Use and density are already permitted; what is under review is siting, massing, the public realm interface, servicing, access, waste and landscaping.
- Application
- Site Plan Approval
- City file number
- 23 167822 STE 10 SA
- Status, the City’s wording
- Under Review
- Submitted
- 29 June 2023
- Storeys
- Not in the City’s record
- Gross floor area
- Not in the City’s record
- Applicant of record
- Not named in the City’s record
Site Plan Approval
Under reviewA site plan control application under s. 41 of the Planning Act. Use and density are already permitted; what is under review is siting, massing, the public realm interface, servicing, access, waste and landscaping.
68 storeys, 9,035 m² GFA
- Application
- Site Plan Approval
- City file number
- 23 167843 STE 10 SA
- Status, the City’s wording
- Under Review
- Submitted
- 29 June 2023
- Storeys
- 68
- Gross floor area
- 9,035 m²
- Applicant of record
- Not named in the City’s record
Site Plan Approval
Under reviewA site plan control application under s. 41 of the Planning Act. Use and density are already permitted; what is under review is siting, massing, the public realm interface, servicing, access, waste and landscaping.
12 storeys, 886 m² GFA
- Application
- Site Plan Approval
- City file number
- 23 167863 STE 10 SA
- Status, the City’s wording
- Under Review
- Submitted
- 29 June 2023
- Storeys
- 12
- Gross floor area
- 886 m²
- Applicant of record
- Not named in the City’s record
Part Lot Control Exemption
ApprovedAn exemption from part lot control under s. 50(7) of the Planning Act, lifting the restriction on conveying part of a registered lot or block.
- Application
- Part Lot Control Exemption
- City file number
- 23 167867 STE 10 PL
- Status, the City’s wording
- Approved
- Submitted
- 29 June 2023
- Storeys
- Not in the City’s record
- Gross floor area
- Not in the City’s record
- Applicant of record
- Not named in the City’s record
Site Plan Approval
Under reviewA site plan control application under s. 41 of the Planning Act. Use and density are already permitted; what is under review is siting, massing, the public realm interface, servicing, access, waste and landscaping.
66 storeys, 51,828 m² GFA
- Application
- Site Plan Approval
- City file number
- 23 167857 STE 10 SA
- Status, the City’s wording
- Under Review
- Submitted
- 29 June 2023
- Storeys
- 66
- Gross floor area
- 51,828 m²
- Applicant of record
- Not named in the City’s record
Questions about 259 Lake Shore Blvd E
Answered from the City’s Development Applications dataset and the Planning Act. General information, not legal or planning advice.
What is being built at 259 Lake Shore Blvd E?
The largest application on file proposes 68 storeys and 9,035 m² of gross floor area. Unit counts are not a field in the City's Development Applications dataset, so the number of homes is not stated here; where it exists it is in the planning rationale filed with the application.
Has the application at 259 Lake Shore Blvd E been approved?
Not yet. The file is recorded by the City as “Under Review”. Under review by City Planning. The application has been circulated to divisions and commenting agencies, and the statutory decision timeline under the Planning Act runs from the date it was deemed complete. Written submissions carry the most weight at this stage, before a staff recommendation report is finalised.
How do I comment on a development application in Toronto?
Written submissions go to the assigned City planner and to your Ward Councillor, and they carry the most weight while a file is under review, before the staff recommendation report is finalised. The statutory notice, the community consultation meeting date and any submission deadline are not fields in the open dataset this page reads, so they have to come from the City's own record or the notice posted on the site.
What else is being built near 259 Lake Shore Blvd E?
Other applications within 500 m are listed on this page, and every application in East Bayfront can be browsed by ward and by stage in the planning section.
What this page does not carry
Unit counts are not a field in the City’s Development Applications dataset; where the figure exists it is in the planning rationale filed with the application. Committee of Adjustment matters, which are minor variance (s. 45) and consent (s. 53), are a separate City stream and are not in this dataset at all. Statuses are read from a published extract rather than a live feed, so confirm the current position against the City’s own record before relying on it.