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Ward 10 · Spadina-Fort York · West Queen West

689 King St W

Toronto, Ontario
Under review 4 applications on file

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689 King St W is a development site in West Queen West, Toronto, with four development applications on the City's file. The largest is a Site Plan Approval for 18 storeys. Two files are under review or before the Ontario Land Tribunal, the most recent submitted on 1 October 2026. It sits in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York.

Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law Amendment

Under review

An 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 247458 STE 10 OZ
Status, the City’s wording
Application Received
Submitted
1 October 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

Site Plan Approval

Under review

A 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.

18 storeys

Application
Site Plan Approval
City file number
22 215279 STE 10 SA
Status, the City’s wording
Under Review
Submitted
11 October 2022
Storeys
18
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 refused

An 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.

13,521 m² GFA

Application
Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law Amendment
City file number
19 115906 STE 10 OZ
Status, the City’s wording
Closed
Submitted
15 February 2019
Storeys
Not in the City’s record
Gross floor area
13,521 m²
Applicant of record
Not named in the City’s record

Site Plan Approval

Closed or refused

A 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.

1 storey, 5,308 m² GFA

Application
Site Plan Approval
City file number
15 260024 STE 19 SA
Status, the City’s wording
Closed
Submitted
3 December 2015
Storeys
1
Gross floor area
5,308 m²
Applicant of record
Not named in the City’s record

Questions about 689 King St W

Answered from the City’s Development Applications dataset and the Planning Act. General information, not legal or planning advice.

What is being built at 689 King St W?

The largest application on file proposes 18 storeys. 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 689 King St W been approved?

Not yet. The file is recorded by the City as “Application Received”. 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 689 King St W?

Other applications within 500 m are listed on this page, and every application in West Queen West 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.