The theatre was initially built as a private residence in 1911 before the first of many theatres would occupy the space. At this time, members of the public may provide feedback to the council directly. 1, and a statutory public meeting will be held when the recommendation report is presented to council. “This is a separate process that is typically resolved after rezoning is complete,” Plunkett-Latimer said.Ī community consultation meeting was held on Feb. The property and proposed development are also subject to a site plan control application. If city staff are satisfied with the response, Plunkett-Latimer said a recommendation report would then go to city council for approval of the official plan amendment and rezoning. Plunkett-Latimer said, at this point, the application is in the “official plan and amendment rezoning stage,” where it is reviewed by city staff, after which the applicant will have the opportunity to respond to staff comments. “While everyone will be sad to see the theatre closing permanently, it will be many years before that happens.” “For the foreseeable future, the CAA Theatre will continue to offer performances of a variety of theatrical works,” Karastamatis said. When reached for comment, Mirvish spokesperson John Karastamatis told CTV News Toronto that the CAA Theatre will examine its options when the time comes, but that they believe that won’t be for many years. The CAA Theatre on Yonge Street in Toronto can be seen above. Plunkett-Latimer said it could be anywhere from under a year to more than two years to complete the process and see the theatre demolished. The process is still in the early stages, however. ![]() “The intention is not to retain the theatre, but instead to create a community cultural space to contribute to the cultural life of the community,” Plunkett-Latimer said in a written statement, adding that “the applicant still exploring the specifics of what that cultural space would entail.” The new tower will include a "community cultural centre," the city says, along with 53,988 square metres of residential space and 678 dwelling units, if approved. Mirvish’s CAA Theatre, located at 651 Yonge St., is among a number of businesses along the Yonge Corridor is set to be demolished and redeveloped into a 76-storey mixed-use tower in the coming years.Ībraham Plunkett-Latimer, a community planner for Toronto and East York with the city, confirmed to CTV News Toronto Monday that the city is reviewing an application to demolish the interior of the theatre, while retaining the front facade, to make way for the new development. A downtown Toronto theatre built more than a century ago has been slated for demolition.
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