Overview
- The Goldberg Group formally withdrew its application for the 16-storey redevelopment from the Toronto and East York Community Council agenda on Friday, removing the immediate vote that threatened Sneaky Dee’s.
- Globe Realty Holdings Ltd., an RBC subsidiary, sent a letter saying RBC owns the parcel at 429 College Street, objects to the proposed official-plan redesignation and zoning change, and has no sale agreement for the site.
- The developer previously proposed that Sneaky Dee’s could return in a 1,200-square-metre basement space but gave no public reason for pulling the application.
- Local campaigners and councillors celebrated the pause after months of public opposition, and Councillor Dianne Saxe cautioned that municipal refusals can be overturned at the Ontario Land Tribunal, which can still decide the outcome.
- The withdrawal pauses the redevelopment threat but does not settle ownership or appeal risks, so the next steps to watch are any negotiations between the parties, a revised application, or potential OLT filings.