Toronto mansion linked to Drake gets green light to be built

A Toronto mansion linked to Drake has been given thego-ahead to be built.

A municipal panel unanimously approved the construction plans forthe property, which is slated for construction at 21 Park Lane Circle, which is located in thetony Bridle Path neighbourhood near Bayview Avenue andLawrence Avenue East.

According to plans filed with the city, a bungalow currently onthe lot will be razed to makeway for a two-storey mansion with an attached garage.

The property was purchased for $6.7 million in September 2015 bya numbered company based in Halifax.

The company lists Drake's DJ and close friend Adel Nur, who alsogoes by the name Future The Prince, as its president.

Two neighbours attended the committee of adjustment meeting tovoice concerns about the property.

One of them was Maureen Wright, president of theEdwards Gardens Neighbourhood Association, anorganization representing the owners of85 homes in the Bridle Path area.

Wright spoke initially in opposition to the height of the proposed home, which was slightly higher than was allowed.

But when sheheard from Michael Goldberg, the project'splanning consultant, agree to lower the height slightly she withdrew her objection and Goldberg's variances were allowed by the North York committee of adjustments.

When asked whetherneighbours would object to a celebrity living among them, Wright seemed unfazed.

"If you look, Prince lived around the neighbourhood; many baseball stars have occupied homes there, so this is not an anomaly," she said.

"It's in keeping with, I think, the residents of the neighborhood."

The other neighbour also withdrewwhen Goldbergtold the panel that the original plans have beenscaled back.

Goldberg refused to identify who he was working for, or to speak to reporters about the changes he was seeking.

Representatives for Drake did not immediately respond to requestsfor comment.