City reverses order to tear down Bloor West Village boat treehouse

City of Toronto officials appear to have changed their tune regarding a boat-shaped treehouse built in the backyard of a Bloor West Village home.

John Alpeza, the treehouse's builder, told CP24 there will no longer be a court order issued to tear the building down. Instead, Alpeza says he will be allowed to apply for a height variance to bring his tree boat house into compliance with city regulations.

He said he will have to submit drawings of the structure and a raft of other paperwork, but there is no deadline on when everything needs to be submitted. The city’s height limit for backyard structures is 14 feet but Alpeza says the tree boat house stretches to around 15 feet.

He and his family celebrated the news yesterday by having a big dinner. He said he’s “fairly confident” the city will approve the height variance.

Coun. Giorgio Mammoliti showed up at Alpeza’s home last night and offered help as to how to apply for a height variance.

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