Lytton Park residents originally organized as a community group in the 1950/1960’s to successfully oppose a proposed subway stop that was planned for Lytton Blvd and Yonge St. The “station”, next to Snider Parkette, became a service-access only point for the Yonge line. In 1969, 500 Duplex, the 2.5 acre site fronting on Duplex Avenue from Roselawn Avenue south to Montgomery Avenue, was the subject of a 1969 rezoning application. A notice was sent to neighbouring homeowners stating that a development proposal had been submitted for a building with a density of 2.325 times the lot area, but it made no reference to the height of the building. It was not until 1971 that LPRO learned that a 37-storey tower would be built on a portion of the site. By this time the foundation was already under construction. LPRO appealed to City Council’s Buildings and Development Committee. After more than two months of negotiations between LPRO and the Developer, a deal to reduce the height of the tower by four storeys in exchange for townhouses on Roselawn and Duplex was reached. LPRO’s history with 500 Duplex continues to this day.

Many years later, in 1987, the resident group incorporated as Lytton Park Residents’ Organization Inc. Since then LPRO has maintained a high level of involvement in many important community issues serving the best interests of our residents.