Construction Staging Area (Phase 2) - 1 Bloor Street West (Balmuto Street)

Construction staging operations for the development currently take place within the road right-of-way on the south side of Bloor Street West and on the west side of Yonge Street. Phase 1 of construction involved excavation, piling and shoring operations and building to the ground level, which is completed. City Council, at its meeting on November 26, 2019, authorized the extension construction staging areas on Bloor Street West and Yonge Street from November 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020. To minimize disruptions on these arterial roads, a staging area for concrete trucks and deliveries is proposed on Balmuto Street south of Bloor Street West. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close a portion of the northbound curb lane/sidewalk on Balmuto Street from a point 29 metres south of Bloor Street West to a point 12 metres further south for 24 months (i.e. from July 17, 2020 to June 30, 2022), in order to facilitate the construction of the eight-storey high podium (Phase 2A) and 86 storey high residential tower (Phase 2B).

3. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing designated on-street accessible parking space on the west side of Balmuto Street, between a point 37 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 20 metres further south. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from, 6:30 p.m. of one day to 8:00 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday, from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Saturday and at all times Sunday on the east side of Balmuto Street, between Bloor Street West and a point 57 metres south. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Friday" on the east side of Balmuto Street, between Bloor Street West, and a point 57 metres south. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing standing prohibition in effect from, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday on the east side of Balmuto Street, between Bloor Street West and a point 57 metres south of Bloor Street. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping, at all times, on both sides of Balmuto Street, between Bloor Street West and a point 57 metres south. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue posting a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue providing and installing public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue sweeping the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue pressure washing the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue ensuring that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 13. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue consulting and communicating all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 14. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 15. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 16. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue installing appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 17. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Balmuto Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations and lane configurations when the project is completed.