Construction Staging Area Time Extension - Grosvenor Street and St. Luke Lane (480-494 Yonge Street)

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2021-11-24 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted

As filed

The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the continuation of the closure of a 5.5 metre wide portion of St. Luke Lane, between Grosvenor Street and a point 30 metres south, from December 16, 2021 to August 31, 2022. 2. Authorized the continuation of the closure of the south sidewalk and the occupation of a portion of the eastbound curb lane on Grosvenor Street, between a point 14.5 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 34.5 metres further west, from December 16, 2021 to August 31, 2022.

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3. Directed 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. 4. Directed 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. 5. Directed the applicant to sweep the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 6. Directed the applicant to continue pressure washing the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed, to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 7. Directed 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. 8. Directed 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. 9. Directed the applicant to continue installing appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 10. Directed that St. Luke Lane and Grosvenor Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

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This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. SKYGRiD Construction Inc. has been engaged by 494 Yonge Street Inc., the recent new owner of 480 - 494 Yonge Street, to complete constructing a 39-storey residential condominium building with retail uses at 480-494 Yonge Street. A portion of St. Luke Lane abutting the site, and a portion of the eastbound curb lane and south sidewalk on Grosvenor Street are currently closed to accommodate construction staging operations for the development.

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Toronto and East York Committee Council, at its meeting on May 2, 2018, approved the subject construction staging areas on St. Luke Lane from October 1, 2018 to July 31, 2020; and Grosvenor Street, from October 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021. Subsequently, on July 16, 2020, Toronto and East York Community Council approved an extension of the duration of the closures until August 31, 2021. The developer is now requesting an extension of the duration of the construction staging areas on Grosvenor Street and St. Luke Lane, as the site has experienced a number of construction delays due to; transitioning ownership through a receivership process, an extended amount of time coordinating the heritage clock tower relocation, dewatering activities, and underground construction activities related to the Toronto Transit Commission Line 1 Yonge-University. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging areas on St. Luke Lane and Grosvenor Street for an additional nine months (i.e. from December 16, 2021 to August 31, 2022), in order to complete the construction of the development.

Staff recommended

The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the continuation of the closure of a 5.5 metre wide portion of St. Luke Lane, between Grosvenor Street and a point 30 metres south, from December 16, 2021 to August 31, 2022. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the south sidewalk and the occupation of a portion of the eastbound curb lane on Grosvenor Street, between a point 14.5 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 34.5 metres further west, from December 16, 2021 to August 31, 2022.

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3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to sweep the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue pressure washing the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed, to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that St. Luke Lane and Grosvenor Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

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