Alterations to a Heritage Property - 125 Sylvan Avenue

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2022-09-20 · Toronto Preservation Board · adopted

As filed

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 125 Sylvan Avenue, under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the replacement of the carport with a two-storey garage and the construction of a partial second storey addition above the house on the lands known municipally in 2022 as 125 Sylvan Avenue, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated August 1, 2022, prepared by E-Architecture Inc.

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and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design City Planning subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 125 Sylvan Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design City Planning the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design City Planning. 2. Obtain all planning permissions as may be necessary including, but not limited to, obtaining a Minor Variance.

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This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the McNeel House at 125 Sylvan Avenue (subject to an intention to designate under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act) in connection with a renovation of the subject property. The McNeel House is a one-storey, Mid-Century Modern home constructed in 1963 for Dr. Burdett Harrison McNeel and his wife Helen B. McNeel and designed by Modernist architect James Albert Murray (1919-2008).

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The proposed alteration involves the demolition of the existing carport, its replacement with a new two-storey garage and the construction of a partial second storey addition above the house that connects to the second storey of the garage through an enclosed link. The proposed alterations conserve the subject heritage property and are consistent with the existing heritage policy framework. The impacts of the application are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.

Staff recommended

The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 125 Sylvan Avenue, under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the replacement of the carport with a two-storey garage and the construction of a partial second storey addition above the house on the lands known municipally in 2022 as 125 Sylvan Avenue, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated August 1, 2022, prepared by E-Architecture Inc.

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and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 125 Sylvan Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Obtain all planning permissions as may be necessary including, but not limited to, obtaining a Minor Variance.

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