1117 Queen Street West - Proposed Designation By-Law under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Consideration of Objection

The subject property is located on the south side of Queen Street West, between Lisgar Street and Abell Street in the West Queen West neighbourhood, and contains Postal Station 'C', a two-storey building completed in 1903. The Beaux-Arts building was designed by the architecture branch of the federal Department of Public Works, with S.G. Curry acting as the local associate architect. The property was listed on the City of Toronto's Inventory of Heritage Properties (now the Heritage Register) on June 20, 1973, and is a landmark property in the West Queen West area. City Council has until October 18, 2023, which is 90 days from the date of the end of the objection period, to make a decision on this objection as per the timeline under the Act. Staff have reviewed the objections raised on behalf of Queen Street Post Inc. and remain of the opinion that this property holds cultural heritage value or interest. The property meets seven out of nine criteria relating to design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values in Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, s. 29 of the Act. As the property has cultural heritage value or interest and meets the prescribed criteria pursuant to Part IV, s. 29 of the Act, staff are of the opinion that this property should be designated. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in City Council designating the property at 1117 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.