The filed record
1117 Queen Street West - Alterations to a Designated Property and Demolition of Heritage Attributes of a Building on a Designated Property under Sections 33 and 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Request for Directions
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The decision
2025-04-23 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on April 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 19, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 19, 2025) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3.
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City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 19, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it pertains to litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 19, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 19, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
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As the city filed it
On February 26, 2024, the owner of 1117 Queen Street West appealed Council's refusal of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 1117 Queen Street West (the "Original Development Applications") to the Ontario Land Tribunal. On June 17, 2024, the owner appealed Council's refusal of the applications to alter and demolish heritage attributes of the property at 1117 Queen Street West under Sections 33 and 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to the Tribunal (the "Original Permit Requests").
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The heritage permit applications reflected the proposal in the above noted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications. On October 4, 2024, the Tribunal issued the Procedural Order regarding the appealed Original Development Applications and Original Permit Requests, and set down a 10 day hearing commencing on July 7, 2025. On February 4, 2025, as permitted by the Procedural Order, the owner filed revisions to the Original Development Applications and Original Permit Requests. The Original Development Applications have been revised to propose the construction of a 28 storey, mixed use building, partially retaining the designated heritage Postal Station 'C' building at the base. The development proposes a total gross floor area of 17,353 square metres, consisting of 16,421 square metres of residential floor space and 932 square metres of community space. A total of 272 residential units are proposed and one level of underground parking for 309 bicycles. Loading for the site is accessed from Lisgar Street (the "Revised Development Applications"). This report focuses on the owner's revisions to the Original Permit Requests (described below) under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act which requests City Council's consent to alterations to the designated property at 1117 Queen Street West and subsection 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which requests the demolition of specified heritage attributes on the building of the designated heritage property. Council requires the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in respect of matters which may impact a designated heritage property.
Staff recommended
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council
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direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.
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