4200 Eglinton Avenue West - Demolition of a Heritage Attribute under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Approval with Conditions

The approval would be subject to conditions requiring a matching wall with gateposts to be reconstructed in the same location using the original stone following the construction of the new transit station. The property is currently owned by the City of Toronto. Located on the north side of Eglinton Avenue West, the subject property is designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act and includes a 2.5-storey house-form building, known as the Mary Reid House that is set at the rear of the lot. The house was constructed in 1939 as a country residence in what was intended to be a small residential enclave similar to those in the nearby Kingsway Park area. However, the remainder of the subdivision was not developed as envisioned and consequently this property remains as a reminder of the intended appearance of this part of Etobicoke. It is a well crafted example of a Period Revival style house that was designed and set in landscaping that was inspired by the English Garden City Movement. The low-stone wall with gate posts along the southern frontage reflects the style and character of the house as well as the intended relationship that the landscaped gardens were planned to have had with the roads in this part of Etobicoke. The Mary Reid House will remain in situ and no other alterations to the property will be required for the proposed new station construction.

by West End Connectors (that includes a Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Arup dated July 10, 2024, and attachments relating to documentation, dismantling and storage specifications) and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with salvage, storage, reconstruction, landscape and interpretation plans all satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council direct that its consent to demolish the stone wall and gateposts at the designated property at 4200 Eglington Avenue West, is subject to the following conditions: a. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, 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 applicant shall: 1. provide full documentation of the existing stone wall and gateposts, including two printed sets of archival quality 8 inches by 10 inches colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one digital set on a flash drive in tiff format and 600 dots per inch resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. provide a Memorandum from a qualified heritage consultant or a qualified heritage professional with dry stone wall construction experience, that generally describes the methodology to be followed to deconstruct the wall and gateposts, salvage original material, store the original material and reconstruct the demolished attributes within a restored landscape, including an estimate of all costs, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including a provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure the estimated cost of all work as set out in the approved methodology Memorandum and cost estimates required in Recommendation 2.a.2 b. that prior to the issuance of any permit for any above grade construction works for all or any part of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, including a heritage permit or a building permit for any above ground construction works, but excluding permits for shoring and excavation works, 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 applicant shall: 1. provide a detailed Reconstruction Plan for the stone wall and gateposts prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, or a qualified heritage professional with dry stone wall construction experience; and thereafter shall implement such a Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. provide a Landscape Plan that supports the heritage values and attributes of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, as stated in the Designation By-law No. 221-2016, and includes details of the proposed station skylight to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and thereafter shall implement such a Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit, required in Recommendation 2.a.3, the owner or applicant shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required demolition, reconstruction and landscaping work has been completed in accordance with the approved methodology Memorandum required in Recommendation 2.a.2 on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Reconstruction, Landscape and Interpretation Plans required in Recommendation 2.b.1., 2.b.2. and 2.b.3; and that an appropriate standard of work has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.