Amending Item 2017.TE27.10 - 263 to 267 Adelaide Street West - Rental Housing Demolition Application- Final Report - by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow

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2025-10-08 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on October 8 and 9, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision of Item TE27.10: a. by deleting Section 2.d.; and b. by deleting section 4 and replacing it with a new section 4 as follows: 4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act for the demolition of the 12 residential dwelling units at 263-267 Adelaide Street West after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given preliminary approval referred to in Part 2 above, which permit may be included in the demolition permit for Chapter 667 under 363-11.1, of the Municipal Code, on condition that: i.

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the owner erect a residential building on the site no later than three (3) years from the day demolition of the buildings is commenced; and ii. should the owner fail to complete the new building within the time specified in the condition outlined in Part 4.a. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued and that has not been demolished, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued.

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At its meeting of November 7, 8 and 9, 2017, City Council adopted Item TE27.10, approving a Rental Housing Demolition Application to demolish 12 rental dwelling units located at 263 to 267 Adelaide Street West, which included conditions that must be met prior to issuance of the rental housing demolition permit and residential demolition permit. These pre-conditions included a requirement for the issuance of permits for excavation and shoring for the approved development on the site.

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Due to timing of the construction phases for the proposed development, the applicant wishes to demolish the 12 rental dwelling units located at 263 to 267 Adelaide Street West before the issuance of excavation and shoring permits. The tenants of 263 to 267 Adelaide Street West have moved out and have received tenant assistance and compensation, and the rental units are currently vacant. This situation is unique, as this project has specific requirements for heritage conservation and rental housing replacement that have been fulfilled, yet the required sequencing is not allowing them to proceed. The applicant has also indicated that they intend to move forward with this project immediately upon receiving the requested demolition permit, which is otherwise ready to be issued. This motion is urgent as it will enable the earlier demolition of 263 to 267 Adelaide Street West to allow for a more expedited timeline for the project, which will assist the applicant in proceeding in a timely manner and enable tenants to move back in sooner.

Staff recommended

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision of item TE27.10: a. by deleting Section 2.d.

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