Council to vote on converting a 1915 church at 8 Robert Street into four residential units with a roof addition

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Council to vote on converting a 1915 church at 8 Robert Street into four residential units with a roof addition

City Council is being asked to approve alterations to a heritage-listed former chapel in the Harbord Village heritage district to allow its conversion into a four-unit residential building. The plan includes a two-storey roof addition that staff support but which deviates from heritage district guidelines requiring additions to be rear-located and lower than the existing roofline. The property is one of only two non-residential contributing buildings in the district.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29You can weigh inProvince decides

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• The property is one of only two non-residential contributing buildings in the Harbord Village Phase II Heritage Conservation District, making the loss or alteration of its character particularly significant to the district's identity.

• Staff recommend approval despite the roof addition not conforming to heritage district guidelines that state additions should be rear-located and lower than the existing roof ridge.

The journey

Wed, Jul 8 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

Time to act

You can weigh in

City Council members may be contacted before the vote. If residents wish to speak, check if a public hearing or deputation window is open; the agenda does not state one.

Why is this story here?

ContainedA single heritage property conversion with staff support and a bounded geographic effect (one address in one district). The decision is reversible through future renovations or listing changes. It sets no precedent for other properties or policies, though it does affect how the heritage district's guidelines are applied in this one case.Touches a narrow groupThe alteration affects one specific property and its immediate neighbours' views of one corner of the Harbord Village district. Most Toronto residents do not experience this change. Neighbours of the property may notice the roofline addition, but the effect is localized.

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Official title: 8 Robert Street- Alterations to a Designated Property under Part V, Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act- Approval · meeting video