Toronto Preservation Board

The full agenda, as filed

All 13 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.

• PB15.1adopted

  24 Mason Boulevard - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

  This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 24 Mason Boulevard under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance which includes a description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachment 1. Located southwest of the intersection at Yonge Street and York Mills Road / Wilson Avenue in North York, the property at 24 Mason Boulevard contains a late-19th-century vernacular Ontario farmhouse, known as the Denison / Mason Farmhouse. A Location Map and Current Photograph of the heritage property are found in Attachment 2. As the oldest surviving structure within its immediate suburban context, the subject property is a vestige of a former 125-acre farm that was owned by members of the Denison family, of the Kensington Market neighbourhood, for about fifty-five years (from 1823 until 1879). The farm is located on Mason Boulevard, which is named after Henry Mason, a farmer who purchased the farm lot from the Denison family in 1879. The Denison / Mason Farmhouse (estimated date of construction between 1876-1882) remained in place as the farming and milling community of York Mills, North York, transitioned into suburban housing in the post-war period. Staff have determined that the property at 24 Mason Boulevard has cultural heritage value and meets four of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. The current property owners nominated the property at 24 Mason Boulevard for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. For the past thirty years, the current owners have maintained thoughtful stewardship over the almost 150-year-old building.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 24 Mason Boulevard under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 24 Mason Boulevard (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2024) from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 24 Mason Boulevard under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 24 Mason Boulevard (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, to the report, March 1, 2024, from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

• PB15.2amended

  6 and 8 Cawthra Square - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

  This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 6 and 8 Cawthra Square under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statements of Significance which includes a description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachments 1 and 2. The subject properties at 6 and 8 Cawthra Square are located between Jarvis and Church Streets, on the north side of Cawthra Square, east of Barbara Hall Park and west of the George Gooderham mansion (1891) at 504 Jarvis Street, in the Church - Wellesley village area. Each of the properties at 6 and 8 Cawthra Square contains a nearly identical, red-brick Queen Anne Revival-style house dating from 1892. A Location Map and Current Photograph of the heritage properties is found in Attachment 2. Staff have determined that each property at 6 and 8 Cawthra Square has cultural heritage value, each possessing three Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. The subject properties were listed on the City's Heritage Register on July 19, 2023. A development application for an Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment was made with the City for the properties on May 2, 2023. The property is subject to a Prescribed Event. The owner provided a waiver to extend the time period for Council to make a decision which expires on May 1, 2024. In order to meet prescribed timelines under the Ontario Heritage Act, Council must make a decision at its April 17-19, 2024 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 6 and 8 Cawthra Square under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statements of Significance for 6 and 8 Cawthra Square (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachments 1 and 2 to the revised report (March 12, 2024) from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating each property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. City Council request the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to undertake an assessment for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act of the property at 10 and 12 Cawthra Square, and report back to Toronto Preservation Board and / or Planning and Housing Committee and City Council such that the applicable time limits under the Ontario Heritage Act and under the applicant's waiver for the Zoning By-law Amendment application for the properties at 2-12 Cawthra Square are met.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 6 and 8 Cawthra Square under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statements of Significance for 6 and 8 Cawthra Square (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachments 1 and 2, to the report, March 12, 2024, from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating each property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

• PB15.3deferred

  346 Yonge Street, 7 Elm Street, 13 Elm Street, and 34 - 52 River Street - Inclusion on the Heritage Register

  This report recommends that City Council include thirteen properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value and interest. The thirteen properties recommended for inclusion on the Heritage Register include three properties on Elm Street between Yonge and Bay streets, and ten properties on River Street north of Queen Street East. The three properties located along Elm Street extending eastward to Yonge Street include two Confederation-era, Georgian Revival style house-form buildings, and one mixed-use Second Empire style building, all of which support a unique and evolved streetscape in what was once the historically significant St. John's Ward (also known as "The Ward"). The second group of ten properties are located on River Street, north of Queen Street East and south of Regent Park, and include eight Bay-and-Gable style, semi-detached house-form buildings and two Romanesque Revival style, semi-detached house-form buildings which were retained through community activism in the development of Trefann Court that marked the end of urban renewal projects in the 1970s in the area. The thirteen properties being recommended for inclusion on the Register are as follows: - 346 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses 1, 3, and 5 Elm Street), University-Rosedale - Ward 11 - 7 Elm Street, University-Rosedale - Ward 11 - 13 Elm Street, University-Rosedale - Ward 11 - 34 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 36 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 38 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 40 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 42 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 44 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 46 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 48 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 50 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 52 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 The subject properties recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register have been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest and are believed to be of cultural heritage value or interest. On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Ontario Heritage Act, as amended, a municipal heritage register may include properties for a period of two years that have not been designated but Council believes to be of "cultural heritage value or interest", and that meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining whether they are of cultural heritage value or interest. The Ontario Heritage Act also states that should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application, properties must be listed on the heritage register prior to Part IV designation and before the occurrence of a prescribed event. A prescribed event is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Heritage Impact Assessments are required for development applications that affect listed properties. Following further research and evaluation, staff may recommend designation of the property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and seek appropriate conservation.

  The Toronto Preservation Board: 1. Deferred the consideration of this item until the March 28, 2024 meeting of the Toronto Preservation Board.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council include the following thirteen properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 2-9 to the report, March 5, 2024, from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: - 346 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses 1, 3, and 5 Elm Street), University-Rosedale - Ward 11 - 7 Elm Street, University-Rosedale - Ward 11 - 13 Elm Street, University-Rosedale - Ward 11 - 34 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 36 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 38 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 40 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 42 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 44 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 46 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 48 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 50 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 52 River Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13

• PB15.4adopted

  355 Adelaide Street West - Alterations and Demolition to Heritage Attributes at a Designated Property under Sections 33 and 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement

  The owner appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment application for 353 - 355 Adelaide Street West, 46 Charlotte Street and 16 Oxley Street to the Ontario Land Tribunal in the fall of 2023 due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act. In February 2023, the applicant revised its Zoning By-law Amendment application, increasing the proposed height of the building to 58 storeys (187 metres, including mechanical), revised the Oxley Street portion of the building to 6 storeys, increased the number of residential units to 503 units and decreased the amount of retail and office space to 2,802 square metres. The heritage building continued to be incorporated into the proposed development. The revised proposal is now the subject of the appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal. The focus of this report is the owner's application under Section 33 and 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act which requests City Council's consent to alterations and demolition of a heritage attribute to the property at 355 Adelaide Street West. Council requires the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in respect of matters which may impact a designated heritage property.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2024) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2024) 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.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in the 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. 3. City Council 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.

• PB15.5adopted

  350 Bloor Street East- Demolition of a Designated Heritage Property with Conditions

  This report recommends that City Council approve the demolition of the designated heritage property at 350 Bloor Street East under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to conditions. The conditions are to ensure that the replacement structure appropriately commemorates the original building by being designed and constructed in accordance with the approved plans and drawings referenced in this report and by including the reinstatement of the precast concrete panels of the existing building on the podium of the new building. The existing 6-storey building at 350 Bloor Street East was built into the upper portion of the Rosedale Valley Ravine's south embankment in 1968-1970 to the designs of renowned Modernist architect, John C. Parkin. It is a significant representative example of architectural precast concrete in Toronto. It features an identical expression on its principal (south), west and north elevations with the precast concrete cladding creating wedge-shaped columns and deep inset window openings above a recessed, transparent base. The property is designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and the precast concrete cladding panels are identified as heritage attributes of the building in the designation by-law 799-2023. On August 30, 2022, the City received Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject property (File Number 22 172660 STE 11 OZ). The proposal seeks to permit a 63-storey mixed-use building on the subject site containing 675 new dwelling units. The application proposes to demolish the historic Parkin building to facilitate this development. To mitigate the loss of this designated building the proposal includes a commemoration strategy that would include constructing the podium of the new building to replicate the appearance of the original building including the re-use of the original pre-cast concrete panels on its south, west and north facades. The demolition of heritage buildings is not normally supported by staff. In this case options to conserve and incorporate parts of the original Parkin building in a new building on this site were sought. Structural issues and construction access constraints however prevented meaningful conservation of the existing building in a way that retained the integrity of the original building within a redeveloped site that included a tower to provide additional housing. The cultural heritage value and heritage attributes of this Parkin building are directly tied to the non-structural pre-cast cladding that is connected, with concealed anchors, to the building's perimeter beams. These panels are proposed to be disconnected, removed and later re-attached to the structural frame of the new building. This allows for the construction of a tower while commemorating historic Parkin building and re-using most of the original concrete cladding. This is commemoration not conservation; but the modular and repeatable aspect of the building's design would enable the new building to honour all the heritage values and attributes of the original Parkin building. It also supports the character and sense of place of this portion of Bloor Street East which includes many 20th-century commercial and office buildings of distinctive high-quality design including a number of mid-century modern buildings.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the demolition of the designated building on the lands known municipally in the year 2024 as 350 Bloor Street East in accordance with Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as part of a reconstruction strategy for the site with such demolition and reconstruction being substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Hariri Pontarini Architects dated September 29, 2023 and submitted in conjunction with the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed demolition has been enacted by the City Council and have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to the City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed Reconstruction Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the reconstruction strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 12, 2024, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., for the property at 350 Bloor Street East, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at located at 350 Bloor Street East, the subject owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, such Zoning By-law Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning; 4. Implement a Signage Plan that is substantially in accordance with the Signage Plan within the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. 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. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 350 Bloor Street East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding interior alterations not impacting identified interior attributes, 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 owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the reconstruction keyed to the approved Reconstruction Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.1, including a detailed description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all the reconstruction and interpretation work included in the approved Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property at 350 Bloor Street East, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a memory stick in tiff format and 600 dpi 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. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required reconstruction work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the demolition of the designated building on the lands known municipally in the year 2024 as 350 Bloor Street East in accordance with Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as part of a reconstruction strategy for the site with such demolition and reconstruction being substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Hariri Pontarini Architects dated September 29, 2023 and submitted in conjunction with the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed demolition has been enacted by the City Council and have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to the City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed Reconstruction Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the reconstruction strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 12, 2024, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., for the property at 350 Bloor Street East, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at located at 350 Bloor Street East, the subject owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, such Zoning By-law Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning; 4. Implement a Signage Plan that is substantially in accordance with the Signage Plan within the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. 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. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 350 Bloor Street East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding interior alterations not impacting identified interior attributes, 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 owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the reconstruction keyed to the approved Reconstruction Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.1, including a detailed description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all the reconstruction and interpretation work included in the approved Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property at 350 Bloor Street East, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a memory stick in tiff format and 600 dpi 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. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required reconstruction work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated February 12, 2024, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

• PB15.6adopted

  191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street - Alterations to Designated Heritage Properties under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement

  This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street which are designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The subject properties are located on the southwest corner of College and Henry streets and comprise part of a collection of surviving representative examples of late 19th-century semi-detached house form buildings with detailing from the Victorian period. They support and maintain the historical character of College Street and the residential neighbourhood that developed on the south side of the street across from the University of Toronto campus, as well as the transition that occurred as College Street evolved into the present-day commercial thoroughfare. In May and August 2022, the City received Official Plan Amendment, Site Plan Control and Zoning By-law Amendment applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject properties to permit a 31-storey mixed-use building atop a seven-storey podium, containing 492 new rental dwelling units (including 408 new affordable units) and 1,356 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The proposal includes partial retention and restoration of the subject properties in-situ. The proposed development is consistent with the existing policy framework and proposes an overall conservation strategy that conserves the heritage resources at the subject development site. The owner has submitted an application to alter the designated heritage properties under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and this report recommends the application be approved subject to refinements to the alterations of the lower floors.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new 31-storey tower on the lands known municipally as 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated August 11, 2023, prepared by Icon Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated August 11, 2023, prepared by Icon and ERA Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc for the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, subject to modifications to the design proposed in the Heritage Impact Assessment of the barrier-free entrances for the properties at 191-199 College Street to enhance the conservation response to the heritage attributes, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties at located at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, the subject owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character 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. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject properties, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, 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 owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City of Toronto required in Recommendation 1.b.1 for properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation, Lighting and Interpretation plans. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.4, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation and Interpretation Plans and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new 31-storey tower on the lands known municipally as 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated August 11, 2023, prepared by Icon Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated August 11, 2023, prepared by Icon and ERA Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc for the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, subject to modifications to the design proposed in the Heritage Impact Assessment of the barrier-free entrances for the properties at 191-199 College Street to enhance the conservation response to the heritage attributes, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties at located at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, the subject owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character 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. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject properties, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, 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 owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City of Toronto required in Recommendation 1.b.1 for properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation, Lighting and Interpretation plans. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.4, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation and Interpretation Plans and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street.

• PB15.7deferred

  137 Roxborough Drive - Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District - Refusal

  This report recommends that City Council refuse the alterations to the designated heritage property at 137 Roxborough under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The subject site is a "C-rated" property located in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District. The applicant is requesting retro-active approval of alterations to the property that have already occurred. The alterations include the staining of the stone on the two-storey bay window on the front of the house, the installation of new windows that do not match the originals, the enlargement of a ground floor front window opening and alterations to the bay window in the front porch. These alterations do not comply with the policies in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Plan or the Parks Canada Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (the official document guiding planning and conservation of heritage properties in the City of Toronto). As such staff are recommending that this application be refused. The owners have also requested permission under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to explore the potential of steam cleaning the stone on the front of this designated building. Full details of the proposed steam cleaning have not been submitted to assess the impact on this heritage building and as such it is recommended that permission is refused for this. If City Council refuses to grant approval for the alterations noted above Heritage Planning staff will work with the owners to find solutions to restore the historic character and appearance of the designated property at 137 Roxborough Drive in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Official Plan and the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Plan.

  The Toronto Preservation Board: 1. Deferred the consideration of this item until the March 28, 2024 meeting of Toronto Preservation Board.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the alterations to the designated heritage property at 137 Roxborough Drive, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for alterations including the staining of the stone on the two-storey bay window, steam cleaning stonework, new windows and new window openings as outlined in the Applicants' Submission Report by Patrick Gajos on February 1, 2024. 2. If the owner appeals City Council's decision to refuse the issuance of an alteration permit under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the heritage property at 137 Roxborough Drive, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the appeal.

• PB15.8adopted

  38 Walmer Road - Alterations to and Demolition of Heritage Attributes and Demolition of Buildings on a Designated Property - Refusal

  This report recommends that City Council refuse an application under Sections 33, Section 34(1)1 and Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter and demolish heritage attributes of the property and the demolition of two heritage buildings at the Walmer Road Baptist Church property at 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address at 188 Lowther Avenue). On August 4, 2022, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications were submitted to permit an 80-metre (20-storey) mixed-use building for the subject property. These applications proposed alterations to and demolition of attributes at the Walmer Road Baptist Church sanctuary and the demolition the Memorial Building and Sunday School building which are located to the at 188 Lowther Avenue. On May 31, 2023, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application and referred the Site Plan Control application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame in the Planning Act. On July 19, 2023, City Council adopted the staff report recommending designation of the subject property at 38 Walmer Road under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. On October 11, 2023 City Council directed the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications in their current form. On December 13, 2023 an application under Sections 33, 34(1)1 and 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act was submitted to alter the property and demolish heritage attributes and demolish two buildings to allow for the construction of a 20-storey mixed-use building on the subject lands. This report recommends that this application is refused as it has not been demonstrated that the cultural heritage value and attributes of the heritage property will be conserved consistent with the heritage planning policy framework, or that the heritage impacts of the proposal would be appropriately mitigated.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the issuance of an alteration permit for the heritage property at 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address at 188 Lowther Avenue), in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the demolition of heritage attributes of the heritage property at 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address at 188 Lowther Avenue), in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the demolition of buildings at the heritage property at 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address at 188 Lowther Avenue), in accordance with Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 4. In the event this matter is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the hearing in opposition to the appeal.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the issuance of an alteration permit for the heritage property at 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address at 188 Lowther Avenue), in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the demolition of heritage attributes of the heritage property at 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address at 188 Lowther Avenue), in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the demolition of buildings at the heritage property at 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address at 188 Lowther Avenue), in accordance with Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 4. In the event this matter is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the hearing in opposition to the appeal.

• PB15.9adopted

  374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street - Refusal of Application for Alterations to Designated Heritage Properties Under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act

  This report recommends that City Council refuse the application under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to construct a new structure on the designated heritage properties at 374 (374A) Yonge Street, 376 (376A) Yonge Street and 378 Yonge Steet, in connection with the development of the properties at 372-378 Yonge Street. In July 2020, the City received an Official Plan and Rezoning application for a 74-storey mixed-use building followed in September 2021 by an application for Site Plan approval for the proposed development involving the subject properties. On May 5, 2021 City Council directed the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications in their current form. The application for the Site Plan approval remains under review. On March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, City Council adopted the staff report and stated its intention to designate the properties at 374, 374 A and 376 Yonge Street (including the entrance address at 376 A Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Both of these properties were designated for their design / physical and contextual value. 378 Yonge Street has been designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act since 1976. On February 2, 2024 the owner submitted an application to alter the heritage property under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act. This report recommends this application be refused.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the alterations to the designated heritage properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 374A and 376A Yonge Street) in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act as found in the plans and drawings prepared by Dialog Architects dated October 26, 2023 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect dated October 26, 2023. 2. In the event of an appeal to the Ontario Lands Tribunal, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the appeal.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the alterations to the designated heritage properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 374A and 376A Yonge Street) in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act as found in the plans and drawings prepared by Dialog Architects dated October 26, 2023 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect dated October 26, 2023. 2. In the event of an appeal to the Ontario Lands Tribunal, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the appeal.

• PB15.10forwarded without recommendation

  49 and 51 Yonge Street - Alterations to Heritage Properties, Demolition of Heritage Attributes and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement

  This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations and demolition proposed for the heritage properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street under Section 33 and Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act in conjunction with a Zoning By-law Amendment application which has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The application proposes the redevelopment of the site by constructing a 62-storey mixed-use building on the properties with commercial and office uses maintained within the heritage buildings. The Yonge Street and Wellington Street exterior walls will be retained in situ. The proposed development is consistent with the relevant provincial and municipal policies, except for the demolition of the interior attributes. Despite the proposed demolition of heritage attributes, staff are of the opinion that the cumulative impacts to the heritage resources on the site are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy in the context of the settlement of the Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal.

  The Toronto Preservation Board forwarded this item to City Council without recommendations.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 62-storey tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 8, 2024 prepared by Architects Alliance and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 20, 2024 prepared by GBCA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below. b. the demolition of the heritage attributes of the existing building on the designated heritage property at 49 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 62-storey tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 8, 2024 prepared by Architects Alliance and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 20, 2024 prepared by GBCA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to, and in accordance with, the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that it consents to the application to alter the designated properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage property at 49 Yonge Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 49 and 51 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 8, 2024 prepared by Architects Alliance and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 20, 2024 prepared by GBCA Architects, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2. a. 2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 49 and 51 Yonge Street dated February 20, 2024 prepared by GBCA Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the property at 49 and 51 Yonge Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 49 and 51 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 49 and 51 Yonge Street, 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 issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street, 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 owner of the subject property shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.a.1 above including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.c.4 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street.

• PB15.11adopted

  625 Yonge Street (Including 627, 629, 631, 633, 635 and 637 Yonge Street and 1, 3 and 5 Isabella Street) - Alterations to a Heritage Property and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement

  This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property at 625 Yonge Street (with entrance addresses of 627, 629, 631, 633, 635 and 637 Yonge Street and 1, 3 and 5 Isabella Street) under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act in conjunction with Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications on the properties at 619-637 Yonge Street which have been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The application proposes the redevelopment of the site by constructing a 70-storey mixed-use building with two levels of mechanical on the properties at 619-637 Yonge Street which includes the designated heritage property at 625 Yonge Street. The proposed development is consistent with the relevant provincial and municipal policies and staff are of the opinion that the impacts to the heritage resource on the site are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy in the context of the settlement of the appeal on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage property at 625 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses of 627, 629, 631, 633, 635 and 637 Yonge Street and 1, 3 and 5 Isabella Street) in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 70-storey tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 15, 2023 prepared by Core Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that it consents to the application to alter the designated property at 625 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, also subject to the following conditions: a. prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 625 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 15, 2023 prepared by Core Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 625 Yonge Street dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Withdraw their appeal(s) of the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, or advise the City Solicitor, in writing, that they shall not object to the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan and only maintain a monitoring brief of the hearing on the merits. 4. Withdraw the appeal of By-law 70-2023, being a by-law to designate the property at 625 Yonge Street (including entrances at 627, 629, 631, 633, 635, and 637 Yonge Street, and 1, 3 and 5 Isabella Street) as being of cultural heritage value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. b. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the property at 625 Yonge Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the property located at 625 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the property located at 625 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 625 Yonge Street, 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 owner of the subject property shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.a.1 above including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.c.4 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 625 Yonge Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 625 Yonge Street.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage property at 625 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses of 627, 629, 631, 633, 635 and 637 Yonge Street and 1, 3 and 5 Isabella Street) in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 70-storey tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 15, 2023 prepared by Core Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that it consents to the application to alter the designated property at 625 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, also subject to the following conditions: a. prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 625 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 15, 2023 prepared by Core Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 625 Yonge Street dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Withdraw their appeal(s) of the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, or advise the City Solicitor, in writing, that they shall not object to the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan and only maintain a monitoring brief of the hearing on the merits. 4. Withdraw the appeal of By-law 70-2023, being a by-law to designate the property at 625 Yonge Street (including entrances at 627, 629, 631, 633, 635, and 637 Yonge Street, and 1, 3 and 5 Isabella Street) as being of cultural heritage value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. b. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the property at 625 Yonge Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the property located at 625 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the property located at 625 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 625 Yonge Street, 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 owner of the subject property shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.a.1 above including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.c.4 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 625 Yonge Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 625 Yonge Street.

• PB15.12adopted

  415 Broadview Avenue - Alterations to and Demolition of Heritage Attributes of a Designated Property and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement - Request for Directions

  On January 20, 2022, an Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application was submitted for the subject property seeking permission to construct a 10-storey building with 60 residential units adding to, and modifying, the existing heritage church building onsite. On August 15, 2022, the applicant appealed the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame in the Planning Act. On August 18, 2023, the City of Toronto received applications to alter and demolish heritage attributes of the property at 415 Broadview Avenue under Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a modified development application comprised of a seven-storey mixed-use building with commercial units at grade and residential units above. The revised proposal involved the demolition of the Sunday School wing, demolition of a portion of the church's gable roof and alterations to the retained portion of the church. Staff recommended refusal as the submitted heritage permit was incomplete and therefore did not demonstrate satisfactory conservation of the heritage resources. The report was deferred by City Council and no decision was made. On January 17, 2024, the applicant submitted a with prejudice settlement offer (the "Settlement Offer") for a six-storey addition containing residential units. The offer included sufficient information for Heritage Planning to evaluate the Ontario Heritage Act applications. An Ontario Land Tribunal hearing is scheduled for June 10, 2024, with procedural filing dates occurring in spring 2024. The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings relating to the Official Plan and rezoning appeal.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council 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 contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

• PB15.13adopted

  1779-1787 Bayview Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control Applications - Heritage Matters

  The owner appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment Applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal on April 20, 2023. The applicant has also appealed the Site Plan application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame prescribed in the Planning Act. During its meeting of October 11 and 12, 2023, City Council directed the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Official Plan, and Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeals for the lands at 1779-1787 Bayview Avenue and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues. The subject site contains three separate properties: 1787 Bayview Avenue, 1783-1785 Bayview Avenue, and 1779-1781 Bayview Avenue. The 1787 Bayview Avenue property contains the Leaside station of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit line, 1783-1785 Bayview Avenue contains a fourplex dwelling that was designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act on January 31, 2019, and 1779-1781 Bayview Avenue contains a six-plex dwelling that has been identified as having potential cultural heritage value within the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan. A separate report will be brought forward to City Council in respect of the appeals before the Ontario Land Tribunal. This report and the subsequent report will be considered together by City Council at that time.

  The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A" and "B" to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A" and "B" to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council 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 contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.