Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 16 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.
PB16.1adopted
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 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 a dramatic change in approach to urban renewal projects 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 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 revised report (March 27, 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
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 27, 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
PB16.2withdrawn
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. Withdrew the item from the agenda.
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.
PB16.3adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1 Heritage Place 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. The subject property at 1 Heritage Place is located one block west of Scarlett Road north of Eglinton Avenue West in the Humber Heights-Westmount neighbourhood in Etobicoke. It contains a two-storey detached house form building located in a subdivision development from the 1950s along La Rush Drive. With the address of 1 Heritage Place, the subject property is located on a cul-de-sac off La Rush Drive with three other residential properties. A Location Map and Current Photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2. Constructed between 1851 and 1857 for prominent merchant and landowner Edward Scarlett, the Pre-Confederation era property features a vernacular style villa incorporating late Georgian and Italianate elements, reflecting the astylistic simplicity that was popular in the mid-19th century. The Scarlett family where prominent merchant millers, businessmen, and landowners who contributed to the early industrial development of Etobicoke and York Townships. This included Scarlett Road, which is named after the family. The Edward Scarlett House is located on a rise of land adjacent to the Humber Creek and framed by generous landscaping, the property is situated within a picturesque landscape that retains a sense of rural seclusion. Staff have determined that the property at 1 Heritage Place containing the Edward Scarlett House has cultural heritage value and meets 3 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 property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on September 27, 2006. The owner of 1 Heritage Place requested the designation and proposes to undertake chimney and masonry restoration. The owner has submitted an application to the 2024 Toronto Heritage Grant program. To be eligible for a Toronto Heritage Grant a property is required to be Designated under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1 Heritage Place under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 1 Heritage Place (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 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 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 1 Heritage Place under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 1 Heritage Place (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, 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 the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PB16.4adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 322 La Rose Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance and description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachment 1. The subject property at 322 La Rose Avenue (La Rose Farmhouse) is located on the north side of the street east of Islington Avenue and north of Eglinton Avenue West, in the Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview neighbourhood. A Location Map and Current Photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2. As the oldest surviving structure within its immediate suburban context, the property at 322 La Rose Avenue is a vestige of a former 200-acre farm that was owned by Daniel La Rose, after who the street was named. A Pre-Confederation farmhouse that was constructed in c.1861, the property is an example of the Ontario farmhouse typology with Georgian style detailing. It contains a detached 2-storey main house with a 1½-storey rear kitchen wing on a L-shaped plan. There is also a 1-storey modern shed addition on the north side of the property and a modern 2-bay garage at the south side. Staff have determined that the property at 322 La Rose Avenue has cultural heritage value and meets 4 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 property was listed by the Borough of Etobicoke in c.1982 and subsequently included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in the 2000s following amalgamation. On February 27, 2024 Heritage Planning received a Notice of Intention to Demolish a Listed Property under the Ontario Heritage Act for the property at 322 La Rose Avenue in accordance with the requirements of the Toronto Municipal Code 103-7.2 and the Ontario Heritage Act Section 27(9). The Ontario Heritage Act states that structures or buildings on properties listed on the City's Heritage Register cannot be removed or demolished without at least 60 days' notice to Council. The legislation allows time for Council to review the property's cultural heritage value to determine if the property merits designation before the property may be demolished if a building permit is requested. Council should make a decision on the intention to designate the property by April 24, 2024. As the owner is concerned that the effect of Bill 23 may result in the loss of protection of the cultural heritage value of the property under the Ontario Heritage Act after January 1, 2025, the owner of the property submitted the notice as a means of expediting heritage evaluation of the property and Council's decision on designation. The owner initially requested the listing of the property in the 1980s and recently hired a heritage consultant to prepare a Heritage Impact Assessment. The owner would like the property to be designated as the family has had ownership of the La Rose Farmhouse for 80 years since the 1930s. At this time, no redevelopment is proposed for the subject property.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 322 La Rose Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 322 La Rose Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 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 322 La Rose Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 322 La Rose Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, to the report, March 11, 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.
PB16.5adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 111 and 115 Berkeley Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value according to the Statements of Significance, including a description of Heritage Attributes, found in Attachments 1 and 2. The subject properties at 111 and 115 Berkeley Street anchor the southeast corner of Berkeley Street and Richmond Street East within the King-Parliament community located directly north of the historic St. Lawrence neighbourhood. The property at 111 Berkeley Street contains a 2.5 storey Bay-and-Gable type semi-detached house-form building built in 1881 with fine Gothic Revival styling and details. The adjacent house-form building at 115 Berkeley Street, flanking Richmond Street East, represents a rare, surviving pre-Confederation era residence completed in 1845 by local brick mason, builder and City Councilman, Sheldon Ward. A Location Map and Current Photograph of the heritage properties is found in Attachment 3. Berkeley Street defines the eastern limit of the Old Town of York where the subject properties at 111 and 115 Berkeley Street continue to anchor the Berkeley Street and Richmond Street East intersection. The properties define, maintain and support the historic character of the area as it represents the 19th century residential development of the neighbourhood, along with the adjacent pair of semi-detached house-form buildings at 106-112 Berkeley Street (1886), which are also recognized on the City's Heritage Register. The subject properties at 111 and 115 Berkeley Street form part of a significant, broader collection of surviving mid to late-19th century residential buildings located between King and Richmond along both sides of historic Berkeley Street. The subject properties at 111 and 115 Berkeley Street were listed as part of the City's inaugural collection of properties considered to have cultural heritage value adopted by Council on June 20, 1973. Staff have determined that the properties at 111 and 115 Berkeley Street have cultural heritage value with each property meeting a total of 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. A development application for a Zoning By-law amendment was made with the City for the properties on December 28, 2023 that proposes retention of the subject properties at 111 and 115 Berkeley Street. Since the above noted development application has been made to the City, a potential prescribed event may occur on this property.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 111 and 115 Berkeley Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statements of Significance for 111 and 115 Berkeley Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachments 1 and 2 to the revised report (March 21, 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.
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 111 and 115 Berkeley Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statements of Significance for 111 and 115 Berkeley Street (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.
PB16.6adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 294 (including structure address at 296), 306, and 318 Lawrence Avenue East and 101 Mildenhall Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value according to the Statements of Significance which include a description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachments 1 and 2. The subject properties are located on the north side of Lawrence Avenue East, between Mildenhall Road and Bayview Avenue in the Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills neighbourhood. A Location Map and Current Photographs of the heritage properties are found in Attachment 3. The subject properties belong to a larger ensemble of buildings forming the Toronto French School campus. The school was founded in the Lawrence Park neighbourhood in 1962. In 1969, Toronto French School commissioned the design of the Moderne-style school building at 101 Mildenhall Road to be their first purpose-built facility. Between 1980-1983, Toronto French School purchased the adjacent properties comprising the former estate of the Sifton family, at 294 (including structure address at 296), 306, and 318 Lawrence Avenue East, which presently serve as administration and classroom space for the Toronto French School. The estate houses form part of a collection of grand estates constructed between 1920 and 1940 along the natural contours of the West Don River valley in proximity to Bayview and Lawrence Avenues. The West Don River valley stretches across a substantial portion of the site, with the West Don River forming its northern boundary. The ensemble, including the built forms and ecological features, constitutes a cultural heritage landscape united through the properties' use for recreation and retreat throughout the last century. Staff have determined that the property at 101 Mildenhall Road has cultural heritage value and meets 6 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The properties at 294-318 (including structure address at 296) Lawrence Avenue East also meet 6 of the criteria. 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 properties at 294-318 (including structure address at 296) Lawrence Avenue East were originally listed on the North York Inventory of Heritage Properties. They were confirmed on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in 2006 by Council decision following municipal amalgamation. On February 29, 2024, the Committee of Adjustment heard an application for a Minor Variance to permit the construction of a new 3 storey performance hall addition to the school campus. The application was approved with conditions. The project will retain the school building at 101 Mildenhall Road (designed in1969) and the historic estate houses at 296, 306, and 318 Lawrence Avenue East in situ. A Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment prepared by Stevens Burgess Architects Ltd., dated September 2023 was submitted on behalf of the applicant, Toronto French School. In the preparation of the Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment, Stevens Burgess Architects Ltd. consulted with many staff and stakeholders of the Toronto French School and retained the services of Bill Woodworth, Elder for the School of Architecture and Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 101 Mildenhall Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 101 Mildenhall Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 2024) from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 294 (including structure address at 296), 306, and 318 Lawrence Avenue East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 294-318 Lawrence Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 2 to the report (March 11, 2024) from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. 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 101 Mildenhall Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 101 Mildenhall Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, to the report, March 11, 2024, from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 294 (including structure address at 296), 306, and 318 Lawrence Avenue East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 294-318 Lawrence Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 2, to the report, March 11, 2024, from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. 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.
PB16.7adopted
This report recommends that City Council include three properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value and interest. The three properties being recommended for inclusion on the Register are as follows: - 134 Carlton Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 50 Richmond Street East, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 860 Richmond Street West (including the entrance address at 862 Richmond Street West), Spadina-Fort York - Ward 10 The subject properties include a three-storey apartment building on Carlton Street across from Allan Gardens, a five-storey factory / warehouse type building on Richmond Street East, and a three-storey factory / warehouse type building on Richmond Street West. The three 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 (the Act) through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Act, as amended, a municipal heritage register may include properties 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 Act now also limits listing to a period of two years. As of January 1, 2023, 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. The listing of non-designated properties on the municipal heritage register under the Act also extends interim protection from demolition and provides an opportunity for City Council to determine whether the property warrants conservation through designation under the Act should a development or demolition application be submitted. 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.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council include the following three properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (March 12, 2024) from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. - 134 Carlton Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 50 Richmond Street East, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 860 Richmond Street West (including the entrance address at 862 Richmond Street West), Spadina-Fort York - Ward 10
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council include the following three properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report, March 12, 2024, from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. - 134 Carlton Street, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 50 Richmond Street East, Toronto Centre - Ward 13 - 860 Richmond Street West (including the entrance address at 862 Richmond Street West), Spadina-Fort York - Ward 10
PB16.8adopted
On April 28, 2022, a combined Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted for a development at 4884-4896 Dundas Street West to permit a 12-storey mixed-use building containing 225 residential units and 1214 square metres of retail space at-grade. On June 15, 2023 a revised Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building containing 395 residential units and a total of 1322 square metres of at-grade retail space along Dundas Street West. In both submissions, the heritage building on site was proposed to be partially retained and relocated. On June 23, 2023, the applicant appealed the applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the time period prescribed under the Planning Act. On March 8, 2024, the applicant submitted a with prejudice settlement offer (the "Settlement Offer") that included an application under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter the on-site heritage resource ("the heritage application"), attached as Public Appendix "A". The City Solicitor requires further instructions with respect to the heritage application and the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings relating to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application appeals.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 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 13, 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 13, 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.
PB16.9adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations to the designated property at 171 Lowther Avenue in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the site and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property. The subject property at 171 Lowther Avenue is within the West Annex neighbourhood, located mid-block on the south side of Lowther Avenue, between Walmer Road and Dalton Street. Constructed between 1901 and 1902, it is a representative example of an early twentieth century residential structure blending elements of the Queen Anne Revival and Edwardian Classicism styles. The property was designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act through By-law 102-2024 enacted February 7, 2024. In conjunction with an Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Application (23 223597 STE 11 OZ), the redevelopment proposes an 11-storey residential building containing 64 units at 171-175 Lowther Avenue. The new construction connects to the southwest corner of the heritage building, which would be integrated into the new development for residential and amenity uses. The upper floors of the building are stepped back approximately 10.7 metres from the face of the heritage building and is free of projections. The heritage building's principal façade and front half of the east and west elevations which contain the property's heritage attributes, will be retained in-situ, with the latter half of east and west elevations and roof to be reconstructed. This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations for the heritage property at 171 Lowther Avenue. Staff are satisfied that the impacts have been appropriately mitigated through the overall proposed conservation strategy and that the cultural heritage values, attributes, and character of the designated heritage property at 171 Lowther Avenue will be conserved.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 171 Lowther Avenue in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of an 11-storey residential building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated October 26, 2023, prepared by Gabriel Fain Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment for 171 Lowther Avenue dated October 30, 2023 prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below: a. That the related site specific Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations have 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 the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 171 Lowther Avenue in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 26, 2023, prepared by Gabriel Fain Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment for 171 Lowther Avenue dated October 30, 2023 prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration 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 for 171 Lowther Avenue dated October 30, 2023 prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 171 Lowther Avenue the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan 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 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. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how 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. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 171 Lowther Avenue, 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. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 above 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. 2. 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. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.2 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, required heritage lighting 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. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 171 Lowther Avenue 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 171 Lowther Avenue.
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 property at 171 Lowther Avenue in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of an 11-storey residential building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated October 26, 2023, prepared by Gabriel Fain Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment for 171 Lowther Avenue dated October 30, 2023 prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below: a. That the related site specific Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations have 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 the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 171 Lowther Avenue in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 26, 2023, prepared by Gabriel Fain Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment for 171 Lowther Avenue dated October 30, 2023 prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration 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 for 171 Lowther Avenue dated October 30, 2023 prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 171 Lowther Avenue the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan 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 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. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how 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. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 171 Lowther Avenue, 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. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 above 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. 2. 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. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.2 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, required heritage lighting 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. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 171 Lowther Avenue 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 171 Lowther Avenue.
PB16.10amended
This report addresses the owner's applications under Section 33, 34(1)1 and 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act which request City Council's consent to alterations to the designated property at 1206-1210 Yonge Street, demolition of heritage attributes of the property at 1206-1210 Yonge Street, and demolition of a building or structure on the property at 1196-1204 Yonge Street. City Council requires the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in respect of matters which may impact a designated heritage property. Located on the west side of Yonge Street, directly north of Birch Avenue within the Summerhill neighbourhood, and adjacent to the Deer Park, Ramsden Park and South Rosedale neighbourhoods, the properties at 1196-1204 Yonge Street comprise a main street commercial block building constructed in 1889. The adjacent three properties at 1206-1210 Yonge Street to the north contain 2-storey main street commercial row buildings constructed together in 1907- 1908. The subject properties are all designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. In November 2021, the City received a Zoning By-Law Amendment application for redevelopment of the site for a 15-storey mixed-use building, having a non-residential gross floor area of 200.80 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 10,225.60 square metres with 59 residential units. In April 2022, a Site Plan Control Application was submitted revising the proposal to a 14-storey mixed-use building with 67 residential units. On November 7, 2022, the applicant appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT"), as a result of City Council not making a decision with respect to the Zoning By-law and Site Plan Control applications within the timeframe legislated by the Planning Act. On August 25, 2022, ERA Architects Inc., on behalf of the applicant, filed two (2) Heritage Permit Applications for demolition under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act with respect to 1196-1204 Yonge Street and 1206-1210 Yonge Street. On February 13, 2024, the owner submitted new applications under sections 33, 34(1)1 and 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The new construction will incorporate the existing heritage buildings at 1206-1210 Yonge Street as part of the podium of the new building and demolish and reconstruct the existing heritage buildings at 1196-1204 Yonge as part of the podium of the new building. Approval is required for this proposal under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to permit alterations to the designated property at 1206-1210 Yonge Street. Approval is also required under Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the removal of heritage attributes of the designated property at 1206-1210 Yonge Street. The attributes that are proposed to be removed are: - the raised main entrances to provide for universal access, which will also expand the proportions of the original configuration and architectural features to bring the storefronts to grade; and - potentially a wooden cornice, if restoration of the original cornice is not possible in accordance with the Conservation Plan. Approval is also required under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the demolition of a heritage building or structure on the designated property at 1196-1204 Yonge Street.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the (March 13, 2024) report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A" to the report (March 13, 2024) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 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. 4. City Council request Heritage Planning to work with the applicants on a Reconstruction Plan for 1196-1210 Yonge Street to seek that the bricks are not painted, and are reconstructed and returned to their original and historically accurate brick colour.
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 and Confidential Appendix "A" to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 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.
PB16.11adopted
The designated property at 64 Woodlawn Avenue West contains a 2½-storey detached house form building that is located on the north side of the street, west of Yonge Street, east of Avenue Road, and south of St Clair Avenue West. Constructed in 1906, the dwelling on the subject property was designed by the notable Toronto architect, Eden Smith, for Robert Stapleton Pitt Caldecott and his wife, Emma Arnold Caldecott, in a subdivision of the former "Woodlawn" estate. On March 26 and 27, 2018, City Council adopted item MM38.28 - 64 Woodlawn Avenue West- Intention to Designate Under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. No notice of objection to the designation was served on the Clerk within the 30-day objection period. The City of Toronto passed Designating By-law 606-2018 on May 24, 2018. The City Clerk received a Notice of the Application to Repeal a Designating By-law at 64 Woodlawn Avenue West under Section 32 of the Ontario Heritage Act from the property owner on January 25, 2024. The applicant is of the opinion that the property at 64 Woodlawn Avenue West does not merit designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Ontario Heritage Act requires that notice of an objection to the Application to Repeal the Designating By-law may be served on the City Clerk within 30 days of January 25, 2024, which was February 26, 2024. The City Clerk did not receive any objections during this period. City Council shall consider an application within 90 days after the end of the 30-day period, which is May 26, 2024. As a result of the recent changes to Ontario Regulation 9/06, a property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets 2 or more of the 9 criteria. Staff have reviewed the Repeal Application and remain of the opinion that the property at 64 Woodlawn Avenue West has cultural heritage value and meets 4 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. As such, the property should continue to be designated, however, staff are recommending that the designating By-law be amended to address specific matters identified by the owner / applicant in their Repeal Application and as described below in this report. The amendments to By-law 606-2018 are appended to this report as Attachment 3. A redline to Schedule A to By-law 606-2018, as proposed to be amended by Attachment 3, is appended in this Report as Attachment 4.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the application to repeal By-law 606-2018, regarding the property municipally known as 64 Woodlawn Avenue West, under Section 32 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2. City Council state its intention to amend By-law 606-2018, which designates the property at 64 Woodlawn Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, pursuant to Section 30.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act substantially in accordance with Attachment 3- Proposed Amendment to By-law 606-2018 appended to the report (March 12, 2024) from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the proposed amendment to the By-law 606-2018, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council amending By-law 606-2018 under Part IV, Section 30.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the application to repeal By-law 606-2018, regarding the property municipally known as 64 Woodlawn Avenue West, under Section 32 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2. City Council state its intention to amend By-law 606-2018, which designates the property at 64 Woodlawn Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, pursuant to Section 30.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act substantially in accordance with Attachment 3- Proposed Amendment to By-law 606-2018 appended to the report, March 12, 2024, from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the proposed amendment to the By-law 606-2018, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council amending By-law 606-2018 under Part IV, Section 30.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PB16.12adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations and demolition proposed for the heritage properties at 36-42 Maitland Street in connection with the development of the site. The proposal involves the construction of a new 56-storey residential tower with mechanical penthouse and 3 levels of underground parking. The proposal will conserve the primary, south elevations of 36 Maitland Street and 42 Maitland Street in situ, including a return on 36 Maitland Street's east elevation and 42 Maitland's west elevation; and will panelize and reconstruct most of 36 Maitland Street's west elevation and 42 Maitland Street's east elevation. The proposed alterations conserve the heritage properties and are consistent with the existing policy framework. The heritage impacts of the development proposal are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. The alterations to the heritage properties at 36 and 42 Maitland Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 56 -storey tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 2, 2024, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 20, 2023, prepared by LHC Heritage Planning & Archaeology Inc., 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 buildings on the designated heritage properties at 36 and 42 Maitland Street, in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 56-storey tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 2, 2024, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 20, 2023, prepared by LHC Heritage Planning & Archaeology Inc., 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 36 and 42 Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage properties at 36 and 42 Maitland Street, under Part IV, Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following 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 36 and 42 Maitland Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 2, 2024, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 20, 2023, prepared by LHC Heritage Planning & Archaeology Inc. subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.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 dated September 20, 2023, prepared by LHC Heritage Planning & Archaeology Inc, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the property at 36-42 Maitland Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 36 and 42 Maitland Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance the 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. 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 36 and 42 Maitland 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. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 36-42 Maitland 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.b.1 for the property at 36 and 42 Maitland Street including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Have provided a detailed Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2. 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.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 Plan and Interpretation Plan. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.d.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 36-42 Maitland 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 36-42 Maitland 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 properties at 36 and 42 Maitland Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 56 -storey tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 2, 2024, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 20, 2023, prepared by LHC Heritage Planning & Archaeology Inc., 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 buildings on the designated heritage properties at 36 and 42 Maitland Street, in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 56-storey tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 2, 2024, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 20, 2023, prepared by LHC Heritage Planning & Archaeology Inc., 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 36 and 42 Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage properties at 36 and 42 Maitland Street, under Part IV, Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following 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 36 and 42 Maitland Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 2, 2024, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 20, 2023, prepared by LHC Heritage Planning & Archaeology Inc. subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.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 dated September 20, 2023, prepared by LHC Heritage Planning & Archaeology Inc, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the property at 36-42 Maitland Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 36 and 42 Maitland Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance the 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. 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 36 and 42 Maitland 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. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 36-42 Maitland 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.b.1 for the property at 36 and 42 Maitland Street including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Have provided a detailed Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2. 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.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 Plan and Interpretation Plan. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.d.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 36-42 Maitland 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 36-42 Maitland Street.
PB16.13adopted
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 property at 68 Wellesley Street East (which includes convenience addresses of 70-78 Wellesley and 505-509½ Church Street) in connection with the development of the properties at 68 Wellesley Street. On January 30, the City received an Official Plan and Rezoning application for a 28-storey mixed-use building in conjunction with an application for Site Plan approval for the proposed development. The project would have a non-residential gross floor area of 620 square meters, and a residential gross floor area of 16,903 square metres with 258 dwelling units. The Site contains the properties located at 68 Wellesley Street East (convenience addresses: 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 78A Wellesley Street and 505, 507, 509 and 509 1/2 Church Street). Collectively known as the William McBean Terrace, these properties are designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act under By-law 914-2014. Constructed in the late 19th century, the built form of the William McBean Terrace is a contiguous row of 2 ½ storey row houses designed in the Second Empire style with a mansard roof, projecting dormers, and decorative detailing. The property was first listed on the City of Toronto's Inventory of Heritage Properties in 1974. The owner has submitted an application to alter the designated heritage property under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and this report recommends the application be refused.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the alterations to the designated heritage property at 68 Wellesley Street East in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act as found in the plans and drawings prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, dated December 15, 2023 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, dated January 23, 2024. 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 property at 68 Wellesley Street East in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act as found in the plans and drawings prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, dated December 15, 2023 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, dated January 23, 2024. 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.
PB16.14amended
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations and demolition of attributes proposed for the heritage properties at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street in connection with the development of the site. The proposal involves the construction of a new 75-storey mixed use tower with mechanical equipment penthouses above. The proposal includes conservation of the building on the two designated heritage properties at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street which involves the restoration of the primary street-facing façade and demolition and reconstruction of the roof (650), and the conservation and rehabilitation of the primary street-facing façade (664). The proposed development will maintain at-grade retail uses within the conserved elevations. The proposed alterations conserve the heritage properties and are consistent with the existing policy framework. The heritage impacts of the development proposal are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. The alterations to the heritage properties at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 75-storey mixed-use tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 10, 2023, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., 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 properties at 650 (650A and 652) Yonge Street , in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 75-storey mixed-use tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 10, 2023, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage property at 650 (650A and 652) Yonge Street, under Part IV, Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to conditions as set out below: a. 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 10, 2023, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., 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 dated December 16, 2022, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Reconstruction Plan for the properties at 646, 648, 654, 656 and 658 Yonge Street that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 16, 2022, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, with such Plan being satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Withdraw their appeal(s) of the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan as it relates to 646-664 Yonge Street and 2-4 Irwin Avenue, 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.. b. That prior to Site Plan approval for the property 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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. 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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 for the properties at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street 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 a Reconstruction Plan for the properties at 646, 648, 654, 656 and 658 Yonge Street that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 16, 2022, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, with such Plan being satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. 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. 5. 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.5 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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 properties at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 75-storey mixed-use tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 10, 2023, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., 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 properties at 650 (650A and 652) Yonge Street , in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 75-storey mixed-use tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 10, 2023, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage property at 650 (650A and 652) Yonge Street, under Part IV, Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to conditions as set out below: a. 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 10, 2023, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., 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 dated December 16, 2022, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Reconstruction Plan for the properties at 646, 648, 654, 656 and 658 Yonge Street that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 16, 2022, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, with such Plan being satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. 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. b. That prior to Site Plan approval for the property 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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. 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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 for the properties at 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street 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 a Reconstruction Plan for the properties at 646, 648, 654, 656 and 658 Yonge Street that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 16, 2022, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, with such Plan being satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. 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. 5. 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.5 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 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 650 (650A and 652) and 664 Yonge Street.
PB16.15amended
Update on the City’s Implementation of Bill 23
The Acting Project Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning will give a presentation to the Toronto Preservation Board updating the Board on the City's Implementation of Bill 23
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council request the Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism to extend the deadline for elimination of listed properties from the Heritage Register to Jan 1, 2030. 2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to maintain a publicly accessible inventory of all listed properties eliminated from the Heritage Register.
PB16.16adopted
This report provides an update in relation to additional consultation between the applicant and Heritage Planning staff. This report revises recommendations provided in the staff report before the Toronto Preservation Board on March 18, 2024 per Item PB15.9. This Supplementary Report should be considered in conjunction with the March 18, 2024 Toronto Preservation Board Report. On March 18, 2024, The Toronto Preservation Board held a statutory meeting with regard to Item PB15.9. Heritage Planning staff recommended that Toronto Preservation Board and 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 Street, in connection with the development of the properties at 372-378 Yonge Street. The refusal was based upon inadequate stepbacks above the heritage properties, resulting in potential negative visual impacts upon the heritage properties form, massing and scale as viewed from the public realm, particularly from the Yonge Street frontage. Since the Toronto Preservation Board meeting the applicant and Heritage Planning staff have collaborated and the massing scheme above the heritage properties has been modified. Heritage Planning staff is now satisfied with the overall Conservation Strategy for the project, including the proposed massing and step backs over the heritage properties. On February 2, 2024 the owner submitted an application to alter the heritage property under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act. This report now recommends this application be approved.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of an 85 storey mixed use tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with 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 with drawings as revised, submitted on March 20, 2024, all 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. a. That prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street, substantially in accordance with 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 with drawings as revised, submitted on March 20, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.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 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect dated October 26, 2023 with drawings as revised, submitted on March 20, 2024, 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 properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendations 1.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 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their 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 374, 376 and 378 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 for the proposed development 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 374, 376 and 378 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. 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 1.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 and Interpretation Plans. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.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 reconstruction 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 the properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge 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 City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge 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 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of an 85 storey mixed use tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with 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 with drawings as revised, submitted on March 20, 2024, all 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. a. That prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street, substantially in accordance with 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 with drawings as revised, submitted on March 20, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.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 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect dated October 26, 2023 with drawings as revised, submitted on March 20, 2024, 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 properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendations 1.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 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their 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 374, 376 and 378 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 for the proposed development 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 374, 376 and 378 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. 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 1.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 and Interpretation Plans. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.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 reconstruction 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 the properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge 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 City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street.