Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 11 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.
PB29.1deferred
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 221 Sterling Road (including active entrances at 225 and 227 Sterling Road) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The property at 221 Sterling Road comprises a complex of adjoining one- and two-storey brick structures, constructed incrementally in c.1914-1918, c.1924-1939, and c.1954-1965. Originally part of a site developed alongside the Grand Trunk Railway tracks for the Fairbanks-Morse Canadian Manufacturing Company Ltd., the property served a variety of industrial uses through the 1980s. It reflects the history of industrial development along Sterling Road within the lower Junction Triangle and Brockton Village areas, and contributes to a concentration of former industrial buildings, many of which now have cultural functions. The property is a rare and unique example of an evolved manufacturing complex that has been adaptively reused to support the arts. The complex has gained prominence since the 1980s as a hub of cultural activities, housing a number of creative organizations, studios, rehearsal and performance spaces for visual artists, artisans, dancers, circus performers, and other creators. It is one of the last such facilities remaining in Toronto. Heritage Planning staff have determined that the property at 221 Sterling Road meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for its physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. Zoning Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision, and Rental Housing Demolition applications have been made for the property, which propose to replace the existing building complex at 221 Sterling Road with a new development. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on July 9, 2021. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). The Bill 108 Amendments to the OHA came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the OHA now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the OHA to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The property owner provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline established under Bill 108 through December 31, 2021. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board deferred consideration of the Item until its meeting on January 24, 2022.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 221 Sterling Road (including active entrances at 225 and 227 Sterling Road) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 221 Sterling Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the 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.
PB29.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage property at 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West (including active entrances at 525 and 535 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 11, 13, and 15 Bathurst Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design/physical, historical/ associative, and contextual values. The Crosse & Blackwell building located on the property at 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West holds heritage value as a unique example of a former industrial headquarters with Art Deco and Beaux Arts stylistic influences. The property comprises a three-and-a-half-storey brick and cast-stone building with a two-and-a-half-storey hexagonal pavilion, located on the southeast corner of Lake Shore Boulevard West and Bathurst Street. Constructed in 1927 as an office and manufacturing plant for Crosse & Blackwell, a longstanding producer of British foodstuffs, was one of the first buildings constructed on reclaimed land at the west end of Toronto harbour as part of the Toronto Harbour Commission's waterfront industrial development plan. The building's design by notable architects Chapman and Oxley demonstrates a unique application of Art Deco and Beaux Arts stylistic influences to an industrial headquarters. Listed on the City's inaugural heritage register by City Council on June 20, 1973, the Crosse & Blackwell Building located on the property at 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West was amongst the earliest properties recognized by the City for its heritage value. The property also represents an early example of adaptive reuse; after the building was listed on the municipal heritage register and acquired by the Harbourfront Corporation in 1973, it was successfully reused as a media centre associated with CFMT-TV and OMNI-TV from 1979 to 2009. In 2018, a Zoning By-law Amendment application (File 18 241642 STE 20 OZ) was submitted to the City to permit a 12 storey and a 22-storey mixed-use building, containing primarily residential uses with some ground floor retail uses on the south portion of the site. The Crosse and Blackwell building is proposed to be conserved and used primarily for office uses with the potential for retail uses at grade level. A courtyard open space is proposed centrally located on the site between the Crosse and Blackwell building and the new portion of the development. In September 2021, the City received an application for Site Plan Approval related to the proposed redevelopment of the site at 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West, which would retain the existing structure. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). The Bill 108 Amendments to the OHA came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the OHA now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the OHA to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The designation of this property is not subject to Section 29 (1.2) since it is an application for Site Plan Approval. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also 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 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West (including active entrances at 525 and 535 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 11, 13, and 15 Bathurst Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the 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 Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West (including active entrances at 525 and 535 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 11, 13, and 15 Bathurst Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the 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.
PB29.3amended
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 241 Richmond Street West and 133 John Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. The subject properties are located on the east side of John Street between Richmond Street West and Nelson Street. The southeast corner of Richmond and John contains the building at 241 Richmond Street West, a two-storey commercial building constructed in three phases (1936, 1940 and 1948) in the Art Moderne style by the leading Toronto architecture firm, Page & Steele. The Second Empire style house-form building at 133 John Street anchoring the same block at Nelson Street represents the only surviving building in a larger grouping of dwellings constructed on the east side of John Street in the 1870s. The properties at 241 Richmond Street West and 133 John Street were listed on the City's Heritage Register on December 5, 2017. The subject properties are also identified as contributing heritage properties in the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District (HCD), which was adopted by City Council in October, 2017 and is currently under appeal. Heritage Planning staff have undertaken research and evaluation and determined that the two subject properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under all three categories of design, associative and contextual values. As such, the properties are significant built heritage resources. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the properties, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). The Bill 108 Amendments to the OHA came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the OHA now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the OHA to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. On June 25, 2021 the City received an application to amend the zoning by-law to permit the redevelopment of the site with a 41-storey mixed-use building with a total height of 137.5 metres. The application proposes commercial uses within the ground floor and 470 residential units above. The existing heritage building at 241 Richmond Street West is proposed to be retained and the heritage building at 133 John Street is proposed to be demolished. This application is to be reviewed concurrently with site plan application No. 21-171254 STE 10 SA The development application currently under review was deemed complete following the new legislation coming into force. This Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council before February 10, 2022. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also 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 241 Richmond Street West (including the entrance addresses at 239 Richmond Street West and 137, 139, 141 and 145 John Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance attached as Attachment 3 to the report, (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 133 John Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance attached as Attachment 4 to the report, (November 10, 2021) from the 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 Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 241 Richmond Street West (including the entrance addresses at 239 Richmond Street West and 137, 139, 141 and 145 John Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance attached as Attachment 3 to the report, (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 133 John Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance attached as Attachment 4 to the report, (November 10, 2021) from the 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.
PB29.4deferred
This report recommends that City Council to state its intention to designate the four properties at 148 and 156-158 Avenue Road and 224 Davenport Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. The subject properties are situated at the northwest corner of Avenue Road and Davenport Road. 148 and 156-158 Avenue Road contain three-storey, late Victorian-era, red brick residential and commercial buildings constructed together in 1891-1892 and representing the earliest period in the historical built evolution of Avenue Road. The adjacent property at 224 Davenport Road contains the former head office of Canada's largest bakery, the Canada Bread Company. Developed at the crossroads of two of the City's earliest annexed neighbourhoods, the Canada Bread Building, along with the house-form buildings at 156-158 Avenue Road are valued as a collection of historically associated residential and commercial properties with historic, physical and visual links to their surroundings since the late-19th and early 20th century. Heritage Planning staff have undertaken research and evaluation and determined that the four subject properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under all three categories of design, associative and contextual values. As such, the properties are significant built heritage resources. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). The Bill 108 Amendments to the OHA came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the OHA now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the OHA to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. On July 5, 2021 an Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment application (21 178720 STE 11 OZ) was submitted to the City to permit a 35-storey mixed-use building, atop a 3-storey podium on the site including the properties at 148-158 Avenue Road and 220-234 Davenport Road. The existing building facade at 224 Davenport Road is proposed to be maintained. Demolition is proposed for the existing buildings at 148, 152 and 156-158 Avenue Road and 224-234 Davenport Road. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) was submitted as part of this application and it is currently being reviewed by staff. The impact of the proposed development proposal would have on the heritage values and attributes identified within a Notice of Intention to Designate will be considered by staff as part of the review of the development application. The development application currently under review was deemed complete following the new legislation coming into force. This Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council before February 10, 2022. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board deferred consideration of the Item until its meeting on April 5, 2022.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 148 Avenue Road (including entrance address at 220 Davenport Road) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 148 Avenue Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 156-158 Avenue Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 156-158 Avenue Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 224 Davenport Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 224 Davenport Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 5 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. If there are no objections to the designations, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bills in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PB29.5adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 147 Church Street (including entrance addresses at 149 Church Street, 18 Dalhousie Street, and 20 Dalhousie Street) for its design, associative, and contextual values under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Constructed circa 1910 for prominent Toronto businessman and contractor Joseph Wright, the property at 147 Church Street spans the shallow block between Church and Dalhousie Streets, and includes a primary elevation on the east side of Church Street and a secondary elevation on the west side of Dalhousie Street. The property is a representative example of the Edwardian Classicism architectural style that was popular for commercial buildings in the early 20th century. The property retains its original scale, form, and massing as a 3-storey flat-roofed building, and its Edwardian Classicism style is reflected in its simple, balanced design and restrained classical detailing. On June 8, 2018, an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application was made for a site at 139-149 Church Street. The original development scheme did not propose the conservation of any portion of the building at 147 Church Street. As a result of continued discussions with the owner in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues, the revised development scheme, at the time of writing this report, involves demolition of the building at 147 Church Street, and panelization and reconstruction of its principal (west) elevation. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). The Bill 108 Amendments to the OHA came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the OHA now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the OHA to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The application currently under review was deemed complete prior to the new legislation coming into force on July 1, 2021. Designation will enable 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 147 Church Street (including entrance addresses at 149 Church Street, 18 Dalhousie Street, and 20 Dalhousie Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 147 Church Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the 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 Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 147 Church Street (including entrance addresses at 149 Church Street, 18 Dalhousie Street, and 20 Dalhousie Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 147 Church Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the 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.
PB29.6adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to amend the former Borough of York By-Law 2970-78, and in so doing, update the Statement of Significance designating the property at 64 King Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, to reflect the 2021 amendments to the Act and Ontario Regulation 9/06 of the Act, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation. The property was designated in 1978 by the Council of the former Borough of York. The Reasons for Designation does not include a statement of the cultural heritage value or a description of heritage attributes of the property. On October 1, 2021, City Council directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review the statement of significance for the Tyrrell House at 64 King Street, and to report on the recommendations to amend the designation By-law 2970-78 to update the cultural heritage values and attributes in accordance with the 2021 amendments to the Act, for City Council consideration by December 15, 2021. The property at 64 King Street is located at the northeast corner of Rosemount Avenue and King Street. Known as the "Tyrrell House," it contains the original main dwelling fronting King Street and the original two-storey rear wing fronting Rosemount Avenue. The property was designed by and built for William Tyrrell, a successful politician in York Township and the Village of Weston and an architect, carpenter, and builder, as his grand estate in 1859. The subject property is amongst one of the first and largest properties constructed in the historic Village of Weston east of the railway tracks. The Tyrrell family continued to own the property until c.1920. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 64 King Street and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under design and physical, historical and associative, and contextual value. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. The property at 64 King Street is considered a local landmark as it contributes to a sense of place within the Weston neighbourhood and is valued by the local community as a significant part of the area's history and present-day context. A Consent Application was submitted by the owner on May 5, 2021 to obtain consent to sever the designated property into two residential lots. Two Minor Variance applications were also submitted on May 5, 2021 to maintain the existing historic detached dwelling and to construct a new detached dwelling with an attached garage. The Committee of Adjustment Etobicoke York has scheduled a public hearing on November 16, 2021. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also 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 propose an amendment to City of Toronto By-Law 2970-78, designating the property at 64 King Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to update and revise the Statement of Significance: 64 King Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council provide notice of the proposed amendment to By-Law 2970-78 to the owner of the designated property in accordance with sections 30.1(3) and 30.1(4) of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are no objections to the amendment of the by-law in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council to amend By-Law 2970-78.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to propose an amendment to City of Toronto By-Law 2970-78, designating the property at 64 King Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to update and revise the Statement of Significance: 64 King Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council provide notice of the proposed amendment to By-Law 2970-78 to the owner of the designated property in accordance with sections 30.1(3) and 30.1(4) of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are no objections to the amendment of the by-law in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council to amend By-Law 2970-78.
PB29.7adopted
This report recommends that City Council include 12 properties with cultural heritage value on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The properties are good examples of the Warehouse/Factory, Main Street Commercial Row, and House-Form/Terrace typologies that support the historic context of the Bloor Street (St. Helen's Avenue to Perth Avenue) study area. All of the recommended properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, which the City also applies when assessing properties for its Heritage Register. The properties were identified through the Bloor Street Study Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment (CHRA): St. Helen's Avenue to Perth Avenue, and are located on Sterling Road, Bloor Street West, and St. Helen's Avenue. This report also presents the methodology and results of the Bloor Street Study CHRA including community consultation. The 12 properties being recommended for inclusion on the Heritage Register are as follows: · 284 St. Helen's Avenue · 213 Sterling Road · 270 Sterling Road · 272 Sterling Road · 274 Sterling Road · 276 Sterling Road · 1411 Bloor Street West · 1419 Bloor Street West · 1421 Bloor Street West · 1422 Bloor Street West · 1424 Bloor Street West · 1426 Bloor Street West The 12 properties that are recommended for inclusion on the Heritage Register in this report reflect the earliest residential development in the area, the commercial properties on Bloor Street that served nearby neighbourhoods and the industries lining the railway corridors that anchored the economy of the area for much of the twentieth-century and all are considered significant heritage resources. The listing of non-designated properties with cultural heritage value on the Heritage Register extends interim protection from demolition and provides an opportunity for City Council to determine whether the property warrants conservation through designation under the Ontario Heritage Act should a development or demolition application be submitted. Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council include the following 11 properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Historic Context and Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 284 St. Helen's Avenue 213 Sterling Road 270 Sterling Road 272 Sterling Road 274 Sterling Road 276 Sterling Road 1411 Bloor Street West 1419 Bloor Street West 1421 Bloor Street West 1422 Bloor Street West 1424 Bloor Street West 1426 Bloor Street West 2. City Council include the property located at 1411 Bloor Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the following 11 properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Historic Context and Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 284 St. Helen's Avenue 213 Sterling Road 270 Sterling Road 272 Sterling Road 274 Sterling Road 276 Sterling Road 1411 Bloor Street West 1419 Bloor Street West 1421 Bloor Street West 1422 Bloor Street West 1424 Bloor Street West 1426 Bloor Street West 2. City Council include the property located at 1411 Bloor Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB29.8adopted
The property at 2365 Bayview Avenue (the Frank P. Wood estate) is listed on the City's Heritage Register and meets the provincial criteria for designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. At the time of writing this report, a report recommending that it be designated is to be considered by the City Council on December 15/16, 2021. As a consequence, by the time this report is considered by City Council in January 2022 a Notice of Intention to Designate is likely to have been issued. This report therefore recommends that if a Notice of Intention has been issued, City Council approve the alterations proposed under S. 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the heritage property in connection with a proposed development, and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property. The property at 2365 Bayview Avenue contains the Frank P. Wood estate now known as the Crescent School. It is part of a sequence of grand estates, constructed between 1920 and 1940, on the forested ravine above the western branch of the Don River, in the Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills neighbourhood. In 1928, Frank P. Wood commissioned the New York firm of Delano & Aldrich Architects to design his residential estate. They designed a meticulously-detailed Georgian Revival house and service buildings, clad in limestone and slate, set within a picturesque complex. The property also contains a painting studio designed as a log cabin. Crescent School purchased the property in 1967 and relocated there in 1970. The proposed two-storey addition is to provide a new dining hall and school entrance that will connect to the north side-wall of the manor house's service wing. Its construction will result in the demolition of the remnant of the secondary garage and the infilling of the remaining portion of the service court. No alterations are proposed to the manor house.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the North York Community Council, if a Notice of Intention to Designate has been issued: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 2365 Bayview Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a two-storey addition to the Crescent School on the lands known municipally in 2021 as 2365 Bayview Avenue, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Perkins & Will and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 2365 Bayview Avenue the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Perkins and Will and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City 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 consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 2365 Bayview Avenue prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 2365 Bayview 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, Urban Design, City 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.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, Urban Design, City 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, Urban Design, City Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.2, 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, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City 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 2365 Bayview 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 2365 Bayview Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that, if a Notice of Intention to Designate has been issued: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 2365 Bayview Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a two-storey addition to the Crescent School on the lands known municipally in 2021 as 2365 Bayview Avenue, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Perkins & Will and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020 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 the following additional conditions: a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 2365 Bayview Avenue the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Perkins & Will and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, 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 consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 2365 Bayview Avenue prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 2365 Bayview 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.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. 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, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.2, 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. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 2365 Bayview 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 2365 Bayview Avenue.
PB29.9received
Garden District Heritage Conservation District Update
The Program Manager and Heritage Planner, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning will provide an overview of the revised Heritage Conservation District Plan included in the Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued on October 18, 2021.
The Toronto Preservation Board received the Item for information.
PB29.10received
St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Update
The Program Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning will provide an overview of the revised Heritage Conservation District Plan included in the Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued on November 16, 2021.
The Toronto Preservation Board received the Item for information.
PB29.11received
Preservation Panel Minutes
The Toronto Preservation Board received the following Minutes, for information: 1. Scarborough Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on October 6, 2021. 2. Toronto and East York Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on August 30, 2021. 3. Toronto and East York Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on October 4, 2021. 4. Toronto and York Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on November 15, 2021. 5. North York Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on October 25, 2021.