Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 8 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.
PB3.1adopted
This report recommends that City Council endorse the conservation strategy generally described for the heritage property at 150 College Street and give authority to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement (HEA) with the property owner. The property at 150 College Street is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and is subject to an existing Heritage Easement Agreement. The applicant is proposing to renovate the Fitzgerald Building for continued academic/administrative use. The proposed alterations consist of a full interior renovation and minor exterior alteration which include: 1) An expanded entry from College Street at the southwest corner of the building; 2) Enclosure of a courtyard at the southeast portion of the building (non-street facing) to provide a new interior atrium space; and, 3) a fourth floor terrace and addition. City Council's approval of the proposed alterations to the heritage property and authority to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement is required under the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 150 College Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for alterations to the existing building on the lands known municipally as 150 College Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by RDHA Architects Inc., dated December 14, 2018, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 10, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 150 College Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding interior alterations not impacting identified interior attributes, permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 150 College Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 14, 2018, prepared by RDHA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning, and subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2. below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, including registration of such amending 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 the property at 150 College Street, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and dated January 10, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 5. 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. 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 Preservation Services. 6. 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 Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. b. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.a.6. 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 Preservation Services. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on the title for the heritage property at 150 College Street, Instrument No. CA803389, dated June 18, 2003, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, 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 any necessary bill in Council to amend the Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 150 College Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 150 College Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for alterations to the existing building on the lands known municipally as 150 College Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by RDHA Architects Inc., dated December 14, 2018, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 10, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 150 College Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding interior alterations not impacting identified interior attributes, permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 150 College Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 14, 2018, prepared by RDHA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning, and subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, including registration of such amending 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 the property at 150 College Street, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and dated January 10, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 5. 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 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 Preservation Services. 6. 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 Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. b. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.a.6 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 Preservation Services. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on the title for the heritage property at 150 College Street, Instrument No. CA803389, dated June 18, 2003, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, 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 any necessary bill in Council to amend the Heritage Easement Agreement. For the property at 150 College Street
PB3.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property located at 601 Sherbourne Street, the Thomas Cruttenden building, in connection with a proposed development of the subject property, and that Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 601 Sherbourne Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new residential building on the lands known municipally in the 2019 as 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following additional conditions: 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 property at 601 Sherbourne Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services 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 601 Sherbourne Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 3. Enter into and register on the property at 601 Sherbourne Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that 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 Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services; 4. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 6. Submit a Signage Plan for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard 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 Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. 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; 2. 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. 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 Preservation Services; 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation, Lighting, and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.c.3. 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, the required interpretive work, and the require heritage lighting work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Interpretation Plan, and Heritage Lighting Plan, and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 601 Sherbourne Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 601 Sherbourne Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new residential building on the lands known municipally in the 2019 as 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following additional conditions: 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 property at 601 Sherbourne Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services 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 601 Sherbourne Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 3. Enter into and register on the property at 601 Sherbourne Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that 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 Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services; 4. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 6. Submit a Signage Plan for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard 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 Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. 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; 2. 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 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 Preservation Services; 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation, Lighting, and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.c.3 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, the required interpretive work, and the require heritage lighting work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Interpretation Plan, and Heritage Lighting Plan, and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 601 Sherbourne Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street.
PB3.3adopted
Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - 28, 38-52 and 66-74 Belmont Street
This report recommends that City Council include 14 properties identified in Recommendation 1 of this report on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The subject properties are located in the Yorkville neighbourhood, on the north side of Belmont Street, and contain a two and a half-storey detached house-form building completed by 1873 and 13 two-storey row houses that were completed between 1881 and 1886. The houses on Belmont Street have their origin in the century-long brickmaking industry of Toronto. Brickyards spread north to Yorkville in 1835, and gained prominence to the extent that a brick mould is featured in the Yorkville coat of arms. The properties at 40, 42, 46 & 48 Belmont Street were nominated for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register at the same time as the community's nomination for a Heritage Conservation District study in 2015. In 2016 City Council authorized the Belmont-Hillsboro Heritage Conservation District (HCD) study and it is included the City Planning Division's Work Program, however, it is on hold awaiting prioritization. A HCD study does not preclude Council from listing properties on the City's Heritage Register or designating individual properties in the study area under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. In August 2018, the Committee of Adjustment deferred consideration of an application seeking variances to permit alterations and additions to the property at 40 Belmont Street pending a report from Heritage Preservation Services regarding the site's potential heritage value. This application was recently withdrawn by the property owner. Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the 14 properties at 28, 38-52 and 66-74 Belmont Street meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City of Toronto also applies when evaluating properties for its Heritage Register. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council include the following 14 properties on Belmont Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register: 28 Belmont Street 38 Belmont Street 40 Belmont Street 42 Belmont Street 44 Belmont Street 46 Belmont Street 48 Belmont Street 50 Belmont Street 52 Belmont Street 66 Belmont Street 68 Belmont Street 70 Belmont Street 72 Belmont Street 74 Belmont Street
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the following 14 properties on Belmont Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register: 28 Belmont Street 38 Belmont Street 40 Belmont Street 42 Belmont Street 44 Belmont Street 46 Belmont Street 48 Belmont Street 50 Belmont Street 52 Belmont Street 66 Belmont Street 68 Belmont Street 70 Belmont Street 72 Belmont Street 74 Belmont Street
PB3.4adopted
Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - 58 Wheatfield Road
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the heritage property at 58 Wheatfield Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The property is listed on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. Heritage Preservation Services has received a "Notice of Intention to Demolish a Listed Building or Structure under the Ontario Heritage Act" from the owner of the property at 58 Wheatfield Road. Heritage Preservation Services has not deemed the application complete.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Etobicoke York Community Council that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 58 Wheatfield Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 58 Wheatfield Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 7, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, 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. 3. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 58 Wheatfield Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 58 Wheatfield Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 7, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, 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. 3. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property.
PB3.5adopted
Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - 440 Unwin Avenue
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 440 Unwin Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Located in the Port Lands on the north side of Unwin Avenue, between Leslie and Cherry streets, the property contains the Richard L. Hearn Generating Station, a coal-based generating station for Toronto's emerging post-war economy, designed by the by the Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation and completed in phases in 1951, 1961 and 1971 for the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario (now known as Ontario Power Generation). It was decommissioned in 1983. The Province leased the property to the tenants in 2002 until they sold the property in November 2018. During that time, the tenant sought a variety of permits to accommodate film and television studio production as well as a demolition permit for the generating station which was issued in 2010 and subsequently expired in 2017. The building interiors were subsequently stabilized between 2014 and 2016 to host large public events such as Luminato. The Hearn, an icon of the civic spirit underpinning the Port Lands creation in 1912, has for over 70 years been a distinctive landmark on the Toronto waterfront with its tall chimney stack. For more than 15 years City Council has expressed a desire to protect and preserve this waterfront landmark property. Initially, through its inclusion on the City's Heritage Register in 2003, and then through a series of Council decisions, the City reaffirmed to the Provincial Government its interest in the Hearn Generating Station's preservation. As the property was owned by Ontario Power Generation, a provincial public body, it was exempt from designation by the City of Toronto. The Province of Ontario recognized the cultural heritage value of the property by including it on the List of Provincial Heritage Properties following a Cultural Heritage Evaluation in 2016. As the property is now privately owned, it is no longer subject to provincial protection pursuant to Section B.3 of the Standards and Guidelines for Conservation of Provincial Heritage Properties dated April 28, 2010, prepared pursuant to Section 25.2 of the Ontario Heritage Act). The authority for heritage protection now resides with City Council and the property may be designated by the City of Toronto under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Following research and evaluation, it has been 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 for its design, associative and contextual value. Designation under Part IV enables City Council to recognize the heritage value of the Hearn Generating Station, to identify and protect the heritage attributes and review alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 440 Unwin Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 440 Unwin Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 7, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council. 3. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision to designate the property.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 440 Unwin Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 440 Unwin Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 7, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council. 3. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision to designate the property.
PB3.6received
Exhibition Place Cultural Heritage Landscape Assessment
Update on City Planning's Exhibition Place Cultural Heritage Landscape Assessment , including an overview of the evaluation of the site as a Cultural Heritage Landscape, recommendations for heritage conservation, and a request for input from the Board.
The Toronto Preservation Board received the item for information.
PB3.7received
Resignation of a Member from the Toronto Preservation Board
Resignation of a Member from the Toronto Preservation Board
The Toronto Preservation Board accepted the resignation of Bernard Rasch, submitted by email on January 25, 2019.
PB3.8received
Preservation Panel Minutes
The Toronto Preservation Board received the following Minutes, for information: 1. North York Community Heritage Preservation Panel from the meeting held on November 26, 2018. 2. Scarborough Community Heritage Preservation Panel from the meeting held on February 12, 2019.