Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 6 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.
PB32.1adopted
This report recommends that City Council include the following seven properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value and interest according to the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) found in Attachments 1 and 2. 132 Dundas Street West 136 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 134 Dundas Street West) 138 Dundas Street West 142 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 140 Dundas Street West) 144 Dundas Street West 148 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 146 Dundas Street West) 24 Jefferson Avenue (including entrance address 2 Jefferson Avenue) The subject properties at 132, 136, 138, 142, 144, and 148 Dundas Street are located at the northeast corner of Dundas Street West and Elizabeth Street in the Yonge-Bay Corridor neighbourhood. Constructed in 1907 and known as the Wineberg Apartments, the subject properties comprise a 3-storey, brick, walk-up apartment building with storefronts at street level that defines the early-twentieth-century, main street character of a portion of Dundas Street West in what was once "The Ward". A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 1. The subject property at 24 Jefferson Avenue is located between Jefferson Avenue and Pardee Avenue north of the rail corridor and south of Liberty Street in the South Parkdale neighbourhood. The property contains a three-to-four storey brick factory/warehouse type building constructed primarily between c.1905 and 1912 that is part of an important collection of surviving industrial buildings in the area known today as Liberty Village. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2. The 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 (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council include the following seven properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (May 12, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 132 Dundas Street West 136 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 134 Dundas Street West) 138 Dundas Street West 142 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 140 Dundas Street West) 144 Dundas Street West 148 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 146 Dundas Street West) 24 Jefferson Avenue (including entrance address 2 Jefferson Avenue)
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council include the following seven properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (May 12, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 132 Dundas Street West 136 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 134 Dundas Street West) 138 Dundas Street West 142 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 140 Dundas Street West) 144 Dundas Street West 148 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 146 Dundas Street West) 24 Jefferson Avenue (including entrance address 2 Jefferson Avenue)
PB32.2adopted
2255 Sheppard Avenue East - Inclusion on the Heritage Register
This report recommends that City Council include 2255 Sheppard Avenue East on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for its cultural heritage value and interest according to the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) found in Attachment 1. The subject property at 2255 Sheppard Avenue East is located on the on the south side of Sheppard Avenue East between Consumers Road and Victoria Park Avenue in the Henry Farm neighbourhood. It contains a four-storey, late-modernist commercial office building. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 1. The property at 2255 Sheppard Avenue East was constructed in 1978 for the Marathon Realto Company, to the design of prominent Canadian architect Ronald Thom, whose designs include Massey College at the University of Toronto and renovations to the Alumnae Theatre (70 Berkeley Street), both of which are designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. Thom also gained national recognition for his design of Trent University. The property recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register has been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and meets one or more of the provincial criteria for determining 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 (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council include 2255 Sheppard Avenue East on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (May 12, 2025) 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 2255 Sheppard Avenue East on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (May 12, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB32.3adopted
This report responds to a notice of objection received by the City of Toronto under Section 27 (7) of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") from the property owner of 1751 Bayview Avenue objecting to the inclusion of the subject property on the City's Heritage Register. Located on the east side of Bayview Avenue between Eglinton Avenue East and Parkhurst Boulevard, in the Leaside-Bennington neighbourhood, the property at 1751 Bayview Avenue contains a two-storey, brick-clad, residential apartment building constructed in the mid-1930s. On December 18, 2024, City Council adopted the staff report NY19.12 that included the grouping of similar properties at 1747, 1751, 1759, 1763, 1767, 1771, 1773, and 1775 Bayview Avenue on the City's Heritage Register. The OHA establishes a process whereby owners can object to a property's listing on the Heritage Register and, should they do so, a subsequent decision on the listing must be made by the municipality. Owners can object to listings at any time. Chapter 103 of the Toronto Municipal Code establishes the process for Council consideration of objections to properties included on the Heritage Register. City Council must be made aware of such objections on a routine basis so that they may consider the matter and render a final decision. Once Council has decided on the objection, the OHA requires that the owner of the property must be notified of Council's decision within 90 days. Council's decision on objections to listing is final and is not subject to appeal. In the first quarter of 2025, the City received one notice from property owners objecting to the inclusion of one property on the Heritage Register, that being 1751 Bayview Avenue. Following a review of the objection to listing submitted for this property, staff are of the opinion that the property at 1751 Bayview Avenue holds cultural heritage value. Staff recommend that Council continue to include this property on the Heritage Register.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. In consideration of the objection made under subsection 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 1751 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. In consideration of the objection made under subsection 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 1751 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.
PB32.4adopted
This report recommends City Council approve the alterations and attribute demolitions proposed under Sections 33 and 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the Part IV designated heritage property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street) in connection with the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications at 604-610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street (25133694STE11OZ). Staff recommend that the future leaseholder of the City-owned property be required to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement to ensure the long-term protection of the heritage property. The City-owned property contains the former Gray Coach Terminal, completed in 1931 to the designs of architect Charles Brammall Dolphin in an Art Deco style. The property is an early example of a modern motor coach terminal, among the first of its type to be designed and constructed for this purpose in Canada. The property is associated with the Toronto Transportation Commission (forerunner to today's Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)) and the development of Toronto's transportation services and networks. The subject property and the adjacent parcel at 130 Elizabeth Street were selected for redevelopment through the ModernTO program adopted by Toronto City Council in October 2019, and the property was decommissioned by the City in 2021. The Official Plan requires that when a City-owned property on the Heritage Register is no longer required for its current use, the City will demonstrate excellence in the conservation, maintenance, and compatible adaptive reuse of the property. The redevelopment proposes a mixed-use development including affordable housing, a new Paramedic Services ("EMS") hub, and employment uses. The residential component of the development will be 100 percent purpose-built rental, approximately one third of which will be affordable units. The proposal conserves the Gray Coach Terminal building in-situ with alterations to its exterior and interior heritage attributes to adaptively reuse it for a new commercial use. The bus bay facades are proposed to be dismantled, reconstructed and sympathetically reconfigured to accommodate the EMS use. Staff are of the opinion that the proposal conserves the cultural heritage values, attributes and character of the heritage property.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the designated heritage property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 16-storey mixed-use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 14, 2025 prepared by architectsAlliance and Studio Gang and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, dated April 11, 2025, and 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; and b. the demolition of heritage attributes of the existing designated heritage property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), accordance with Section 34(1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 16-storey mixed-use building, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 14, 2025 prepared by architectsAlliance and Studio Gang and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated April 11, 2025, and 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 its consent to the application to alter the designated heritage property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and its consent to the demolition of heritage attributes at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. that the related Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment requiring the proposed alterations has come into full force and effect; b. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay 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 leaseholder of the City-owned property shall: 1. 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 ERA Architects Inc. dated April 11, 2025, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. execute and register on title the Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the heritage property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 14, 2025 prepared by architectsAlliance and Studio Gang and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated April 11, 2025, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 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 describe 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 a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 6. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the lessee in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street).
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the designated heritage property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 16-storey mixed-use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 14, 2025 prepared by architectsAlliance and Studio Gang and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, dated April 11, 2025, and 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; and b. the demolition of heritage attributes of the existing designated heritage property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), accordance with Section 34(1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 16-storey mixed-use building, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 14, 2025 prepared by architectsAlliance and Studio Gang and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated April 11, 2025, and 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 its consent to the application to alter the designated heritage property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and its consent to the demolition of heritage attributes at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. that the related Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment requiring the proposed alterations has come into full force and effect; b. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay 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 leaseholder of the City-owned property shall: 1. 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 ERA Architects Inc. dated April 11, 2025, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. execute and register on title the Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the heritage property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street), substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 14, 2025 prepared by architectsAlliance and Studio Gang and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated April 11, 2025, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 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 describe 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 a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 6. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the lessee in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address 610 Bay Street).
PB32.5adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations and attribute demolitions proposed under Sections 33 and 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the Part IV designated heritage property at 15 Glen Morris Street in connection with a proposal to construct an 8-storey residential structure set behind the altered and partially reconstructed facades of the designated heritage property. The report also seeks approval to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement. The subject property at 15 Glen Morris Street is designated under Part IV, Section 29, of the Ontario Heritage Act. The property, which is known as the Samuel Bennett House, was constructed in 1878 and is an example of the classic one-and-a-half storey Ontario house that incudes a verandah and a gable dormer on its principal elevation. The proposed application under the Ontario Heritage Act was submitted in connection with a Site Plan application that would allow for the construction of an 8-storey residential building on the Site. The primary front façade of the heritage building is proposed to be retained in situ and the west, and partial east elevations are proposed to be reconstructed and rehabilitated, along with the verandah and roof. The main entry and verandah will be modified to accommodate universal accessibility.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the designated heritage property at 15 Glen Morris Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of an 8-storey residential structure substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 4, 2025 prepared by Snyder Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, dated March 7, 2025, and 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; and b. the demolition of heritage attributes of the existing designated heritage property at 15 Glen Morris Street in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of an 8-storey residential building, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 4, 2025 prepared by Snyder Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated March 7, 2025, and 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 its consent to the application to alter the designated heritage property at 15 Glen Morris Street, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and its consent to the demolition of heritage attributes at 15 Glen Morris Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 15 Glen Morris Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 15 Glen Morris Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 4, 2025 prepared by Snyder Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated March 7, 2025 prepared by ERA Architects, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, 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 substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the property at 15 Glen Morris Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe 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 a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning; 4. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, demonstrating how it will support the residential cultural heritage value of the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. 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; 6. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 2.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 Planning; and 7. 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. b. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.a.7 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 that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage 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 15 Glen Morris Street. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the designated heritage property at 15 Glen Morris Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of an 8-storey residential structure substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 4, 2025 prepared by Snyder Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, dated March 7, 2025, and 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; and b. the demolition of heritage attributes of the existing designated heritage property at 15 Glen Morris Street in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of an 8-storey residential building, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 4, 2025 prepared by Snyder Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated March 7, 2025, and 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 its consent to the application to alter the designated heritage property at 15 Glen Morris Street, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and its consent to the demolition of heritage attributes at 15 Glen Morris Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 15 Glen Morris Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 15 Glen Morris Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 4, 2025 prepared by Snyder Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated March 7, 2025 prepared by ERA Architects, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, 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 substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the property at 15 Glen Morris Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe 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 a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning; 4. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, demonstrating how it will support the residential cultural heritage value of the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. 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; 6. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 2.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 Planning; and 7. 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. b. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.a.7 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 that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage 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 15 Glen Morris Street. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.
PB32.6adopted
2025 Toronto Heritage Grant Awards
This report recommends the approval of twenty-two grants totalling $317,000.00 under the Toronto Heritage Grant Program. The recommended recipients will generate approximately $660,225.61 in private investment for work to conserve irreplaceable cultural heritage resources that contribute to the City's social and economic prosperity by maintaining Toronto's unique sense of place. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program provides matching grant funds for eligible restoration-based conservation work for heritage properties within the City of Toronto that are designated under Part IV or V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Applicants may receive a grant once every five years for up to 50% of the cost of eligible conservation work. Owners of house form buildings may receive up to $10,000.00 or, if replacing an entire cedar or slate roof assembly, up to $20,000.00 every ten years. Owners of non-house form buildings and any tax-exempt or not-for-profit properties (including house form buildings) may be eligible for a grant equivalent to 50% of the cost of eligible work, with no maximum limit. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program has a budget of $317,000.00 in the City Planning 2025 Operating Budget and is administered by Heritage Planning, City Planning. The properties that have been recommended for a grant award vary in size and location across Toronto. Several grant projects are at residential properties located in Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs), including properties located within the Cabbagetown North, Cabbagetown Southwest, and Riverdale HCDs. In addition, there are a few notable Part IV-designated properties benefitting from heritage grants this year, including two community submissions of eight contiguous properties along Alpha Avenue and three properties on Amelia Street.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2025 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following 22 heritage properties to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation works generally described in Attachment 1 of this report. 7 Alpha Avenue 9 Alpha Avenue 10 Alpha Avenue 11 Alpha Avenue 13 Alpha Avenue 16 Alpha Avenue 17 Alpha Avenue 18 Alpha Avenue 72 Amelia Street 74 Amelia Street 76 Amelia Street 35 Bishop Street 395 Carlton Street 417 Dundas Street East 11 Laurier Avenue 22 Lytton Boulevard 726 Meadowvale Road 332 Seaton Street 306 Wellesley Street East 385 Brunswick Avenue 2867 Kennedy Road 51 Tiverton Avenue 2. City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1 above be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant awards be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2025 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following 22 heritage properties to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation works generally described in Attachment 1 of this report. 7 Alpha Avenue 9 Alpha Avenue 10 Alpha Avenue 11 Alpha Avenue 13 Alpha Avenue 16 Alpha Avenue 17 Alpha Avenue 18 Alpha Avenue 72 Amelia Street 74 Amelia Street 76 Amelia Street 35 Bishop Street 395 Carlton Street 417 Dundas Street East 11 Laurier Avenue 22 Lytton Boulevard 726 Meadowvale Road 332 Seaton Street 306 Wellesley Street East 385 Brunswick Avenue 2867 Kennedy Road 51 Tiverton Avenue 2. City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1 above be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant awards be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient.