Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 7 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.
PB33.1adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 50 Merton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Girl Guides of Canada Headquarters at 50 Merton Street was the first permanent and purpose-built national headquarters for the organization since its founding in Canada in 1910. It is a three-storey complex completed in 1962 to the design of Carmen Corneil, project architect for William J. McBain & Associates and extended in 1970-72 by the partnership of Elin and Carmen Corneil. The complex has been recognized as a significant and innovative work of Post-War Modern architecture and particularly represents the globally influential leadership of the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. It has also been lauded on its own terms for its innovation which was based in a meaningful interpretation of site and program and fulfilled in exceptionally fine details and selection of materials. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board has recognized the national significance of the Girl Guides of Canada through its designation of the Girl Guide Movement in Canada a National Historic Event in 2011 and installed a plaque at 50 Merton Street. Girl Guides Movement which was founded in 1909 in England and established in Canada in 1910 with the creation of several local branches including Toronto. The citation on the plaque at the property notes the importance of the Girl Guides as both a Canadian and international organization which emphasizes the "outdoors, character-building, and self-reliance… the organisation has provided Canadian girls and women with strong inspiration role models in order to nurture responsible, service-oriented citizens and community leaders. The property at 50 Merton Street was identified as having potential cultural heritage value in Official Plan Amendment 405. Following research and evaluation under Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, staff have determined that the property at 50 Merton Street merits designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. A Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted to permit the redevelopment of the properties at 50 and 64 Merton Street with a 39-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 2,342.0 square metres and a residential gross floor area of 29,326.0 square metres. A total of 443 residential dwelling units are proposed. In the original proposal the existing buildings on the site were to be demolished. Since that first submission, the applicant and their consultants have met with City Planning staff and toured the property to discuss the cultural heritage value of the Girl Guides Headquarters to further inform this report and an application resubmission. 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. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act 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 Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on December 17, 2021. The applicant has provided a waiver extending the 90-day timeline. This Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council before May 31, 2022. Designation enables the conservation of the property and allows City Council to review proposed alterations, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 50 Merton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 50 Merton Street, (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (March 20, 2022) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills 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 50 Merton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 50 Merton Street, (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report, March 20, 2022, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PB33.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1702 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The property at 1702 Queen Street East is located on the northwest corner of Queen Street East and Kingston Road in the Woodbine Beach precinct of the Woodbine Corridor neighbourhood. It contains the Imperial Bank of Canada Building, a two-storey bank building on a raised basement with a one-storey wing at the southwest corner. The property was constructed in 1911-12 as a branch of the Imperial Bank of Canada according to the designs of the well-known Toronto architects Sharp & Brown. The property is ornamented with classical details. The property continued as a banking institution for much of the 20th century before becoming Murphy's Law Pub in 2001. Following research and evaluation under Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, staff have determined that the property at 1702 Queen Street East merits designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design and physical, historical and associative, and contextual values. The property is currently the subject of a Zoning By-law amendment application and a Site Plan Approval application to permit a 6-storey mixed-use development on the site. The Imperial Bank of Canada Building will be integrated into the new development while respecting its basic scale, form, and massing. 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. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act 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 Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act 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 amended legislation coming into force. 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 1702 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1702 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (March 14, 2022) 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 1702 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1702 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report, March 14, 2022, 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.
PB33.3adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1390-1406 Yonge Street and 1420 Yonge Street, under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the following criteria: design, associative, and contextual value (1390-1406 Yonge Street); and design, associative, and contextual value (1420 Yonge Street). Located on the west side of Yonge Street just south of St. Clair Avenue within the Deer Park neighbourhood, the properties at 1390-1406 Yonge Street contain six, 3-storey main street commercial row buildings constructed together in 1932 - originally as a collection of eleven which once spanned south to 1378 Yonge Street. The row was built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and maintains several of its original details, the most prominent being its terracotta roof and yellow- and rug-brick facade. To the immediate north of 1390-1406 Yonge Street, and separated by a driveway entry into St. Michael's Cemetery, the adjacent 1420 Yonge Street contains a complete block of four, 2-storey main street commercial row buildings constructed together in 1932. Commissioned and continuously owned by the Cira family until the property was sold in 2021, 1420 Yonge Street has been a presence within the Deer Park neighbourhood for nearly a century. The block was designed by architect Benjamin Swartz (1899-1961), an architect of note within the Jewish community who designed several landmarks including the Kiever Synagogue (1923) in Kensington Market. Similar to a pair of 4-storey apartment blocks Swartz built for the Cira family on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West (at Robina Avenue) in 1928, the commercial row at 1420 Yonge Street features a mix of Art Nouveau and Art Deco elements. The properties at 1390-1406 Yonge Street and 1420 Yonge Street contribute architecturally, historically, and contextually to the eclectic mix of early 20th-century main street commercial properties that characterize the historic midtown Toronto streetscape of Yonge Street. Heritage Planning Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 1390-1406 Yonge Street and 1420 Yonge Street and determined that they meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the following criteria: design, associative, and contextual value (1390-1406 Yonge Street); and design, associative, and contextual value (1420 Yonge Street). As such, the above properties represent a significant built heritage resource. On July 16, 2021, an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - 1406 Yonge Street was submitted to the City to permit a 40-storey mixed-use building with commercial at grade containing 406 dwellings. On October 7, 2021 a Site Plan Control application for a 39-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 157.9 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 28,287 square meters containing 406 residential dwellings came under review. The properties at 1406-1428 Yonge Street are included in the application. The proposal involves the removal of the northernmost, end-unit (1406) of the 3-storey mixed-use main street commercial row at 1390-1406 Yonge Street and demolition of the 2-storey mixed-use main street commercial row at 1420 Yonge Street. 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. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act 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 Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on September 24, 2021. On December 16, 2021, the applicant provided a waiver to City Planning extending the 90 day timeline until April 30, 2022. As such, the Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council at its meeting on April 6/7, 2022. As this is an urgent matter, the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning Division will provide a staff report directly to City Council immediately following the Toronto Preservation Board meeting. 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. A HIA was provided with the development application. Staff have reviewed the HIA and will provide further comments to the applicant pending the outcome of Council's decision.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1390, 1394, 1398, 1402, 1404 and 1406 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 1392, 1396, 1396A, 1398A, 1402A, 1404A and 1408 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1390-1406 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (March 20, 2022) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1420 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 1418, 1422, 1424, 1426 and 1428 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1420 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (March 20, 2022) 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 properties at 1390, 1394, 1398, 1402, 1404 and 1406 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 1392, 1396, 1396A, 1398A, 1402A, 1404A and 1408 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1390-1406 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (March 20, 2022) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1420 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 1418, 1422, 1424, 1426 and 1428 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1420 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (March 20, 2022) 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.
PB33.4adopted
Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - Dundas-Carlaw Properties
This report responds to Toronto and East York Community Council's request in October 2021 for an update on the status of the heritage reports for the historic industrial buildings in the 'Carlaw - Dundas' Study Area and recommends that City Council include nine properties with cultural heritage value on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. A number of the properties recommended for listing were initially identified as being of heritage interest through the 2014 Carlaw + Dundas Community Initiative and were evaluated in a subsequent 2016 Heritage Analysis Report prepared by the project's consultant, Unterman McPhail Associates. Staff are recommending that nine of the properties in the consultant's 2016 report be included on the Heritage Register. All have all been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed by the Province and all of the recommended properties meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City applies when assessing properties for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register. These Dundas-Carlaw properties are part of an important collection of former factory/warehouse and garage buildings that were constructed during the first two decades of the 20th century when the area emerged as a bustling industrial centre that was vitally important to the Toronto economy. Today this collection of buildings support the historic character of the area along Carlaw Avenue north of Queen Street and contribute to vibrancy of a mixed-use creative and cultural hub within Leslieville.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council include the following nine properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. · 87 Boston Avenue · 10 Busy Street (including an entrance at 16 Busy Street) · 181 Carlaw Avenue (including entrances at 22 Boston Avenue and 181 B, 183, and 185 Carlaw Avenue and a structure at 24 Boston Avenue) · 235 Carlaw Avenue (including an entrance at 241 Carlaw Avenue) · 245 Carlaw Avenue · 250 Carlaw Avenue (including entrances at 260, 262, 270, 276, 284, 290, 300, and 302 Carlaw Avenue) · 320 Carlaw Avenue (including entrances at 326, 328, 330, and 332 Carlaw Avenue and 1159, 1161, 1163, 1165, 1167, 1169, 1171, 1173, and 1175 Dundas Street East) · 388 Carlaw Avenue (including entrances at 360 and 400 Carlaw Avenue) · 401 Logan Avenue (including entrances at 1, 5, 7, 21, 33, and 35 Dickens Street and 1110, 1112, 1114, 1116, 1118, 1120, 1122, 1132, 1134, 1136, and 1138 Dundas Street East)
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the following nine properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 1 to the report, March 14, 2022, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. · 87 Boston Avenue · 10 Busy Street (including an entrance at 16 Busy Street) · 181 Carlaw Avenue (including entrances at 22 Boston Avenue and 181 B, 183, and 185 Carlaw Avenue and a structure at 24 Boston Avenue) · 235 Carlaw Avenue (including an entrance at 241 Carlaw Avenue) · 245 Carlaw Avenue · 250 Carlaw Avenue (including entrances at 260, 262, 270, 276, 284, 290, 300, and 302 Carlaw Avenue) · 320 Carlaw Avenue (including entrances at 326, 328, 330, and 332 Carlaw Avenue and 1159, 1161, 1163, 1165, 1167, 1169, 1171, 1173, and 1175 Dundas Street East) · 388 Carlaw Avenue (including entrances at 360 and 400 Carlaw Avenue) · 401 Logan Avenue (including entrances at 1, 5, 7, 21, 33, and 35 Dickens Street and 1110, 1112, 1114, 1116, 1118, 1120, 1122, 1132, 1134, 1136, and 1138 Dundas Street East)
PB33.5adopted
625 Church Street - Request for Directions Report
On February 25, 2021, the applicant appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the application in accordance with the timelines under the Planning Act.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 21, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A", Confidential Appendix "B", and Confidential Appendix "C" to the report (March 21, 2022) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, with the remainder of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 21, 2022) from the City Solicitor; 2. City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A", Confidential Appendix "B", and Confidential Appendix "C" if adopted by City Council, with the remainder of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
PB33.6received
Preservation Panel Minutes
The Toronto Preservation Board received the following Minutes, for information: 1.North York Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on November 29, 2021.
PB33.7adopted
958 Broadview Avenue - Request for Directions Report
On July 20, 2021, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") due to Council not making a decision within the 120-day time frame in the Planning Act.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 22, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A", Confidential Appendix "B", and Confidential Appendix "C" to the report (March 22, 2022) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 22, 2022) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 22, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A", Confidential Appendix "B", and Confidential Appendix "C" at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.