Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 10 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.
PB35.1adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1151 Weston Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance which includes a description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachment 1. The subject property at 1151 Weston Road is located on the northeast corner of Weston Road and Eglinton Avenue West in the downtown area of Mount Dennis. The property contains the Mount Dennis Bank of Nova Scotia, a one-storey limestone-clad bank building with stucco clad rear wing constructed in 1949, and a 1981-82 one-storey stucco-clad addition on its south elevation. Designed by the important Canadian architect Gordon S. Adamson the property has served as a local landmark since its construction in 1949. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2. The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on November 13, 2013. Staff have determined that the property at 1151 Weston Road has cultural heritage value and meets 8 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. A development application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment was submitted on July 7, 2025 and is under review by staff. At the time of this report a Prescribed Event has not yet occurred. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1151 Weston Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 1151 Weston Road Mount Dennis Bank of Nova Scotia (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, to the report (August 22, 2025) 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 1151 Weston Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 1151 Weston Road Mount Dennis Bank of Nova Scotia (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, to the report (August 22, 2025) 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.
PB35.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 134 Carlton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance and description of heritage attributes found in Attachment 1. The subject property at 134 Carlton Street is located between Homewood Avenue and Jarvis Street in the Cabbagetown-South St. James Town neighbourhood. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2. The "LaVerne Apartments" is a three-storey, flat-roof building that was commissioned in 1926 for Dr. Oscar A. McNichol and designed by the architectural firm of Baldwin and Green in the Neoclassical style. The property continues to serve as apartments. Staff have determined that the property at 134 Carlton Street has cultural heritage value and meets three of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on April 17, 2024.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 134 Carlton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 134 Carlton Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, to the report (August 22, 2025) 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 134 Carlton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 134 Carlton Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, to the report (August 22, 2025) 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.
PB35.3adopted
120 Bloor Street East and 1286 Bloor Street West - Inclusion on the Heritage Register
This report recommends that City Council include 120 Bloor Street East and 1286 Bloor Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value and interest according to the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) found in Attachments 1 and 2. The subject property at 120 Bloor Street East is located on the north side of Bloor Street East between Park Road and Church Street in the Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood. The subject property at 120 Bloor Street East contains a 7-storey Modern Classicism style building with a 2-storey mechanical penthouse, constructed for the Crown Life Insurance Company in 1954. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property are found in Attachment 1. The subject property at 1286 Bloor Street West is located on the north side of Bloor Street West between St. Clarens Avenue and Lansdowne Avenue in the Junction-Wallace Emerson neighbourhood. The building once contained a purpose-built movie theatre (Academy Theatre), designed by architects George Redmond and Neil Beggs constructed in 1913. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property are 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 120 Bloor Street 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 (August 29, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council include 1286 Bloor Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 2 to the report (August 29, 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 120 Bloor Street 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 (August 29, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council include 1286 Bloor Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 2 to the report (August 29, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB35.4adopted
This report responds to notices of objection received by the City of Toronto under Section 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") from property owners objecting to the inclusion of their properties on the City's Heritage Register. In the second and third quarter of 2025, the City received a notice from each of two property owners objecting to the inclusion of their properties on the Heritage Register for the following addresses: 1771 Bayview Avenue 36 Green Valley Road On December 18, 2024, City Council adopted Item 2024.NY19.12 which included a grouping of similar and related properties at 1747, 1751, 1759, 1763, 1767, 1771, 1773, and 1775 Bayview Avenue 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 1771 Bayview Avenue contains a two-storey, brick and stone clad, residential apartment building constructed in the mid-1930s. On June 25, 2025, City Council adopted Item 2025.NY24.9 which included the property at 36 Green Valley Road on the City's Heritage Register. Located in the Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills neighbourhood on the east side of Green Valley Road where it terminates at the northern boundary of the Rosedale Golf Club, the property at 36 Green Valley contains a one-storey detached, Mid-Century Modern house-form building. 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 sets out 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. Following a review of the objections to listing submitted for 1771 Bayview Avenue and 36 Green Valley Road, staff are of the opinion that the subject properties hold cultural heritage value. Staff recommend that Council continue to include these properties 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 1771 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. In consideration of the objection made under subsection 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 36 Green Valley Road 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 1771 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. In consideration of the objection made under subsection 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 36 Green Valley Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.
PB35.5adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations and demolition of heritage attributes proposed under Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the Part IV designated heritage property at 294-318 Lawrence Avenue East. The properties at 294 (including 296), 306 and 318 Lawrence Avenue East, which now constitute the campus of the Toronto French School (TFS), are designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by By-law No. 688-2024, enacted by City Council on June 27, 2024. The Heritage Permit application is being made to allow for the construction of a new 350-seat Performing Arts Centre (PAC) and the conversion of the house form structure at 306 Lawrence Avenue East into the offices of the Head of School and Registrar. The PAC will be located to the north of and physically connected to the existing structure at 306 Lawrence Avenue East. The PAC is designed and sited to appear as a distinct structure set back from the designated residential structures, visually subordinating it when viewed from Lawrence Avenue. The proposal would see the demolition of a recent addition to the rear of 306 Lawrence Avenue East. Heritage Planning staff has reviewed supporting materials for the submission including plans and drawings submitted as part of a Site Plan Control application prepared by CS&P Architects dated May 13, 2025 and a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) prepared by Stevens Burgess Architects Ltd. dated January 2025. Heritage staff are satisfied that the proposal will limit impacts to the heritage attributes of the property through appropriate mitigation, while allowing the TFS to continue offering new arts programs.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the application to alter the designated heritage property at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, in accordance with Section 33 and Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a three-storey, 350-seat Performing Arts Centre in accordance with the plans and drawings dated May 13, 2025 prepared by CS+P Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) prepared by Stevens Burgess Architects Ltd. dated January 2025 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan and a Landscape Plan, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to conditions. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated heritage property at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and its consent to the demolition of heritage attributes at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, under Part IV, Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act are subject to the following conditions: a. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the HIA prepared by Stevens Burgess Architects Ltd. dated January 2025 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning for the property at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, demonstrating how it will support the cultural heritage value of the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.1 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; 4. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation and Landscape Plans; and b. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.a.4 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan and Landscape Plan, and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the application to alter the designated heritage property at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, in accordance with Section 33 and Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a three-storey, 350-seat Performing Arts Centre in accordance with the plans and drawings dated May 13, 2025 prepared by CS+P Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) prepared by Stevens Burgess Architects Ltd. dated January 2025 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan and a Landscape Plan, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to conditions. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated heritage property at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and its consent to the demolition of heritage attributes at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, under Part IV, Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act are subject to the following conditions: a. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the HIA prepared by Stevens Burgess Architects Ltd. dated January 2025 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning for the property at 306 Lawrence Avenue East, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, demonstrating how it will support the cultural heritage value of the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.1 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; 4. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation and Landscape Plans; and b. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.a.4 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan and Landscape Plan, and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
PB35.6adopted
This report recommends that City Council refuse the proposal to erect a structure on and adjacent to the property at 2 Whitney Avenue under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The subject site is a "B-rated" property located in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District (HCD). The applicant is seeking retro-active approval for the retention and completion of a partially constructed masonry wall, a structure that was erected without a heritage permit. All public and private lands within the boundaries of a heritage conservation district are designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. The proposed wall, a substantial portion of which was built prior to the owner of 2 Whitney Avenue stopping work at the City's request, does not comply with the North Rosedale HCD Plan, the Official Plan or the Parks Canada Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. As such, staff recommend that this application be refused.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the proposal to construct a structure on lands subject to an encroachment agreement adjacent to 2 Whitney Avenue, a property within the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as outlined in the Applicants' Submission by Matthew and Michele McGrath on July 25, 2025.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the proposal to construct a structure on lands subject to an encroachment agreement adjacent to 2 Whitney Avenue, a property within the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as outlined in the Applicants' Submission by Matthew and Michele McGrath on July 25, 2025.
PB35.7adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed demolition of the existing 11-storey building located at 15 Toronto Street in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District, and approve the design of a replacement structure, in accordance with Section 42(1) 2 and 42(1) 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with conditions. The property is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District. The subject property is identified as 'non-contributing' in the District Plan. The District Plan allows for the demolition of buildings or structures on a non-contributing property. The proposed new 56-storey mixed-use building complies with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District. The subject development application also requires approval under the Planning Act. The recommendations contained within this report relate solely to approvals required under the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the demolition of the 'non-contributing' building and the erection of a new mixed-use building at 15 Toronto Street in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with subsections 42(1) 4 and 42(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and subject to the following conditions: a. that the related Zoning By-law Amendment has come into full force and effect; b. that the replacement building for 15 Toronto Street is substantially in accordance with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by BDP Quadrangle Architects Ltd., dated May 2025, and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by GBCA Architects Ltd., dated July 30, 2022, and revised August 24, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and c. that prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 15 Toronto Street including a demolition permit, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing 'non-contributing' building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner provides the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning: 1. final building permit drawings for the replacement building, including the design of the replacement building, is consistent with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Conservation District Plan substantially in accordance with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by BDP Quadrangle Architects Ltd., dated May 2025, and the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Conservation District Plan.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the demolition of the 'non-contributing' building and the erection of a new mixed-use building at 15 Toronto Street in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with subsections 42(1) 4 and 42(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and subject to the following conditions: a. that the related Zoning By-law Amendment has come into full force and effect; b. that the replacement building for 15 Toronto Street is substantially in accordance with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by BDP Quadrangle Architects Ltd., dated May 2025, and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by GBCA Architects Ltd., dated July 30, 2022, and revised August 24, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and c. that prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 15 Toronto Street including a demolition permit, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing 'non-contributing' building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner provides the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning: 1. final building permit drawings for the replacement building, including the design of the replacement building, is consistent with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Conservation District Plan substantially in accordance with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by BDP Quadrangle Architects Ltd., dated May 2025, and the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Conservation District Plan.
PB35.8adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the demolition, with conditions, of the low stone wall and gate posts that outline the southern edge of the designated heritage property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West. The wall and gateposts are noted as heritage attributes within the designation by-law for this property and as such their demolition requires approval under Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The demolition of the structure is required to allow for the construction of the proposed Royal York-Eglinton Station as part of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension ("ECWE") rapid transit line. The approval would be subject to conditions requiring a matching wall with gateposts to be reconstructed in the same location using the original stone following the construction of the new transit station. The property is currently owned by the City of Toronto. Located on the north side of Eglinton Avenue West, the subject property is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and includes a 2.5-storey house-form building, known as the Mary Reid House that is set at the rear of the lot. The house was constructed in 1939 as a country residence in what was intended to be a small residential enclave similar to those in the nearby Kingsway Park area. However, the remainder of the subdivision was not developed as envisioned and consequently this property remains as a reminder of the intended appearance of this part of Etobicoke. It is a well crafted example of a Period Revival style house that was designed and set in landscaping that was inspired by the English Garden City Movement. The low-stone wall with gate posts along the southern frontage reflects the style and character of the house as well as the intended relationship that the landscaped gardens were planned to have had with the roads in this part of Etobicoke. The Mary Reid House will remain in situ and no other alterations to the property will be required for the proposed new station construction.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to demolish, by way of deconstruction and salvage, the stone wall and gateposts at the designated property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for construction of a new transit station, in accordance with the Memorandum dated July 29, 2025 prepared by West End Connectors (that includes a Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Arup dated July 10, 2024, and attachments relating to documentation, dismantling and storage specifications) and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with salvage, storage, reconstruction, landscape and interpretation plans all satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council direct that its consent to demolish the stone wall and gateposts at the designated property at 4200 Eglington Avenue West, is subject to the following conditions: a. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, 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 applicant shall: 1. provide full documentation of the existing stone wall and gateposts, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a Memorandum from a qualified heritage consultant or a qualified heritage professional with dry stone wall construction experience, that generally describes the methodology to be followed to deconstruct the wall and gateposts, salvage original material, store the original material and reconstruct the demolished attributes within a restored landscape, including an estimate of all costs, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including a provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure the estimated cost of all work as set out in the approved methodology Memorandum and cost estimates required in Recommendation 2.a.2 above; and b. that prior to the issuance of any permit for any above grade construction works for all or any part of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, including a heritage permit or a building permit for any above ground construction works, but excluding permits for shoring and excavation works, for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the applicant shall: 1. provide a detailed Reconstruction Plan for the stone wall and gateposts prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, or a qualified heritage professional with dry stone wall construction experience; and thereafter shall implement such a Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. Provide a Landscape Plan that supports the heritage values and attributes of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, as stated in the Designation By-law No. 221-2016, and includes details of the proposed station skylight 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; 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; and c. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit, required in Recommendation 2.a.3 above, the owner or applicant shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required demolition, reconstruction and landscaping work has been completed in accordance with the approved methodology Memorandum required in Recommendation 2.a.2 above on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Reconstruction, Landscape and Interpretation Plans required in Recommendation 2.b.1. above, 2.b.2 above. and 2.b.3 above; and that an appropriate standard of work has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to demolish, by way of deconstruction and salvage, the stone wall and gateposts at the designated property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for construction of a new transit station, in accordance with the Memorandum dated July 29, 2025 prepared by West End Connectors (that includes a Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Arup dated July 10, 2024, and attachments relating to documentation, dismantling and storage specifications) and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with salvage, storage, reconstruction, landscape and interpretation plans all satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council direct that its consent to demolish the stone wall and gateposts at the designated property at 4200 Eglington Avenue West, is subject to the following conditions: a. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, 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 applicant shall: 1. provide full documentation of the existing stone wall and gateposts, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a Memorandum from a qualified heritage consultant or a qualified heritage professional with dry stone wall construction experience, that generally describes the methodology to be followed to deconstruct the wall and gateposts, salvage original material, store the original material and reconstruct the demolished attributes within a restored landscape, including an estimate of all costs, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including a provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure the estimated cost of all work as set out in the approved methodology Memorandum and cost estimates required in Recommendation 2.a.2 above; and b. that prior to the issuance of any permit for any above grade construction works for all or any part of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, including a heritage permit or a building permit for any above ground construction works, but excluding permits for shoring and excavation works, for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the applicant shall: 1. provide a detailed Reconstruction Plan for the stone wall and gateposts prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, or a qualified heritage professional with dry stone wall construction experience; and thereafter shall implement such a Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. Provide a Landscape Plan that supports the heritage values and attributes of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West, as stated in the Designation By-law No. 221-2016, and includes details of the proposed station skylight 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; 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; and c. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit, required in Recommendation 2.a.3 above, the owner or applicant shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required demolition, reconstruction and landscaping work has been completed in accordance with the approved methodology Memorandum required in Recommendation 2.a.2 above on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Reconstruction, Landscape and Interpretation Plans required in Recommendation 2.b.1. above, 2.b.2 above. and 2.b.3 above; and that an appropriate standard of work has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
PB35.9adopted
On August 31, 2022, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit a 64-storey mixed-use building with 25,700 square metres of non-residential gross floor area and 704 dwelling units. The historic Shell Oil Building at 505 University Avenue was proposed to be demolished, with some of its materials re-used in the construction of a new base building. On October 23, 2023, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "Tribunal") due to Council's failure to make a decision within the timeframe in the Planning Act for 505 University Avenue. On February 23, 2024, an Official Plan Amendment application was submitted to establish a Site and Area Specific Policy and among other matters, amend the Downtown Plan to remove the requirement to replace the existing non-residential gross floor area in the proposed development. On July 9, 2024, the applicant appealed the Official Plan Amendment application to the Tribunal due to Council's failure to make a decision within the timeframe in the Planning Act. The Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 505 University Avenue are referred to as the "Original Development Applications". On September 2, 2025, the owner filed a Heritage Permit Application requesting Council's consent to demolish the designated heritage property at 505 University Avenue. This report focuses on the owner's Heritage Permit application (described below) under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which requests City Council's consent to demolish the historic former Shell Oil Building at the designated property at 505 University Avenue. The Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA Architects dated August 22, 2025 (the "HIA"), including a comprehensive structural review (Heritage Retention Study) prepared by Jeff Watson, P. Eng, Jablonsky Ast and Partners dated November 25, 2024 (the "Heritage Structural Study") and a Site Investigation Report by Clifford Restoration dated October 8, 2024 and Stone Cladding memo prepared by Clifford Restoration dated January 13, 2025 (the "Site Investigation/Restoration Report") (collectively, the "Applicant's Heritage Impact Documents") all contained in Public Attachment 3 to this Report. The Applicant's Heritage Impact Documents state that the demolition is being requested because of structural concerns with the existing building resulting from an "imbalance in the stiffness between the flexibility of the structural steel frame and that of the stiff Queenston Limestone masonry exterior". This imbalance will over time cause the stone to become "over-stressed" and crack. The Applicant's Heritage Impact Documents state that repairing the cracks will over time result in "a patchwork of mis-matched stones" that will result in "an accelerating loss of heritage value". The Applicant's Heritage Consultant therefore recommends that the building be carefully dismantled and the Queenston Limestone be salvaged and reused as part of a new building that would commemorate the heritage building by incorporating its reconstructed facades as part of a new mixed-used building. The owner now seeks City Council's consent to demolish the designated property at 505 University Avenue. Council requires the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in respect of matters which may impact a designated heritage property.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (September 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (September 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (September 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.
PB35.10adopted
Proposed 2026 Meeting Schedule for Toronto Preservation Board
A draft schedule of meetings for 2026 has been developed with Heritage Planning and the Board Secretariat and is outlined in the recommendations.
The Toronto Preservation Board adopted the following dates and times as a schedule of meetings for 2026: Date: Monday, January 19, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Monday, March 30, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 2/Video Conference Date: Monday, April 27, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 2/Video Conference Date: Monday, June 8, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Monday, July 6, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Monday, November 16, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chair, Toronto Preservation Board, recommends that: 1. The Toronto Preservation Board adopt the following dates and times as a schedule of meetings for 2026: Date: Monday, January 19, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Monday, March 30, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 2/Video Conference Date: Monday, April 27, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 2/Video Conference Date: Monday, June 8, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Monday, July 6, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Monday, November 16, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Committee Room 1/Video Conference