Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 15 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.
PB36.1adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1 St. Clair Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The Modernist building at 1 St. Clair Avenue West, largely conceived by 1963 and constructed in 1967-1968, represents a significant and unique example of precast concrete architecture in Toronto. The pleasing visual rhythm and proportions of the modular curtain wall system comprised of identical precast concrete panels hung on the north, east and south elevations, along with the deep profiles and rounded corners of their openings exemplify the sculptural possibilities of this material. Prominently located at the southwest corner of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue in the City's Deer Park neighbourhood, the building at 1 St. Clair Avenue West anchors this important midtown intersection where it reflects the evolution of the area from a largely residential, low-rise 19th-century concession road beyond the City's northern boundary to a major commercial and intermodal transportation hub since the mid-20th century. Heritage Planning staff have undertaken research and evaluation and determined that the subject property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under all three categories of design, associative and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. 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. A development application submitted to the City proposes to amend the zoning by-law to permit the redevelopment of the site with a 49-storey mixed use building, incorporating the existing 12-storey office building. The proposed development will include the 12-storey office building with three storeys of amenities and a residential tower above. The proposed development will have a total of 340 units, at a range of unit sizes from 1-bedroom to 3-bedrooms. This application is to be reviewed concurrently with site plan application No. 22 137783 STE 12 SA. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice in February 2022 following the application having been deemed complete on December 17, 2021. A waiver received by the City with a deadline of July 31, 2022 requires that this Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council before that date. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and an HIA will be requested and considered as a part of the development process in order to understand how the 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 Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report (CHER) completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated February 8, 2022 was submitted to support the application.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1 St. Clair Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1 St. Clair Avenue West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, June 17, 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 1 St. Clair Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1 St. Clair Avenue West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, June 17, 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.
PB36.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act) in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the site. This report also recommends that City Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property. The subject property is located at the northwest corner of Dundas Street West and Burnhamthorpe Road. The property was formerly the Islington Methodist Church built in the mid-19th century, and was later the first Etobicoke Township Hall. The building is composed of three parts. In the front, a 1946 Georgian Revival addition facing Dundas Street West, a central segment comprising the original Methodist Church that was built in 1843 (reclad in 1888), and to the rear behind is another addition built in 1946. The complex was designated 1979 for its significance as a historical landmark as the first municipal hall for the Township of Etobicoke, for its contextual value within the streetscape, and for its architectural design value. In conjunction with a Zoning Amendment Application (File No. 19 264443 WET 03 OZ) and Site Plan Application (22 139883 WET 03 SA), the development proposes a 9-storey building on the properties located at 4916-4946 Dundas Street West and 4-16 Burnhamthorpe Road in order to create 199 seniors residence rental suites, including 29 memory care suites, 90 assisted living suites, 80 independent living suites, and retail at grade. The former Etobicoke Township Hall building will be incorporated into this development and used for restaurant purposes on the ground floor with private dining and amenity space on the upper floor. The proposal involves the demolition of the rear 1940s addition to the heritage building along with a 1980s complex of retail buildings which connected to its east wall. The Georgian Revival front addition from the 1940s will be retained and restored while the central Methodist Church segment of the building from the 1840s will be retained and restored with the exception of a portion of the east wall that is being removed to create a two-storey connection to the new development.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated property at 4946 Dundas Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new nine-storey mixed-use building with the alterations to the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2022, prepared by Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated March, 2022 prepared by EVOQ Architecture, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2022, prepared by Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated March, 2022 prepared by EVOQ Architecture, subject to and in accordance with approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City 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 4946 Dundas Street West prepared by EVOQ Architecture and dated March, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Recommendation b.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 4946 Dundas Street West, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to theSenior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 4946 Dundas Street 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, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 20.32 cm X 25.4 cm (8" x 10") colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 4946 Dundas Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated property at 4946 Dundas Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new nine-storey mixed-use building with the alterations to the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2022, prepared by Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated March, 2022 prepared by EVOQ Architecture, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2022, prepared by Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated March, 2022 prepared by EVOQ Architecture, subject to and in accordance with approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, 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 4946 Dundas Street West prepared by EVOQ Architecture and dated March, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Recommendation b.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 4946 Dundas Street West, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 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 detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 4946 Dundas Street 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 owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 20.32 cm X 25.4 cm (8" x 10") colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 4946 Dundas Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West.
PB36.3adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the Telfer Paper Box Company building at 14 Duncan Street (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act) in connection with a Zoning By-law Amendment application on the subject property. In addition, authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement is also requested. The subject property is located within the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District (under appeal) and contains the Telfer Paper Box Building, a three-storey structure on a raised basement that was constructed in 1902 by the Telfer Manufacturing Company according to the designs of the well-known Toronto architects Gregg and Gregg. The property is fashioned in the Edwardian Classical style. Occupied for 60 years by the Telfer Paper Box Company, the facility was expanded in 1906 by Wickson and Gregg and again in 1925, when a westward extension was added as was a fourth-storey to this wing. The property was modified at the end of the 20th century when it was converted for commercial uses and continues to contribute to the distinctive heritage character of the King-Spadina neighbourhood, which is grounded in its early-mid 20th-century transformation as the city's primary manufacturing hub and its fashion district identity. The development application proposes the construction of a 48-storey tower and a new base building, removal of the 1989 additions and interior portions of 14 Duncan Street and a conservation strategy that includes both restoration and rehabilitation of the Duncan and Pearl Street facades of the heritage building.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 14 Duncan Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new 48 storey tower and podium with alterations to the building on the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated February 24, 2022 prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 28, 2022 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 14 Duncan Street substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 24, 2022 prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 28, 2022 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City 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 14 Duncan Street prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, dated February 28, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Recommendation 1.b.1. and 1.b.2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. c. That prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at 14 Duncan Street the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 14 Duncan 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, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.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, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.2 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, required heritage lighting work, and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 14 Duncan Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 14 Duncan Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 14 Duncan Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new 48 storey tower and podium with alterations to the building on the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated February 24, 2022 prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 28, 2022 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 14 Duncan Street substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 24, 2022 prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 28, 2022 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, 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 14 Duncan Street prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, dated February 28, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Recommendation 1.b.1. and 1.b.2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. c. That prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at 14 Duncan Street the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. 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. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning. 4. Submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 14 Duncan 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. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.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. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.2 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, required heritage lighting work, and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 14 Duncan Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 14 Duncan Street.
PB36.4adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations to the heritage property at 575 Queen Street West under Part V, Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the property as a mixed use commercial and residential building. The subject property is categorized as a contributing building in the Queen Street West Heritage Conservation District (QSWHCD) Plan and comprises a three-storey Italianate style commercial building constructed c. 1884-1892. In connection with a minor variance application, the development proposal involves the addition of a fourth storey with partial fifth storey loft stepped back 4.6 metres above the existing three storey building. The addition will result in a total building height of approximately 17 metres, which is 1 metre above what is permitted in the QSWHCD Plan. The existing, non-original storefront will be replaced with a new storefront that is consistent with the QSWHCD Plan. The existing paint will be gently removed from the building's historic brick and historically appropriate wood windows will be installed. The proposal also involves several alterations which are not visible from the public realm along Queen Street West, and as such do not require permission under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Staff are supportive of the proposal to rehabilitate the property at 575 Queen Street West and are satisfied that the additional height is appropriately mitigated. The instatement of an improved storefront and historically appropriate wood windows, along with the restoration of the building's historic brick, will conserve the cultural heritage values, attributes and character of the on-site heritage resource and enhance the heritage character of the Queen Street West Heritage Conservation District.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the exterior alterations to the heritage property at 575 Queen Street West, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated June 10, 2022, prepared by Battaglia Architect Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 575 Queen Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the property as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, a description of materials and finishes including specifications of the products and techniques to be used to be prepared by the heritage architect to the satisfaction of 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 approve the exterior alterations to the heritage property at 575 Queen Street West, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated June 10, 2022, prepared by Battaglia Architect Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 575 Queen Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the property as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, a description of materials and finishes including specifications of the products and techniques to be used to be prepared by the heritage architect to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
PB36.5adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the heritage property at 462 Wellington Street West, in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the site. This report also recommends that City Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for this property. The property at 462 Wellington Ave West is listed on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. It is also considered as contributing within the Council-approved King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District (under appeal). At its meeting on May 11 and 12, 2022, City Council issued a Notice of Intention to Designate under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act for this property. The property at 462 Wellington Street West is situated on the north side of Wellington Street West between Portland Street and Spadina Avenue in the King-Spadina neighbourhood. It contains the Northrop & Lyman Co. Building, a five-storey factory/warehouse type building that was constructed in 1917 for Northrop & Lyman Co. Ltd. This application proposes to amend the zoning by-law to permit a 15-storey (50 metres) mixed-use building with office, retail and senior's retirement residential uses, including a total of 134 independent, assisted living and memory care dwelling units and suites. The existing heritage building at 462 Wellington Street West is on the west portion of the site currently occupied with office uses. The heritage building is proposed to be conserved entirely and in situ and re-used for office purposes with retail uses at grade. The proposal includes a total of 23,053 square metres of gross floor area, of which 7,850 square metres is proposed for non-residential uses. A Privately-Owned and Publicly-Accessible Open Space (POPS) is proposed at the north end of the site.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property to permit a 15-storey (50 metres) mixed-use building with office, retail and senior's retirement residential uses at 462 Wellington Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 14, 2022, prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by Philip Goldsmith, dated April 14, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 462 Wellington Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 14, 2022, prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by Philip Goldsmith, dated April 14, 2022, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 462 Wellington Street West, prepared by Philip Goldsmith, dated April 14, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Recommendation b.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 462 Wellington Street West, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 462 Wellington Street 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, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 462 Wellington Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 462 Wellington Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property to permit a 15-storey (50 metres) mixed-use building with office, retail and senior's retirement residential uses at 462 Wellington Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 14, 2022, prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by Philip Goldsmith, dated April 14, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 462 Wellington Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 14, 2022, prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by Philip Goldsmith, dated April 14, 2022, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 462 Wellington Street West, prepared by Philip Goldsmith, dated April 14, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Recommendation b.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 462 Wellington Street West, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. 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. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 462 Wellington Street 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 owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 462 Wellington Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 462 Wellington Street West.
PB36.6adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the properties at 110-116 Avenue Road under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the site. This report also recommends that City Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for heritage properties at 110-112 Avenue Road. Located on the west side of Avenue Road at the intersection with Tranby Avenue, south of Davenport Road the properties at 110-112 Avenue Road form a pair of semi-detached houses constructed in 1891 reflecting both Queen Anne Revival and Richardsonian Romanesque architectural styles. The properties at 114-116 Avenue Road are vacant lots. The subject lands are part of the East Annex Heritage Conservation District (By-law 1994- 0520). In conjunction with a Zoning Bylaw Amendment application, the development proposal is for a 9-storey mixed-use building at 110-116 Avenue Road. The proposed alterations retain and incorporate the heritage buildings at 110-112 Avenue Road and are consistent with the existing heritage policy framework. The proposals are considered acceptable within the broader conservation strategy and the heritage impacts will be appropriately mitigated.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 110-112 Avenue Road and the erection of a new building at 114-116 Avenue Road, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 9-storey building, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with architectural drawings dated April 29, 2022, prepared by Richard Wengle Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Ltd dated May 2, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 110-112 Avenue Road in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 29, 2022 prepared by Richard Wengle Architect and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment for 110-116 Avenue Road prepared by ERA Architects Ltd., dated May 2, 2022 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 110-116 Avenue Road prepared by ERA Architects Ltd., dated May 2, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties located 110-116 Avenue Road the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage features to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City 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, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. Submit a Signage Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 110-116 Avenue Road, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties, 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 USB 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, Urban Design, City Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, 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, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 110-112 Avenue Road in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property 110-112 Avenue Road.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 110-112 Avenue Road and the erection of a new building at 114-116 Avenue Road, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 9-storey building, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with architectural drawings dated April 29, 2022, prepared by Richard Wengle Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Ltd dated May 2, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 110-112 Avenue Road in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 29, 2022 prepared by Richard Wengle Architect and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment for 110-116 Avenue Road prepared by ERA Architects Ltd., dated May 2, 2022 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 110-116 Avenue Road prepared by ERA Architects Ltd., dated May 2, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties located 110-116 Avenue Road the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage features 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 detailed Landscape Plan for 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 and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Submit a Signage Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 110-116 Avenue Road, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties, 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 USB 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. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, 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, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 110-112 Avenue Road in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property 110-112 Avenue Road.
PB36.7adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the property at 103 Heath Street W (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act) under Section 33 of the Ontario Act, in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the site. This report also recommends that City Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property. Built in c. 1892-1893, the property at 103 Heath Street West features a 2½-storey house-form building. It is notable as a Late Victorian-era dwelling that incorporates both Bay-and-Gable and Queen Anne Style architectural features and stands as a defining property within a group of varied architectural types and styles on Heath Street. The property is significant for being one of the earliest surviving houses representative of an early period in the planned land development of the street and the Deer Park community. The development site also contains an adjacent two-storey house-form building at 101 Heath Street West, which was not identified as a significant heritage resource and is slated to be removed as part of the proposal. As a part of the redevelopment of the site and a concurrent Site Plan Application (20 152778 STE 12 SA), the proposal includes retention in-situ and rehabilitation of the north elevation of the property, and retention of approximately 10 metre deep portions of both the adjacent east and west side walls. The rear portion of the dwelling will be removed to accommodate a three-storey (12 m) residential building consisting of 10 dwelling units.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 103 Heath Street West in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 3 storey building with 10 residential units incorporating the heritage building, for the properties at 101-103 Heath Street West, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 11, 2021, prepared by RAW Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the property located at 101-103 Heath Street West the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 103 Heath Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 11, 2021, prepared by RAW Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 103 Heath Street West prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 101-103 Heath Street 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 buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.2, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Landscape Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 103 Heath Street West in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 3 storey building with 10 residential units incorporating the heritage building, for the properties at 101-103 Heath Street West, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 11, 2021, prepared by RAW Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the property located at 101-103 Heath Street West the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 103 Heath Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 11, 2021, prepared by RAW Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 103 Heath Street West prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 101-103 Heath Street 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 buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.2, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Landscape Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
PB36.8adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations for the designated heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for this property. This is in connection with an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment application for properties at 1913-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road and 22 Davisville Avenue that was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT"). A settlement offer for this application was accepted by City Council in February 2022. One of the conditions of this approval was that, prior to the OLT order being issued, the applicant submit and receive approval from City Council under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the proposed alterations to the heritage building at 1913 Yonge Street and the applicant enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for this heritage property. Dating to circa 1927, the property at 1913 Yonge Street is a representative example of a main street commercial row building from the interwar period. It retains its original scale, form, and massing as a two-storey brick building with a flat roof, along with original architectural details above its storefront. It is part of a row of main street buildings at the intersection of Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue that was once the heart of the historic village of Davisville. This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations for the heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street, in connection with the settlement proposal for 1913-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road and 22 Davisville Avenue to allow the construction of two residential towers with an 8 storey base building.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that, 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Core Architects Inc., submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum prepared by GBCA Architects for 1951 Yonge Street (which covers 1913-1951 Yonge Street), dated December 24, 2021, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2., all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street is also subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for 1913-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road and 22 Davisville Avenue, the owner shall complete the following matters, or, in the event that one or more of these matters has not been completed by the owner before August 12, 2022, City Council directs the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal impose as part of the final Zoning By-law Amendment a Holding ("H") provision until such time as the outstanding matters have been completed, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by Core Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum for 1951 Yonge Street (which covers 1913-1951 Yonge Street) prepared by GBCA Architects, dated December 24, 2021; and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum for 1951 Yonge Street (which covers 1913-1951 Yonge Street), prepared by GBCA Architects, dated December 24, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Recommendation 2.a.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the properties at 1913-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road and 22 Davisville Avenue heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the property at 1913 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the property at 1913 Yonge Street, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Submit a Signage Plan for the property at 1913 Yonge Street to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the property at 1913 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan. 7. Provide full documentation of the existing property at 1913 Yonge Street, 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 existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit, as required in recommendation 2.b.6, 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 Conservation Plan standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 1913 Yonge Street 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 Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 1913 Yonge Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that, 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Core Architects Inc., submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum prepared by GBCA Architects for 1951 Yonge Street (which covers 1913-1951 Yonge Street), dated December 24, 2021, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2., all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street is also subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for 1913-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road and 22 Davisville Avenue, the owner shall complete the following matters, or, in the event that one or more of these matters has not been completed by the owner before August 12, 2022, City Council directs the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal impose as part of the final Zoning By-law Amendment a Holding ("H") provision until such time as the outstanding matters have been completed, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by Core Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum for 1951 Yonge Street (which covers 1913-1951 Yonge Street) prepared by GBCA Architects, dated December 24, 2021; and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum for 1951 Yonge Street (which covers 1913-1951 Yonge Street), prepared by GBCA Architects, dated December 24, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Recommendation 2.a.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the properties at 1913-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road and 22 Davisville Avenue heritage property at 1913 Yonge Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the property at 1913 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the property at 1913 Yonge Street, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Submit a Signage Plan for the property at 1913 Yonge Street to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the property at 1913 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan. 7. Provide full documentation of the existing property at 1913 Yonge Street, 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 existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit, as required in recommendation 2.b.6, 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 Conservation Plan 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 entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 1913 Yonge Street 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 Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 1913 Yonge Street.
PB36.9adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the demolition of the current dwelling and the design of a replacement structure located at 12-14 Bishop Street in accordance with Section 42(1) 2 and 42 (1) 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The subject property is a designated property under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act and is located within the Yorkville-Hazelton Heritage Conservation District (YHHCD). The proposal is to demolish the existing 2½-storey building at 12-14 Bishop Street containing two semi-detached dwellings and to construct a new detached three-storey dwelling. The existing structure at 12-14 Bishop satisfies the required policy criteria in the District Plan for permitted demolition: it is structurally unsound, has minimal heritage value, is not essential to the heritage character of the area, and the replacement building complies with the District Plan guidelines and zoning.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the demolition of the heritage building at 14 Bishop Street, located within the Yorkville Hazelton Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 (1) 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act and the erection of a building in accordance with Section 42 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following: a. City Council approve the replacement structure for 14 Bishop Street as shown in the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by Richard Wengle Architect Inc., dated April 19, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and that the replacement structure be constructed substantially in accordance with the submitted plans. b. That prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 14 Bishop Street including a demolition permit, but excluding permits for interior work, 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 provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 1. Photo documentation of the existing structure at 12-14 Bishop Street. 2. Final building permit drawings for the replacement structure and Landscape Plan consistent with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by Richard Wengle Architect Inc. dated April 19, 2022, and in accordance with the Yorkville Hazelton Heritage 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 heritage building at 14 Bishop Street, located within the Yorkville Hazelton Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 (1) 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act and the erection of a building in accordance with Section 42 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following: a. City Council approve the replacement structure for 14 Bishop Street as shown in the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by Richard Wengle Architect Inc., dated April 19, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and that the replacement structure be constructed substantially in accordance with the submitted plans. b. That prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 14 Bishop Street including a demolition permit, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the applicant provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning: 1. Photo documentation of the existing structure at 12-14 Bishop Street. 2. Final building permit drawings for the replacement structure and Landscape Plan consistent with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by Richard Wengle Architect Inc. dated April 19, 2022, and in accordance with the Yorkville Hazelton Heritage Conservation District Plan.
PB36.10adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the demolition of a "C" rated building within the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District (SRHCD), and approve the design of a replacement house located at 31 Nanton Avenue in accordance with Section 42(1) 2 and 42 (1) 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act. This property is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. The SRHCD Plan allows for the demolition of a "C" rated building provided that the replacement building design complies with the SRHCD Plan guidelines for new buildings and the applicable zoning by-laws. The proposed new three-storey detached house meets the general intent of the SRHCD Plan's guidelines and would not detract from nearby rated heritage buildings in the immediate context. The subject application also requires approval under the Planning Act (Minor Variance). The recommendations contained within this report relate solely to approvals required under the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the demolition of the heritage building at 31 Nanton Avenue, a "C" rated structure in the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 (1) 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act and the erection of a building in accordance with Section 42 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following: a. City Council approve the replacement structure for 31 Nanton Avenue as shown in the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by ERA Architects on April 25th, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and that the replacement structure be constructed substantially in accordance with the submitted plans. b. That prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 31 Nanton Avenue including a demolition permit, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing "C" rated building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the applicant provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 1. Photo documentation of the existing structure at 31 Nanton Avenue. 2. Final building permit drawings for the replacement structure and a landscape plan consistent with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by ERA Architects on April 25th, 2022 and the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District (SRHCD) Plan.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the demolition of the heritage building at 31 Nanton Avenue, a "C" rated structure in the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 (1) 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act and the erection of a building in accordance with Section 42 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following: a. City Council approve the replacement structure for 31 Nanton Avenue as shown in the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by ERA Architects on April 25th, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and that the replacement structure be constructed substantially in accordance with the submitted plans. b. That prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 31 Nanton Avenue including a demolition permit, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing "C" rated building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the applicant provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning: 1. Photo documentation of the existing structure at 31 Nanton Avenue. 2. Final building permit drawings for the replacement structure and a landscape plan consistent with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by ERA Architects on April 25th, 2022 and the SRHCD Plan.
PB36.11adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 544 and 550 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. Located on the northwest corner of Queen Street East and River Street in the historic Corktown neighbourhood, the properties are comprised of two former factory buildings - National Electric Heating Co. Ltd. and The New Method Laundry Co. Ltd. which were brought together as a single building complex in 1982-83 during its adaptive reuse. The former National Electric Heating Co. Ltd building, completed in 1910 as a three-storey structure with a parapet/false front above its third-storey cornice and added to shortly thereafter to complete the fourth storey, and its adjacent building, the former New Method Laundry Co. Ltd building, designed by Toronto architect J.A. MacKenzie, with its 1923 additions, represent a pair of significant examples of Edwardian Classicism style buildings in the warehouse/factory building type. The simplicity of their rectangular plan and flat roof form, symmetries found in the façade compositions, rhythm of unadorned brick pilasters with contrasting precast concrete details in the Edwardian Classism style, highlighting the main entrances as well as oversized industrial warehouse windows, exemplify the style as applied to this typology. The property at 550 Queen Street East was listed on the City's Heritage Register on December 16, 2020 and was first identified as a "Warehouse / Factory" in the King- Parliament Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment (2019). The nineteenth and early twentieth century warehouse/factory building type is a large building type, generally occupying a significant portion of a city block and reaching 2-4 storeys in height. Its internal post-and-beam structure is indicated in the elevations with regular bays of uniformly sized window openings. Typically clad in brick, its principal, street-facing elevation is usually elaborately designed with stone trim and classical-style elements which could be featured at the entrance, the windows, string courses and roof lines. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 544 and 550 Queen Street East and determined that the properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the criteria of design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual value. As such, the properties are a significant built heritage resource. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on January 17, 2017. The application submitted to the City for the property municipally known as 28 River Street and 550 Queen Street East proposes to amend the zoning by-law, By-law 438-86, solely in respect of the property at 28 River Street in order to facilitate a 15-storey mixed-use building containing 162 dwelling units and 458 square metres of ground floor commercial space with a total gross floor area of 11,752 square metres. The application is not subject to a prescribed event under the Ontario Heritage Act as it dates prior to July 1st, 2021. On April 26, 27 and 28, 2017, City Council adopted the recommendations of Community Planning staff to refuse the application. The Applicant appealed City Council's decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The appeal was assigned Case No. PL170622 and is now filed as OLT-22-03289. On June 8, 2022, the owner/applicant submitted a "with prejudice" settlement offer to the City. The revised proposal expands the development site to include the property at 550 Queen Street East in order to facilitate an 18 storey (60 metre) mixed-use building with 465 m2 of retail facing River Street, a total of 1,405 m2 of office space and a mixture of live/work, townhouse and apartment style residential units (380 residential units) and includes 106 parking spaces. The proposed development retains and modifies the existing building listed on the City's Heritage Register. 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 designation of this property is not subject to Section 29(1.2) as the application was complete prior to July 1, 2021. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 544 and 550 Queen Street East (including the entrance addresses at 554 Queen Street East and 2 and 10 River Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 544 and 550 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, July 5, 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 properties at 544 and 550 Queen Street East (including the entrance addresses at 554 Queen Street East and 2 and 10 River Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 544 and 550 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, July 5, 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.
PB36.12adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1196-1204 and 1206-1210 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. Located on the west side of Yonge Street directly north of Birch Avenue within the Summerhill neighbourhood and adjacent to the Deer Park, Ramsden Park and South Rosedale neighbourhoods, the properties at 1196-1204 Yonge Street comprise a main street commercial block building constructed in 1889. The adjacent three properties at 1206-1210 Yonge Street to the north contain 2-storey main street commercial row buildings constructed together in 1907-1908. The building anchoring the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Birch Avenue represents a unique architectural adaptation of an existing late-19th century commercial block building by repositioning (lowering) the storefront level to align with the 1914-1916 regrading of this portion of Yonge Street to accommodate a new vehicular underpass/railway overpass across Yonge for the intersecting CPR rail line. As a collection, the commercial buildings located at the properties at 1196-1210 Yonge Street anchor the northwest quadrant of this historically significant intersection of Yonge Street and the railway crossing. Together they stand as surviving examples of the area's historic Main street streetscape prior to the early-20th century introduction of transportation infrastructure and yields an understanding of the evolution of Yonge Street in Summerhill, culminating in the current configuration at this location. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 1196-1204 and 1206-1210 Yonge Street and determined that the properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under all three categories of design, associative and contextual value. As such, the properties are significant built heritage resources. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. 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 January 17, 2022 for a November 18, 2021 Zoning By-law Amendment development application proposal for a 15-storey mixed-use building. The existing properties that are the subject of this report at 1196-1204 and 1206-1210 Yonge Street are proposed for demolition. A waiver submitted to the City requires that this Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council before July 29, 2022. A Heritage Impact Assessment completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated November 22, 2021 was submitted to support the application. A Heritage Impact Assessment 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 properties at 1196 (entrance address at 2 Birch Avenue), 1202 and 1204 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1196-1204 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, July 5, 2022, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1206, 1208 and 1210 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1206-1210 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4, to the report, July 5 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 1196 (entrance address at 2 Birch Avenue), 1202 and 1204 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1196-1204 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, July 5, 2022, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1206, 1208 and 1210 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1206-1210 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4, to the report, July 5 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.
PB36.13forwarded without recommendation
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the John D. McPherson House at 537 Broadview Avenue (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by By-law No 1078-1021) in connection with a Site Plan Approval application on the subject property. In addition, authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement is also requested. The subject property is located in the North Riverdale neighbourhood, on the east side of Broadview Avenue between Bain Avenue and Sparkhall Avenue overlooking Riverdale Park. The property contains the residence constructed in 1913 for the Rev. Dr. John McPherson Scott, Presbyterian minister and missionary, and his wife Margaret G. Scott. The two-and-a-half storey, brick-clad, house-form building is a finely-crafted blend of the Queen Anne Revival and Edwardian Classical styles. In 1956, the building was converted to a lodging house, and later a nursing home, and currently contains five dwelling units and seven dwelling rooms. The development application proposes the in-situ retention of the house in conjunction with the construction of a four-storey rear and side addition. The full west and north elevations of the house will be restored with the remainder of the building rehabilitated and new construction added to provide a total of 15 affordable and market-rate rental units, including four designated replacement studio rental units.
The Toronto Preservation Board submits the item to City Council without recommendation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 537 Broadview Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new four-storey addition with alterations to the building on the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to Final Site Plan approval for the proposal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 537 Broadview Avenue substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for 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 and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 537 Broadview Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.2, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 537 Broadview Avenue in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 537 Broadview Avenue.
PB36.14adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East (designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District) in connection with the development of the subject site. The development application was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and a settlement was recently accepted by City Council. The development site contains three heritage properties that are all contributing properties within the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District: 234-236 King Street East, 240 King Street East and 242 King Street East. The property at 234-236 King Street East contains the Carolyn Smith Building, a three-storey commercial warehouse building designed in the Italianate style and built in 1888. The property at 240 King Street East contains a two-storey commercial warehouse building designed in a vernacular Victorian style dating to 1884. The property at 242 King Street East contains a one-storey commercial building constructed in 1942. The development application proposes a 43-storey mixed-use tower that incorporates the retained facades of the heritage buildings at 234-236 and 240 King Street East and the panelized and reconstructed façade of 242 King Street East as part of the base building. The heritage facades are proposed to be restored with minor modifications to support ground floor retail uses. The proposed alterations conserve the onsite and adjacent heritage buildings and are consistent with the policy framework, including the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Plan. The heritage impacts of the development proposal are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East, with conditions, under Part V, Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the reasons stated in the report (June 17, 2022) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 19, 2022, revised May 3, 2022, prepared by IBI Group and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the properties located at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 19, 2022, revised May 3, 2022, prepared by IBI Group and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject properties, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 7. Submit a Signage Plan for the subject properties to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street 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, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement required in Recommendation 1.b.1, in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.c. 3, 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 approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East, with conditions, under Part V, Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the reasons stated in the report (June 17, 2022) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 19, 2022, revised May 3, 2022, prepared by IBI Group and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the properties located at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 19, 2022, revised May 3, 2022, prepared by IBI Group and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject properties, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 7. Submit a Signage Plan for the subject properties to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street 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. Have entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement required in Recommendation 1.b.1, in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.c. 3, 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 approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East.
PB36.15amended
2022 Toronto Heritage Grant Awards
This report recommends the approval of twenty grants totalling $317,000.00 under the Toronto Heritage Grant Program. The recommended recipients will generate approximately $1,175,000.00 in private investment for work to conserve irreplaceable cultural heritage resources that contribute to the City's social and economic prosperity by defining our unique sense of place. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program provides matching grant funds for eligible heritage conservation work on residential properties or tax-exempt properties in the City of Toronto 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 properties including house form buildings may be eligible for a grant equivalent to 50% of the cost of eligible conservation work, with no maximum limit. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program has a budget of $317,000.00 in the City Planning 2022 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. The majority of the grant recipients are residential properties located in Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs), including properties located within the Blythwood Road, Cabbagetown South and Cabbagetown North, South Rosedale and Madison Avenue (West Annex) HCDs. In addition, there are a few notable Part IV-designated properties benefitting from heritage grants this year, including the Paul Kane house, St. John's Cemetery on the Humber (Denison Family Burial Grounds) in Weston, and the recently designated Spadina Gardens Apartments located in the Annex. Due to the high demand for funding assistance which far exceeded the program budget, both relating to the volume of applications and the large scale of restoration projects, four applications are not being recommended for a grant award. These owners may wish to apply to the 2023 Grant Program should they consider deferring all or a portion of their project relating to the eligible conservation work e.g. stained glass. Heritage Planning staff will offer to assist owners should they wish to reapply in November for the 2023 program.
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2022 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following 20 heritage properties, to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation work generally described in Attachment 1 of this report. 241 Blythwood Road 145 Clouston Avenue 116 Crescent Road 36 Geneva Avenue 57 George Street (Weston) 438 Gerrard Street East 440 Gerrard Street East 442 Gerrard Street East 444 Gerrard Street East 446 Gerrard Street East 44 Glen Road 60 Lowther Avenue 80 Madison Avenue 175 Madison Avenue 129 Mount Pleasant Road 43 Salisbury Avenue 41-45 Spadina Road 20 Wellesley Avenue 56 Wellesley Street East 432 Wellesley Street East 2. City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1 of this report be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant award be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient. 3. City Council, notwithstanding the established selection process, approve a grant award for the 2022 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for 220 Robert Street, to assist the recipient in funding the scope of conservation work generally described in 2022 Toronto Heritage Grant Award: 220 Robert Street Scope of Work and Grant Award as generally described Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (July 8, 2022) 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 approve the grant awards for the 2022 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following 20 heritage properties, to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation work generally described in Attachment 1 of this report. 241 Blythwood Road 145 Clouston Avenue 116 Crescent Road 36 Geneva Avenue 57 George Street (Weston) 438 Gerrard Street East 440 Gerrard Street East 442 Gerrard Street East 444 Gerrard Street East 446 Gerrard Street East 44 Glen Road 60 Lowther Avenue 80 Madison Avenue 175 Madison Avenue 129 Mount Pleasant Road 43 Salisbury Avenue 41-45 Spadina Road 20 Wellesley Avenue 56 Wellesley Street East 432 Wellesley Street East 2. City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1 of this report be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant award be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient.