Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 11 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.
PB7.1adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 38 Walmer Road (including the entrance address at 188 Lowther Avenue) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The subject property located at 38 Walmer Road, Walmer Road Baptist Church, is located at the northwest corner of Walmer Road and Lowther Avenue, fronting Gwendolyn MacEwen Park. The property is valued for its historical association with the Walmer Road Baptist Church, an institution with a congregation established in 1889 which continues to be a place of worship, social and educational activity for its members as well as a place of community outreach for over 130 years. The property is valued for its design which consists of three connected buildings including an 1889 Sunday School (Queen Anne-revival style), 1892 Sanctuary (Romanesque style adapted incorporating a variety of Gothic-style references), and 1913 Memorial Building (Gothic Revival-style). The Sanctuary was designed by Langley and Burke architects, who also designed the earlier Sunday School Building. The property is valued for its historical association with Edmund Burke (1850-1919) and Henry Langley (1836-1907) who were prolific in designing many of the most important ecclesiastical works in Ontario during their 1873-1892 architectural practice together. The Sunday School and Sanctuary reflect the earliest development of the Annex neighbourhood in the 1880s when it acquired its characteristic urban pattern and architectural form. The Walmer Road Baptist Church's distinctive character of its architecture in combination with its prominent presence on Walmer Road and Gwendolyn MacEwan Park makes it a landmark in the Annex. City Council listed the property on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in 1986. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 38 Walmer Road and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under design/physical value, historical/associative value, and contextual value. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. In August 2022, the City received Site Plan Approval, Official Plan Amendment, and Zoning By-law Amendment applications related to proposed redevelopment of the subject property with a 20-storey mixed-use building, containing 162 dwelling units and 1950 square meters of non-residential GFA, including retail, community and a space for the Walmer Road Baptist Church congregation as a place of worship. The proposal includes inserting a floor level at the gallery to divide the interior of the sanctuary. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) completed by E.R.A. Architects Inc. and dated July 7, 2022 was submitted to support the application. An 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. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on August 8, 2022. The property owner provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline established under Bill 108. Council must make a decision at its July 19-21, 2023 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before the waiver expires on July 31, 2023. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. The subject property meets six of the nine criteria.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Planning and Housing Committee that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address of 188 Lowther Avenue) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 38 Walmer Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (May 31, 2023), 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 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address of 188 Lowther Avenue) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 38 Walmer Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, May 31, 2023, 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.
PB7.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 42 Maitland Street (including the entrance address at 36 Maitland Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The subject property is located mid-block on the north side of Maitland Street between Yonge and Church Streets in the Church - Wellesley Village. The property at 42 Maitland Street, named "The Maitlands", comprises two similar, but not identical walk-up apartment houses that were built a year apart. Both four-storey apartment buildings are Classical Revival-style in design. The easterly building at 42 Maitland Street was constructed in 1910-11. The westerly building at 36 Maitland Street was constructed in 1911-12 with a more elaborate and slightly larger design. A three-story extension was added to its rectangular form linking it to the earlier easterly building, thereby creating a "U-shaped" complex. Characteristic of the style's formality is the symmetrical arrangement of the principal elevations with quality, buff-coloured brick and stone window surrounds. The date of construction of "The Maitlands" coincides with the culmination of pre-World War I apartment house development in Toronto, which peaked in 1911-12. The property at 42 Maitland Street was listed on the City's Heritage Inventory in 1974. Staff have completed research and evaluation and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act on the basis of the design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values of the property. On December 29, 2022, the City received an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject property. The proposal is for a 61-storey residential building that maintains the main façades of each building and portions of the other façades. The application is currently under review. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) completed by LHC Heritage Planning & Archaeology Inc. dated December 2022 was submitted to support the application. An 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. 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 Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. 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 March 23, 2023. The property owner has provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline to August 31, 2023. Council must make a decision at its July 19-21, 2023, meeting. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. The property meets four criteria relating to design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Planning and Housing Committee that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 42 Maitland Street (including the entrance address at 36 Maitland Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 42 Maitland Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (May 26, 2023), 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 42 Maitland Street (including the entrance address at 36 Maitland Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 42 Maitland Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, May 26, 2023, 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.
PB7.3adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the five contiguous properties at 639 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 2, 4 Isabella Street), 641 Yonge Street (including entrance address 641-643 Yonge Street), 645 Yonge Street, 649 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses 647 Yonge Street and 12A Isabella Street) and 651 Yonge Street (including entrance address 653 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. Anchoring the northeast corner of Yonge Street and Isabella Street, the properties at 639-651 Yonge Street were completed between c.1878 and 1951, and collectively support the historic main street character of this part of Yonge Street through their consistent low-rise scale, form and massing, and their range of architectural styles. The subject properties at 639 and 649 Yonge Street included on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties (now known as the Heritage Register) in 1974, and the other three properties at 641, 645, and 651 Yonge Street were listed on the Heritage Register in 2016. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street and determined that all five properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under design/physical and contextual values. In addition, the properties at 639, 641, 649, and 651 Yonge Street have historical and associative value. As such, the properties are significant built heritage resources. On September 15, 2022, the City received Site Plan Control, Official Plan Amendment, and Zoning By-law Amendment applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject properties with a 76-storey mixed-use tower, which would retain the existing building facades along Yonge Street and a portion of Isabella Street in situ as part of the podium of the new building. The proposed interior space behind the facades of 639-649 Yonge Street is designed as an open atrium with ground floor retail toward the interior. A residential lobby is proposed to be located behind the retained façade of 651 Yonge Street. The proposal also indicates that the historic mansard roofs at 639 and 651 Yonge Street would be reconstructed with a non-combustible structure. 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. An Heritage Impact Assessment completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated September 9, 2022, was submitted to support the application. 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 Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. 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 "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment on November 25, 2022. The applicant provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline after the City Clerk's notice. Council must make a decision to issue a notice of intention to designate the subject properties at its July 19-21, 2023 meeting before the waiver expires on July 31, 2023. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. The application currently under review was deemed complete prior to Bill 23 changes to the Ontario Heritage Act coming into force, however, the Part IV designation must comply with the province's amended O. Reg. 9/06 under the Ontario Heritage Act, which came into effect on January 1, 2023. The revised regulation establishes nine provincial criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value or interest. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Planning and Housing Committee that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 639 Yonge Street (entrance addresses at 2, 4, Isabella Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 639 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (May 23, 2023), from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 641 Yonge Street (entrance address at 641-643 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 641 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4, to the report (May 23, 2023), from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 645 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 645 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 5, to the report, May 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 649 Yonge Street (entrance addresses at 647 Yonge Street and 12A Isabella Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 649 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 6, to the report (May 23, 2023), from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 651 Yonge Street (entrance address at 653 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 651 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 7, to the report (May 23, 2023), from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bills in Council designating the properties 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 639 Yonge Street (entrance addresses at 2, 4, Isabella Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 639 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, May 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 641 Yonge Street (entrance address at 641-643 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 641 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4, to the report, May 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 645 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 645 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 5, to the report, May 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 649 Yonge Street (entrance addresses at 647 Yonge Street and 12A Isabella Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 649 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 6, to the report, May 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 651 Yonge Street (entrance address at 653 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 651 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 7, to the report, May 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bills in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PB7.4adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 650 (including entrance addresses at 650A and 652 Yonge Street) Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The subject property is located on the west side of Yonge Street between Irwin Avenue and St Mary Street and contains a 2-1/2-storey building completed c.1875. The building is part of a row of properties designed in a vernacular style with Georgian influences and supports the historic main street character of this part of Yonge Street through its low-rise scale, form and massing. The subject property at 650 Yonge Street was listed on the City of Toronto's Inventory of Heritage Properties (now the Heritage Register) on March 15, 1974 and is identified as a contributing property within the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan (currently under appeal). Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 650 Yonge Street and determined that it meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under design/physical and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. In December 2022, the City received Site Plan Control, Official Plan Amendment, and Zoning By-law Amendment applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the properties at 646-664 Yonge Street. The redevelopment proposes a 75-storey mixed-use building with 548 dwelling units, comprising approximately 44,065 square metres of residential space and approximately 500 square metres of retail/commercial space, resulting in an overall density of 33.0 FSI (Floor Space Index). The proposal includes the reconstruction of the facades of 646, 654, 656 and 658 Yonge Street, the restoration of the façade at 650 Yonge Street, the demolition of the listed properties at 660-662 Yonge Street, and the retention of the front portion of the building at 664 Yonge Street. 646-658 Yonge Street have been substantially altered and/or reconstructed, and are not being recommended for designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 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. An Heritage Impact Assessment completed by ERA Architects Inc. dated December 16, 2022 was submitted to support the application. 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 Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. 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 "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment on February 17, 2023. The applicant provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline established under Bill 108 until August 3, 2023. City Council must make a decision at its July 19-21 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before the waiver expires. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. The property at 650 Yonge Street meets three criteria relating to design/physical and contextual values. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Planning and Housing Committee that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 650 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 650 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (May 31, 2023), 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 650 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 650 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, May 31, 2023, 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.
PB7.5adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the eight adjacent properties at 664, 666, 668, 670, 672 (including structure address at 674), 676, 678 and 680 (including entrance address at 682) Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. The subject properties are located on the west side of Yonge Street between Irwin Avenue and St Mary Street and comprise a row of commercial buildings designed in the Second Empire style. Completed in 1883 according to the designs of notable architect Edward James Lennox for the Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company, the properties support the historic main street character of this part of Yonge Street through their consistent low-rise scale, form and massing. The subject properties at 664-680 Yonge Street were listed on the City of Toronto's Inventory of Heritage Properties (now the Heritage Register) on March 15, 1974 and are identified as contributing properties within the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan (currently under appeal). Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 664-680 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 design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. As such, the properties are significant built heritage resources. In December 2022, the City received Site Plan Control, Official Plan Amendment, and Zoning By-law Amendment applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the properties at 646-664 Yonge Street. The subject properties at 666-680 Yonge Street are not included in the development applications. The redevelopment proposes a 75-storey mixed-use building with 548 dwelling units, comprising approximately 44,065 square metres of residential space and approximately 500 square metres of retail/commercial space, resulting in an overall density of 33.0 FSI (Floor Space Index). The proposal includes the reconstruction of the facades of 646, 654, 656 and 658 Yonge Street, the restoration of the façade at 650 Yonge Street, the demolition of the listed properties at 660-662 Yonge Street, and the retention of the front portion of the 2-1/2-storey building at 664 Yonge Street. 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. An HIA completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated December 16, 2022, was submitted to support the application. Although technically outside the boundary of the proposed redevelopment, the HIA also included an evaluation of the properties at 666-680 Yonge Street, which form an intact row of properties with 664 Yonge Street. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. 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 "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment on February 17, 2023. The applicant provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline established under Bill 108 until August 3, 2023. Council must make a decision at its July 19-21 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before the waiver expires. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. The properties at 664-680 Yonge Street meet five criteria relating to design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. 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 to the Planning and Housing Committee that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 664, 666, 668, 670, 672 (including structure address at 674), 676, 678 and 680 (including entrance address at 682) Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 664-680 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (May 23, 2023), 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 664, 666, 668, 670, 672 (including structure address at 674), 676, 678 and 680 (including entrance address at 682) Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 664-680 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, May 23, 2023, 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.
PB7.6adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property at 224 Davenport Road under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in connection with the development of the subject site. The development site at 148-158 Avenue Road and 220-234 Davenport Road contains the former head office of Canada's largest bakery, the Canada Bread Company, at 224 Davenport Road. Developed at the crossroads of two of the City's earliest annexed neighbourhoods, the Canada Bread Building is valued as a commercial property with historic, physical and visual links to its surroundings since the late-19th and early 20th century. The property at 224 Davenport Road is designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and has design and physical, historical and associative, and contextual values. The development application, which will be considered by Toronto and East York Community Council in June 2023, proposes a 108-metre (35-storey excluding the mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building containing 330 dwelling units and 500 square metres of grade-related retail space. The front façade of the Canada Bread Building is proposed to be retained and incorporated into the development as part of the base building. Staff are of the opinion that the proposed alterations conserve the heritage property at 224 Davenport Road and are consistent with the existing policy framework. The heritage impacts of the development proposal are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 224 Davenport Road, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 35-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building, on the lands known municipally in the year 2023 as 148-158 Avenue Road and 220-234 Davenport Road, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated May 12, 2023, prepared by Chris Dikeanos Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 25, 2021, revised May 12, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to 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 prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 224 Davenport Road substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated May 12, 2023, prepared by Chris Dikeanos Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 25, 2021, revised May 12, 2023, subject to and in accordance with the 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 the property at 224 Davenport Road prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 25, 2021, revised May 12, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 224 Davenport Road, the subject 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 a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to 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. 5. Submit a Signage 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 224 Davenport 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 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 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 buildings at 148 and 156-158 Avenue Road, 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. 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 the property at 224 Davenport 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 at 224 Davenport 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 property at 224 Davenport Road, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 35-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building, on the lands known municipally in the year 2023 as 148-158 Avenue Road and 220-234 Davenport Road, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated May 12, 2023, prepared by Chris Dikeanos Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 25, 2021, revised May 12, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to 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 prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 224 Davenport Road substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated May 12, 2023, prepared by Chris Dikeanos Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 25, 2021, revised May 12, 2023, subject to and in accordance with the 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 the property at 224 Davenport Road prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 25, 2021, revised May 12, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 224 Davenport Road, the subject 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 a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to 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. 5. Submit a Signage 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 224 Davenport 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 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 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 buildings at 148 and 156-158 Avenue Road, 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. 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 the property at 224 Davenport 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 at 224 Davenport Road.
PB7.7adopted
On November 8, 2021, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications were submitted to permit a mixed-use complex with two tall buildings connected by a 2- storey base building. The tall building fronting Yonge Street was proposed to be 33 storeys, containing 213 dwelling units and 75 square metres of grade-related retail space. The tall building fronting McMurrich Street was proposed to be 19-storeys containing 188 dwelling units. The site includes the historic Ridpath building at 906 Yonge Street, which is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and included on the City's Heritage Register. On July 18, 2022, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application and referred the Site Plan Control application to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "OLT") due to Council not making a decision within the time frame in the Planning Act. On May 18, 2023 the applicant submitted a with prejudice settlement offer (the "Settlement Offer") that included an application under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter the on-site heritage resource. The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming OLT proceedings relating to the zoning and site plan appeals.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
PB7.8adopted
This report responds to notices of objection received by the City of Toronto under Section 27 (7) of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") from property owners objecting to the inclusion of their properties on the City's Heritage Register. Through Bill 108 and Bill 23, amendments were made to the OHA to establish a process whereby owners can object to a property's listing on the Heritage Register and, should they do so, a subsequent decision on the listing must be made by the municipality. Owners can object to listings at any time. Chapter 103 of the Toronto Municipal Code establishes the process for Council consideration of objections to properties included on the Heritage Register. As a result of these new processes, City Council must be made aware of such objections on a routine basis so that they may consider the matter and render a final decision. Once Council has decided about the objection, the owner of the property must be notified of Council's decision within 90 days. Council's decision on objections to listing is final and is not subject to appeal. In the final quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023 the City received three notices from property owners objecting to the inclusion of five properties on the Heritage Register. 87 Boston Avenue 749 Broadview Avenue 751 Broadview Avenue 753 Broadview Avenue 685 Danforth Avenue Following a review of the objections to listing submitted for these properties, staff are of the opinion that the properties at 87 Boston Avenue and 749-753 Broadview Avenue hold cultural heritage value. Staff recommend that Council continue to include these properties on the Heritage Register. Following a review of the objection to listing for 685 Danforth Avenue, including an assessment of information not available during the initial listing process, staff are of the opinion that the property at 685 Danforth Avenue does not hold cultural value. Staff recommend that Council remove the property from the Heritage Register.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Planning and Housing Committee that: 1. In consideration of the objection pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 87 Boston Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. In consideration of the objection pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 749-753 Broadview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 3. In consideration of the objection pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council remove the property at 685 Danforth Avenue from the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. In consideration of the objection pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 87 Boston Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. In consideration of the objection pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 749-753 Broadview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 3. In consideration of the objection pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council remove the property at 685 Danforth Avenue from the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.
PB7.9adopted
94 Cortleigh Boulevard - Inclusion on the Heritage Register
This report recommends that City Council include 94 Cortleigh Boulevard on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for its cultural heritage value and interest. The subject property recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register has been researched and evaluated by Staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and the property meets one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest. The subject property includes a detached home completed in 1914 in the Arts and Crafts style with Tudor Revival influences. Its construction was overseen by builder Alfred D. Vidler for William M. Weekes. On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (the Act) through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Act as amended, a municipal heritage register may include properties that have not been designated but Council believes to be of "cultural heritage value or interest", and that meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining whether they are of cultural heritage value or interest. The Act now also limits listing to a period of two years. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application, properties must be listed on the heritage register prior to Part IV designation and before the occurrence of a prescribed event. A prescribed event is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. The listing of non-designated properties on the municipal heritage register under the Act also extends interim protection from demolition and provides an opportunity for City Council to determine whether the property warrants conservation through designation under the Act should a development or demolition application be submitted. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the North York Community Council that: 1. City Council include the property located at 94 Cortleigh Boulevard on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (May 30, 2023), from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council include the property located at 94 Cortleigh Boulevard on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report, May 30, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB7.10adopted
2023 Toronto Heritage Grant Awards
This report recommends the approval of ten grants totalling $317,000.00 under the Toronto Heritage Grant Program. The recommended recipients will generate approximately $611,406.32 in private investment for work to conserve irreplaceable cultural heritage resources that contribute to the City's social and economic prosperity by maintaining Toronto's unique sense of place. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program provides matching grant funds for eligible 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. Several grant projects are at residential properties located in Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs), including properties located within the Cabbagetown North, Riverdale, West Annex and Draper Street Heritage Conservation Districts. In addition, there are a few notable Part IV-designated properties benefitting from heritage grants this year, including the St. Anne's Anglican Church, Armadale Free Methodist Church, The Heintzman House and the St. Andrew's Church Manse. Due to the high demand for funding assistance, which exceeded the program budget, two projects are not being recommended for the full amount of the grant request. Of the 11 applications for funding, 10 were recommended for approval in whole or part and one was not recommended as the proposed works were deemed not to qualify in accordance with the rules of the Toronto Heritage Grant Program.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Planning and Housing Committee that: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2023 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following 10 heritage properties, to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation work generally described in Attachment 1 of the report (May 31, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: - 12 Alpha Avenue; - 134 First Avenue; - 46 Rose Avenue; - 27 Madison Avenue; - 8 Draper Street; - 400 Passmore Avenue; - 73 Simcoe Street; - 34 Beaconsfield Avenue; - 270 Gladstone Avenue; and - 292 Annette Street, 2. City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1 of the report (May 31, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2023 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following 10 heritage properties, to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation work generally described in Attachment 1 of this report: - 12 Alpha Avenue; - 134 First Avenue; - 46 Rose Avenue; - 27 Madison Avenue; - 8 Draper Street; - 400 Passmore Avenue; - 73 Simcoe Street; - 34 Beaconsfield Avenue; - 270 Gladstone Avenue; and - 292 Annette Street, 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.
PB7.11adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 123 Wynford Drive under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. Located on the south side of Wynford Drive, northeast of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East, in the Banbury-Don Mills neighbourhood in North York, the former Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre at 123 Wynford Drive contains an institutional building with designed landscape and gardens that integrates traditional Japanese design with a Canadian context, including its response to the natural qualities of the Don Valley ravine site. Completed in 1963 through the extraordinary efforts of the 75 founding Japanese Canadian families, members and volunteers, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre blossomed into a flourishing cultural centre at its original location for 37 years. The Brutalist character of the prestressed concrete building combined with a distinct Japanese sensibility was designed by Raymond Moriyama, internationally renowned Canadian architect and a Companion of the Order of Canada. Moriyama designed the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre early in his career at the age of 28 and was recognized by the Precast Concrete Institute of Chicago's annual award in 1964. At the June 7, 1964 opening ceremony, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson highlighted the significance of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and Japanese Canadians to the country's multicultural mosaic in the post-war period. The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre is well known for cultural enrichment to Japanese and non-Japanese audiences in Toronto through its enduring motto, "Friendship through Culture". Following the sale of the property in 2001, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre relocated to an expanded facility within the neighbourhood, and the former Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre became the Noor Cultural Centre, a centre for Islamic practice and learning, and celebration of Islamic culture, while respecting the diversity in peoples and religions. The building was adaptively repurposed and sensitively adapted through minor alterations by Moriyama & Teshima Architects to serve the Canadian Muslim community from 2003 until the facility closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The property was sold in 2021. The property is a landmark that contributes to a significant collection of high-quality designed civic and cultural institutions that characterize the Don Mills Crossing area. The property has been identified as one of the 'Significant Modernist Projects' in North York constructed between 1945 and 1981. The property was listed on the North York's Inventory of Heritage Properties on October 6, 1997. Following municipal amalgamation, the North York heritage inventory was included in the consolidated City of Toronto's Heritage Register in 2006. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 123 Wynford Drive and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under physical and design, historical and associative, and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. In July 2022, the City received Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject property. The proposal is for two residential towers of 55 and 48 storeys, and it proposes to retain in situ a portion of the historic building with the reconstruction of its west elevation undertaken with salvaged and new materials to serve as the base of the new development. The proposal consists of 78,660 square metres of residential gross floor area containing 1128 residential units, and 463 vehicular parking spaces. A Heritage Impact Assessment completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated July 22, 2022 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. 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 Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. 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 October 14, 2022. The property owner provided a waiver to the City without a time limit to extend the 90-day timeline of the Prescribed Event established under Bill 108. However, the applicant appealed their Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal on April 20, 2023, due to Council's lack of decision, as prescribed by the Planning Act. Heritage staff are seeking Council's decision regarding Part IV designation at this time to inform the planning process. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act came into effect on January 1, 2023. The application was deemed complete prior to Bill 23 coming into force, however, the Part IV designation must be in compliance with the province's amended O. Reg. 9/06 under the Ontario Heritage Act, which is in effect as of January 1, 2023. The revised regulation establishes nine provincial criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value or interest. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. The subject property meets eight of the nine criteria relating to design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Planning and Housing Committee that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 123 Wynford Drive under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 123 Wynford Drive (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (May 31, 2023), 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 123 Wynford Drive under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 123 Wynford Drive (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, May 31, 2023, 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.