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Toronto Preservation Board decides · Mon, Nov 16
Preservation Board is asked to recommend designating 66 Gerrard Street East
Ward 13, Toronto Centre
Preservation Board is asked to recommend that City Council state its intention to designate 66 Gerrard Street East, a row of three brick houses, under the Ontario Heritage Act. Designation would let council review proposed alterations or demolitions; the record says listed pre-1870 properties like this one must be designated or removed by January 1, 2027.
How to act
The journey
Why is this story here?
ContainedThe item proposes designating one property, 66 Gerrard Street East, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. It is a single-site decision that could be reversed only with a further process, so it passes the test for bounded, contained change.Touches a narrow groupIf council states its intention and the designation takes effect, the owner and neighbours of one property at Gerrard and Church streets would see review requirements for alterations or demolitions.
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Toronto Preservation Board decides · Mon, Nov 16
Preservation Board is asked to consider heritage designation for 19 Don Ridge Drive
Ward 15, Don Valley West
The Preservation Board is asked to consider a recommendation that council state its intention to designate 19 Don Ridge Drive under the Ontario Heritage Act. The report says the 1844 church meets five of the nine criteria for designation, and designation would let council review proposed alterations or demolitions.
Also in this item
• The property is one of eighteen pre-1870 listed properties citywide identified as candidates for designation before a January 1, 2027 deadline set by Bill 23 amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act.
How to act
The journey
Why is this story here?
ContainedThe item concerns designation of one property. It is a bounded decision, and later alterations or demolitions would come back to council for review.Touches a narrow groupIf council states its intention and the designation takes effect, alterations and demolitions at this one address would need council review, affecting the property and its immediate surroundings.
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Toronto Preservation Board decides · Mon, Nov 16
Preservation Board to decide on heritage designation for 8 Arnold Avenue
Ward 5, York South-Weston
Toronto Preservation Board is asked to decide whether City Council should state its intention to designate 8 Arnold Avenue, a red-brick farmhouse in Rockcliffe-Smythe, under the Ontario Heritage Act. Staff found the house meets three of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria, and designation would let council review any alterations or demolition. No vote has been recorded yet.
Also in this item
• The owner had not yet submitted the required notice of intention to demolish at the time of the report, and the application to demolish was received by Toronto Building on August 19.
How to act
Council will decide whether to state its intention to designate; the agenda summary does not state a public comment window.
The journey
Why is this story here?
ContainedDesignating one property is a genuine decision bounded to a single site and reversible without much cost.Touches a narrow groupIf designated, the designation affects one address, enabling council review of alterations or demolition of that house only.
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Toronto Preservation Board decides · Mon, Nov 16
Preservation Board is asked to recommend designating 106 Beverley Street
Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York
Toronto Preservation Board is asked to recommend that City Council state its intention to designate 106 Beverley Street, a Grange house built in 1855, for its heritage value. Designation would let City Council review proposed changes or demolition at the property and enforce heritage standards and maintenance.
Also in this item
• The property is one of eighteen pre-1870 listed properties citywide identified as candidates for designation, under provincial amendments requiring listed properties to be designated or removed from the Heritage Register by January 1, 2027.
How to act
The item is on the Preservation Board agenda for November 16; the record does not state a public comment process for it.
The journey
Why is this story here?
ContainedThe item concerns one site. Designation is a genuine decision that is bounded to one property and could be reversed without great cost.Touches a narrow groupIf adopted as recommended, the designation applies to one address, so the owner and those affected by changes to the property would notice, while most residents would not.
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Toronto Preservation Board decides · Mon, Nov 16
Preservation Board is asked to weigh heritage designation of 70 Gerrard Street East
Ward 13, Toronto Centre
Preservation Board is asked to weigh a staff recommendation that City Council state its intention to designate 70 Gerrard Street East under the Ontario Heritage Act. Staff concur the property meets six of the nine Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria, and designation would let City Council review proposed alterations or demolitions.
Also in this item
• The property is one of eighteen pre-1870 listed properties citywide identified as candidates for designation under provincial Bill 23 amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act, which require listed properties to be designated or removed from the Heritage Register by January 1, 2027.
How to act
Preservation Board meets on November 16, 2026, to consider the item.
The journey
Why is this story here?
ContainedThe item concerns one property at 70 Gerrard Street East. If designated, it is bounded to that site and reversible only through a separate process, so it passes the test for a bounded decision.Touches a narrow groupIf City Council states its intention and designation follows, the effect falls on one address and the people who use or own it, not on a broad group of residents.
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Toronto Preservation Board decides · Mon, Nov 16
Preservation Board asked to weigh in on 1337 Queen Street West tower
Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park
The Preservation Board is asked to weigh in on a proposal to demolish a building at 1337 Queen Street West and erect a 16-storey mixed-use tower with affordable housing. The podium would be 1.2 metres taller than the adjacent contributing building at 1347 Queen Street West, and staff have no concern with the missing step back.
How to act
The item is on the November 16, 2026 agenda; the record does not say how members of the public can comment on it.
The journey
Why is this story here?
ContainedThe proposal concerns one site at 1337 Queen Street West within a heritage district; the record describes a bounded Section 42 approval for demolition and a replacement building, not a multi-year or template-setting commitment.Touches a narrow groupIf the proposal proceeds as recommended, the change is confined to one address and its immediate neighbours, with a 16-storey building replacing a non-contributing structure.
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