Item - 2020.TE16.41

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the continuation of the closure of a 5.5 metre wide portion of St. Luke Lane, between Grosvenor Street and a point 30 metres south, from August 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
 

2. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the south sidewalk and the occupation of a portion of the eastbound curb lane on Grosvenor Street, between a point 14.5 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 34.5 metres further west, from July 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021.

3. Directed the applicant to continue posting a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

4. Directed the applicant to continue providing and installing public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

5. Directed the applicant to continue sweeping the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

6. Directed the applicant to continue pressure washing the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

7. Directed the applicant to continue ensuring that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

8. Directed the applicant to continue consulting and communicating all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

9. Directed the applicant to continue installing appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

10. Directed that St. Luke Lane and Grosvenor Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., LIT is constructing a 38-storey residential condominium building with retail uses at 480-494 Yonge Street. A portion of St. Luke Lane abutting the site and the south sidewalk and a portion of the eastbound curb lane on Grosvenor Street are currently closed to accommodate construction staging operations for the development. Toronto and East York Committee Council, at its meeting on May 2, 2018, approved the subject construction staging areas on St. Luke Lane from October 1, 2018 to July 31, 2020; and Grosvenor Street, from October 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021.

The developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging area on Grosvenor Street and St. Luke Lane, as the site has experienced a number of construction delays due to an extended amount of time coordinating the heritage clock tower relocation, dewatering activities, and underground construction activities related to the Toronto Transit Commission Line 1 Yonge-University.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area on St. Luke Lane for an additional 25 months (i.e. from August 1, 2020 to August 31, 2022). Additionally, the remaining construction activities on Grosvenor Street are anticipated to extend beyond the original end date of June 30, 2021. Therefore, authorization is also being requested extend the duration of the construction staging area on Grosvenor Street for an additional 14 months (i.e. from July 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022), in order to complete the construction of the development.