Item - 2021.PB21.8

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the North York Community Council that:  

1. City Council include the property at 19 Plymbridge Crescent on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 16, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

Alex Corey, Planner, Heritage Preservation, Urban Design, City Planning gave a presentation on Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - 19 Plymbridge Crescent.

This report recommends that City Council include the property at 19 Plymbridge Crescent on the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register for its cultural heritage value.

The subject property is east of Yonge Street and south of York Mills Road, situated on the east side of Plymbridge Crescent, between Plymbridge Road and Brookfield Road in the Hogg's Hollow neighbourhood. It contains a two storey stucco-clad house constructed in c.1912 as stables and designed in the Tudor Revival style. The building is a rare and unique example of a converted stables building within the neighbourhood, and is a remnant of the former Boultbee family estate "The Hollow", representing an early period in the historical land development of the area.

The Boultbee Estate Stables (c.1912) is believed to have been designed by the architect Samuel Hamilton Townsend (1856-1940), who is credited with the design of the main house, located at 59 Plymbridge Road. S. H. Townsend was a prolific architectural designer in Toronto who specialized in the design of large residences and estates for wealthy Torontonians, particularly within the Rosedale, Chestnut Park and Annex neighbourhoods. In addition to designing the Boultbee Estate in Hogg's Hollow, Townsend is credited with the design of the family's previous home on Crescent Road.

A Heritage Property Nomination was submitted to Heritage Planning in March 2013 on behalf of the former property owner. City staff undertook further research and evaluation and determined that the property at 19 Plymbridge Crescent meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City of Toronto also applies when evaluating properties for its Heritage Register.

A Committee of Adjustment Application for a Minor Variance seeking to replace the existing structure with a new one was submitted on November 30, 2020 and is currently under review.  A hearing is scheduled for February 25, 2021.

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.