Item - 2024.TE12.38

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the north sidewalk and westbound curb lane on King Street West, between Charlotte Street and a point 66 metres east and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the westbound curb lane, from September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026.

2. City Council direct 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.

3. City Council direct 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

4. City Council direct that King Street West be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is completed.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on King Street West City Council approval of this report is required.

TMG Builders is constructing a 49-storey mixed use residential condominium development at 400-420 King Street West. The north sidewalk on King Street West and the east sidewalk on Charlotte Street is currently closed for construction staging operations. City Council, at its meeting on December 15, 2021, approved the closure of the east sidewalk on Charlotte Street until December 31, 2026 and the north sidewalk and a 2.6 metre-wide portion of the westbound curb lane on King Street West, between Charlotte Street and a point 66 metres east, from July 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area on King Street West for an additional 28 months, from September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026 to allow for the construction of the development to be completed.