Item - 2024.TE15.15

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend By-law 833-2020 to extend Part Lot Control Exemption for the lands municipally known as 1050-1060 Eastern Avenue for an additional two year period from the date of the enactment of the By-Law, substantially in accordance with the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law in Attachment 3 to the report (June 19, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

2. City Council require the owner to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, prior to the enactment of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law.

3. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law on title.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law as may be required.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take the necessary steps to release the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act from title upon the expiry or repeal of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law.

In 2020, an application was submitted to permit an exemption from Part Lot Control for the lands known as 1555-1575 Queen Street East, now known as 1050-1060 Eastern Avenue, to facilitate the implementation of the approved development.  The development revitalizes a Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) site, including a 10-storey residential building (the “TCHC Building”), and a 17-storey and a 15-storey mixed-use building (the “Market Building”).  Collectively, the development contains 771 residential units with a variety of housing tenures, including rent-geared-to-income, affordable rental, market rental, and condominiums.

On July 28, 2020, City Council enacted By-law 833-2020 exempting these lands from the Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act for a period of 4 years to facilitate the severance of the lands into various components to implement the necessary land transactions.  This report reviews and recommends that exemption from Park Lot Control be extended for an additional 2 years for the “Market Site”, consisting of the Market Condominium parcel; the Market Rental parcel, the Retail parcel; and the City parcel (which includes 6 townhouse units and 26 rental units on Levels 1 and 3 and components of the shared facilities) to allow for the completion of the project and associated transactions.