Item - 2024.TE16.23

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the east sidewalk and a 2.9 metre wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Bay Street, between Scollard Street and a point 61 metres to the north, from November 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, inclusive.

2. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the north sidewalk and a 4.5 metre-wide portion of the westbound curb lane on Scollard Street, between Bay Street and a point 61.5 metres east, from November 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, inclusive.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. City Council direct that Scollard Street and Bay Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is completed.

As Bay Street is classified as a major arterial roadway, City Council approval of this report is required.

Lanterra Developments Limited is constructing a 43-storey mixed-use building with commercial and retail uses on the first three floors and residential use above at 48-58 Scollard Street and 1315-1325 Bay Street.

The east sidewalk and a 2.9 metre wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Bay Street, and the north sidewalk and a 4.5 metre wide portion of the westbound lane on Scollard Street abutting the site is currently closed to accommodate construction staging operations. City Council, at its meeting on October 1, 2021, approved the subject construction staging areas on Scollard Street and Bay Street, from October 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The developer is now requesting an extension of the duration of the construction staging areas on the aforementioned roadways, as the site has experienced number of construction delays.

In view of the above, Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area on Scollard Street and on Bay Street for an additional nine months, from November 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025 to allow for the construction of the development to be completed.