Item - 2025.PB33.4

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for the additions and alterations to the designated property at 2 Old George Place, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as outlined in the report prepared by WND Associates, dated April 2025.

2. If the owner appeals City Council’s decision to refuse the application for the additions and alterations to the designated property at 2 Old George Place under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the appeal.

Amir Nissan, Heritage Planner, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning gave a presentation on 2 Old George Place - Alterations to a Designated Property in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District - Refusal.

This report recommends that City Council refuse the alterations to the designated property at 2 Old George Place under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The subject site is an 'unrated' property located in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District (NRHCD). The applicant is requesting approval to demolish the existing second storey and construct a new two storey addition on the existing ground floor of the building. The proposed addition has not been designed so that the apparent height and form of the roof is compatible with that of the streetscape. In addition, staff are of the opinion that the addition is not compatible with heritage-rated buildings in the District (as required) with regard to materiality. As a result, the proposal does not comply with the North Rosedale HCD Plan and Official Plan and staff are recommending that this application be refused.