Item - 2025.PH24.9

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 134 Carlton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 134 Carlton Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1to the report (August 25, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 134 Carlton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance and description of heritage attributes found in Attachment 1.

The subject property at 134 Carlton Street is located between Homewood Avenue and Jarvis Street in the Cabbagetown-South St. James Town neighbourhood. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.

The "LaVerne Apartments" is a three-storey, flat-roof building that was commissioned in 1926 for Dr. Oscar A. McNichol and designed by the architectural firm of Baldwin and Green in the Neoclassical style. The property continues to serve as apartments.

Staff have determined that the property at 134 Carlton Street has cultural heritage value and meets three of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria.

The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on April 17, 2024.

At its meeting on September 22, 2025 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB35.2 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (August 22, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 134 Carlton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance and description of heritage attributes found in Attachment 1.

The subject property at 134 Carlton Street is located between Homewood Avenue and Jarvis Street in the Cabbagetown- South St. James Town neighbourhood. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.

The "LaVerne Apartments" is a three-storey, flat-roof building that was commissioned in 1926 for Dr. Oscar A. McNichol and designed by the architectural firm of Baldwin and Green in the Neoclassical style. The property continues to serve as apartments.

Staff have determined that the property at 134 Carlton Street has cultural heritage value and meets three of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria.

The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on April 17, 2024.