Item - 2026.PB45.2

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 4150 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 4150 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the revised report (May 15 , 2026) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, 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 4150 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act ("the Act") for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance which includes a description of heritage attributes found in Attachment 1.

The subject property at 4150 Yonge Street, known historically as the John Street Workers Cottages, is located on the west side of Yonge Street north of Wilson Avenue in the Bedford Park-Nortown neighbourhood of North York. It contains two semi-detached (originally detached), single-storey residential structures, fronting onto an office park with frontage along Yonge Street. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property are included in Attachment 2.

The property is comprised of two single-storey Ontario Cottage style house form buildings with cedar shingle roofs and stucco exteriors. Relocated to their present location in the 1980s, the cottages were originally known as 22 and 26 John Street (no longer extant) and were part of a trio of mid-nineteenth century workers cottages that once fronted onto a residential streetscape. Built in 1860 by local carpenter Robert Gray, the John Street Workers Cottages historically housed a mix of tradespeople and millworkers, along with their families, up until the redevelopment of the area in the late 20th century. Following their relocation and rehabilitation in the 1980s, the two remaining cottages were conjoined and converted into an upscale restaurant - Auberge de Pommier - which has served the adjacent office park and surrounding area for forty years. The subject property stands as a prominent physical remnant of the former village of York Mills.

The subject property at 4150 Yonge Street was listed on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register on September 27, 2006.

This property is one of eighteen pre-1870 listed properties citywide which have been identified as candidates for designation through the City's implementation of Bill 23 amendments to the Act and its ongoing prioritization strategy for listed properties. Properties listed on the City's Heritage Register prior to January 1, 2023 will be deemed removed from the Heritage Register unless they are designated by January 1, 2027.

Part of the City's strategy for the review of listed properties on the Heritage Register includes the procurement of qualified heritage consultants to research, evaluate, and prepare heritage evaluation reports for a subset of listed properties prioritized for designation. City Planning retained the services of Alex Corey Heritage Consulting (the Consultant) to research and evaluate a citywide group of eighteen pre-1870 listed properties which includes the subject property at 4150 Yonge Street. The Consultant evaluated the subject property and determined that it meets the provincial criteria.

The Consultant's research on the subject property is included in Attachment 3 of this report. The research, analysis, and evaluation contained within Attachment 3 reflect the Consultant's professional expertise and opinion. Staff have independently reviewed the Consultant's research and heritage evaluation and concur with the determination that the property at 4150 Yonge Street has cultural heritage value and meets two 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.

Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.