Item - 2026.PB47.9

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that:

1. City Council deny the application to erect a structure on the lands adjacent to 2 Whitney Avenue in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District.

Amir Nissan, Heritage Planner, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning gave a presentation on 2 Whitney Avenue - Application to Erect a Structure in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District.

This report recommends that City Council approve the proposal to erect a structure on, and adjacent to the property at 2 Whitney Avenue under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The majority of the property under consideration is owned by the City of Toronto

The subject site is a "B-rated" property located in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District (HCD). The applicant is seeking approval for the retention and completion of a partially constructed masonry wall, a structure that was erected without a heritage permit. All public and private lands within the boundaries of a heritage conservation district are designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The applicant’s proposal has been revised from the original design (which was previously refused) and staff are of the opinion that the new application complies with the North Rosedale District Plan, the Parks Canada Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada and the Official Plan. As such, staff recommend that this application be approved, subject to conditions.