IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
80 MIMICO AVENUE
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE
THE PROPERTY
TAKE NOTICE that Council for the
City of Toronto intends to designate the property, including the lands,
buildings and structures thereon known municipally as 80 Mimico Avenue under
Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, as amended,
as a property of cultural heritage value or interest.
Reasons for
Designation
The property at 80 Mimico Avenue is worthy of
designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its
cultural heritage value, and meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial
criteria prescribed for municipal designation, under the categories of
design/physical and contextual value.
Description
Located on the north side of Mimico Avenue
between Queens Avenue and Station Road, the property at 80 Mimico Avenue was
constructed in 1920 for John and Percy MacKenzie as
the John MacKenzie and Son Dairy. Following its sale
in 1928 to Anthony Joseph, it would remain in the ownership of the Joseph
family until 1980.
The two-storey, flat-roofed, rectangular, brick
clad structure features a principal (south) elevation facing Mimico Avenue with
brick parapet above a band of decorative brickwork laid in a basketweave
pattern. The first storey features a full width storefront with central
recessed entrance flanked by large display windows featuring transoms and low
bulkheads. The second storey features two symmetrically placed windows with
paired double sash windows, stone sills, and brick voussoirs.
The property was identified as a potential
heritage resource in the Mimico 20/20 Revitalization Cultural Heritage Resource
Assessment prepared in 2012 by URS Canada for the City of Toronto.
Statement of Cultural
Heritage Value
Design or Physical Value
The property at 80 Mimico Avenue is a
representative example of a main street commercial building from Mimico's
streetcar period. Constructed in 1920, the subject property's two-storey
massing, brick cladding, and storefront with central recessed entrance flanked
by large display windows at the first story and smaller paired windows at the
second storey, reflect the property's original use as a commercial structure
with residential above.
Contextual Value
The property at 80 Mimico Avenue, together with
the adjacent properties at 78 and 86 Mimico Avenue, is important in defining,
maintaining, and supporting the predominantly early twentieth century
small-scale mixed-use character of Mimico Avenue, which includes a mix of
early-twentieth century residential and commercial structures which continue to
define the historical local main street character of the streetscape today.
The subject property at 80 Mimico Avenue is
physically, visually, and historically linked to its surroundings. Displaying a
high level of architectural cohesion with the adjacent properties at 78 Mimico
Avenue to the east and 86 Mimico Avenue to the west, the properties form a
collection of commercial buildings constructed in the 1920s that anchor the
northeast corner of Mimico Avenue and Station Road and signal the early urban
development of this historical local main street.
Heritage Attributes
Design or Physical Value
The following heritage attributes contribute to
the cultural heritage value of the property at 80 Mimico Avenue as a
representative example of a main street commercial building from Mimico's
streetcar period:
·
The two-storey scale,
form, and massing of the 1920 structure on a rectangular plan
·
On the principal
(south), east and west elevations, the material palette including red rug brick
and stone
·
On the principal
(south), east and west elevations, the material palette including red rug brick
and stone
·
On the principal
(south) elevation, the organization of the openings on the first-storey
commercial storefront with its central recessed entrance flanked by large,
faceted plate glass display windows featuring transoms and low bulkheads
·
On the principal
(south) elevation, the organization of the openings on the second storey with
the two symmetrically placed, paired windows with stone stills and brick voussoirs
·
On the principal
(south) elevation, parapet with its decorative basket weave panel detailing
Contextual Value
The following heritage attributes contribute to
the cultural heritage value of the property at 80 Mimico Avenue in defining,
maintaining, and supporting the predominantly early 20th century small-scale
mixed-use character of Mimico Avenue:
·
The two-storey scale,
form, and massing of the 1920 structure
·
The placement and
orientation of the 1929 structure on its lot fronting onto Mimico Avenue
·
The material palette
including red rug brick and stone
·
On the principal
(south) elevation, the commercial storefront at street level
Notice of Objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate
Notice of an objection to the Notice of
Intention to Designate the Property may be served on the City Clerk, Attention:
Registrar Secretariat, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West,
100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2; Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca within thirty (30) days of March 26, 2024, which is April 25, 2024. The
notice of objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property must
set out the reason(s) for the objection and all relevant facts.
Getting Additional Information:
Further information in
respect of the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property is available from
the City of Toronto at:
https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.PH9.12
Dated at the City of Toronto on March 26, 2024.
John D. Elvidge
for City Clerk