IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
55 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD EAST
NOTICE OF DECISION
The
decision of City Council, among other matters, regarding the application under
the Ontario Heritage Act is as follows:
1. City Council approve the alterations to the
heritage property at 55 Lake Shore Boulevard East,
in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the
construction of three new buildings above the Warehouse Building on the lands
known municipally as 55 Lake Shore Boulevard East, with such alterations
substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 14, 2026,
prepared by architectsAlliance and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage
Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by Giaimo + Associates Architects Inc., dated March 9,
2026, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
2. City Council direct that its consent to the
application to alter the designated heritage property at 55 Lake Shore
Boulevard East, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage
Act, are also subject to the following conditions:
a. Prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the
properties at 55 Lake Shore Boulevard East, including a heritage permit or a
building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual
and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the
Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:
1. Amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the
property at 55 Lake Shore Boulevard East substantially in accordance with the
plans and drawings dated February 14, 2026, prepared by architectsAlliance and
on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact
Assessment prepared by Giaimo + Associates Architects Inc., dated March 9,
2026, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation
2.a.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including
execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.
2. Provide a Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage
consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy
set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 55 Lake Shore Boulevard East
prepared by Giaimo + Associates Architects Inc., dated March 9, 2026, to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications
for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the Conservation Plan
required in Recommendation 2.a.2, including a description of materials and
finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage
consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of
the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage
character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and
thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning.
5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property,
satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall
implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage
Planning.
7. Submit a Signage Plan
for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage
Planning.
b. That prior to the release of an existing Letter of Credit the owner
shall:
1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a
qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work
and the required interpretive work have been completed in accordance with the
approved Conservation and Interpretation Plans and that an appropriate standard
of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior
Manager, Heritage Planning.
2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
IF YOU WISH TO APPEAL TO THE ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL:
Notice of an appeal of the decision of City
Council on the application to alter 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 days of April 28, 2026, which is May 28, 2026.
A Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out the reasons for the objection to the decision;
(2) set out the reasons in support of the objection to the decision; and
(3) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021, in the amount of $1,100 for each appeal payable by certified cheque or money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario.
If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land
Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available
from the Ontario Land Tribunal website at https://olt.gov.on.ca/appeals-process/forms.
Who Can File An Appeal:
Only the owner of the
Property may appeal the decision of Council of the City of Toronto to the
Ontario Land Tribunal under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and
only where City Council has consented to an application to alter a property
with certain terms or conditions, or refuses the
application to alter a property.
Getting Additional Information:
Further information in respect of the Decision
of Council of the City of
Toronto on the matter is available from the City of
Toronto at:
https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.TE31.22.
Dated at the City of Toronto on April 28, 2026.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk