IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
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
designated heritage property at 150 College Street (1 Kings College Circle),
in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the
construction of a nine-storey multipurpose building (plus a two-storey
mechanical penthouse), with such alterations to the designated heritage
property being substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared
by MVRDV and Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc., dated February 27, 2026, and the
Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated April 16,
2026, on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in
accordance with an approved Conservation Plan and drawings satisfactory to the
Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below.
2. City Council direct that its consent to the
application to alter the designated heritage property at 150 College Street (1
Kings College Circle), in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario
Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions:
a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the
property at 150 College Street (1 Kings College Circle), 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. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the
property at 150 College Street (1 Kings College Circle), substantially in
accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 27, 2026, prepared by
MVRDV and Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects
Inc., dated April 16, 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 detailed 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 the property at 150
College Street (1 Kings College Circle), prepared by ERA Architects Inc.,
dated April 16, 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.
8. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing,
in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation and
Interpretation Plans.
b. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in
Recommendation 2.a.8, 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
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 June 30, 2026, which is July 30, 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.TE33.18.
Dated at the City of Toronto on June 30, 2026.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk