IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
164-166 ISABELLA STREET AND 168
ISABELLA STREET
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 properties at 164-166 and 168 Isabella Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario
Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 70-storey residential tower
with such alterations to the designated properties substantially in accordance
with the plans and drawings dated June 2, 2026, prepared by Studio JCI., and on
file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and the Heritage Impact
Assessment dated September 19, 2025 with revisions March 27, 2026 and June 2, 2026, prepared by GBCA
Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject
to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior
Manager, Heritage Planning, and the conditions as set out below.
2. City Council direct that its consent to the
application to alter the designated heritage properties at 164-166 and 168
Isabella Street, in accordance
with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, are subject to the
following conditions:
a. Prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the
properties at 164-166
and 168 Isabella Street
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. 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 properties at 164-166 and 168
Isabella Street, to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
2. Execute
and register on title a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the
properties at 164-166 and 168 Isabella Street, substantially in accordance with
the plans and drawings dated June 2, 2026, prepared by Studio JCI, and the
Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 19, 2025 with revisions March 27, 2026, and June 2, 2026,
prepared by GBCA Architects all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to
and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.1,
to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including
execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City
Solicitor.
3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of
the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their
heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning
and thereafter shall implement such a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior
Manager, Heritage Planning.
4. 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.
5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property,
satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
6. Submit a Signage Plan for the designated properties retained within
the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage
Planning.
7. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications
for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation
Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.1, 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.
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 Plan and
Interpretation Plan for 164-166 and 168 Isabella Street.
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 Plan and
Interpretation Plan 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 August 12, 2026, which is September 11, 2026.
A Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out the reasons for the objection to the decision; and
(2) set out the reasons in support of the objection to the decision.
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.TE34.42
Dated at the City of Toronto on August 12, 2026.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk