IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
54-66 FRASER AVENUE AND 68 FRASER
AVENUE (147 LIBERTY 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 direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal allow
the appeals by the owner under subsection 33, 34(1)1 and 34.1(2) of the Ontario
Heritage Act by the owner, in part, and approve:
a. the application to alter the
designated heritage properties at 54-66 Fraser Avenue and 68 Fraser Avenue (147
Liberty Street) under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to
allow for the construction of a 50-storey mixed-use building, in accordance
with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2025 and revised June 30, 2026
prepared by Sweeney and Co. Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment
prepared by Giaimo dated February 27, 2026 and revised June 25, 2026, and on
file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in
accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below;
b. the application to demolish
the specified heritage attributes of the designated heritage property at 54-66
Fraser Avenue under Part IV, Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act to
allow for the construction of a 50-storey mixed-use building, in accordance
with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2025 and revised June 30, 2026,
prepared by Sweeney and Co. Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment
prepared by Giaimo dated February 27, 2026 and revised June 25, 2026, and on
file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in
accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning and subject to the conditions as set out below; and
c. the demolition of a heritage
building on the designated heritage property at 54-66 Fraser Avenue under Part IV, Section 34 (1)(2) of the Ontario
Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 50-storey mixed-use
building, in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2025 and
revised June 30, 2026, prepared by Sweeney and Co. Architects and the Heritage
Impact Assessment prepared by Giaimo dated February 27, 2026 and revised June
25, 2026, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject
to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior
Manager, Heritage Planning and
subject to conditions as set out below.
2. City
Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal's
approval of the application to alter the designated heritage properties at
54-66 Fraser Avenue and 68 Fraser Avenue (147 Liberty Street) in accordance
with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and its consent to
the demolition of specified heritage attributes at 54-66 Fraser Avenue under
Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and its consent to the demolition of one heritage
building on the designated heritage property at 54-66 Fraser Avenue, in
accordance with Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, are also subject to the following conditions:
a. that the related Zoning By-law
and Official Plan Amendment associated with the proposed alterations,
demolition of specified heritage attribute(s) and demolition of a heritage
building has come into full force and effect;
b. prior to issuance of any
Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Zoning By-law and Official
Plan Amendment appeals for the property at 54-66 Fraser Avenue and 68 Fraser Avenue (147 Liberty Street), the owner shall 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 prepared by Giaimo dated February 27, 2026
and revised June 25, 2026, for the
property at 54-66 Fraser Avenue and 68 Fraser Avenue (147
Liberty Street), to the satisfaction of the
Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;
1. The Conservation Plan shall
include:
a. Refinements to improve the
legibility of the courtyard as a double height space open of the courtyard by
pulling back externally and raising the ceiling within the courtyard by 2 or 3
metres or to provide a detailed structural analysis as to how this may be
achieved.
b. Refinements to and
clarification of the detailed design and materiality of the reveal façade
directly above the heritage properties on Fraser Street. The reveal design
shall be a simple form with minimal framing that is compatible with the
heritage building.
c. Details of the design and
materiality of the soffit above the reveal on Fraser Street to soften its
appearance above the heritage property.
c. prior to issuance of any
Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Zoning By-law and Official
Plan Amendment appeals for the property at 54-66 Fraser Avenue and 68 Fraser Avenue (147 Liberty Street), the owner shall enter into a Heritage Easement
Agreement with the City for the property at 54-66 Fraser Avenue and 68 Fraser Avenue (147 Liberty Street), substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2025 and revised June 30, 2026,
prepared by Sweeney and Co. Architects, on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Giaimo dated February 27, 2026
and revised June 25, 2026 and on
file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance
with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b, to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution and
registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;
d. that prior to the issuance of
any permit for all or any part of the properties at 54-66 Fraser Avenue and 68
Fraser Avenue (147 Liberty 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 buildings as are acceptable to the Senior
Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:
1. provide an Interpretation Plan
for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage
Planning and thereafter shall implement such plan to the satisfaction of the
Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;
2. 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;
3. provide a detailed Landscape
Plan for the subject properties, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage
Planning;
4. 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 above, 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;
5. provide full documentation of
the existing heritage buildings to be demolished, including two (2) printed
sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or
semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a flash drive in tiff format and
600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings,
and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be
available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and
6. 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.
e. prior to the release of the
Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.d.6 above, 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 has 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.
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 or the application to demolish
or remove a heritage attribute(s) on 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 August 17, 2026, which is September 16, 2026.
A Notice of Appeal of the decision of City Council on the application to
alter the Property under section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act 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.
A Notice of Appeal of the decision of City Council on the application to
demolish or remove a heritage attribute(s) on the Property under section 34 of
the Ontario Heritage Act 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.
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 34.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act,
and only where City Council has consented to an application to demolish or
remove a heritage attribute(s) with certain terms or conditions or refuses the
application to demolish or remove the heritage attribute(s) of 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.CC43.10.
Dated at the City of Toronto on August 17, 2026.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk