Public Notice

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

510 JARVIS STREET

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 510 Jarvis Street 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 510 Jarvis Street is worthy of designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural value and meets Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation.

Description

The subject property at 510 Jarvis Street is located on the west side of Jarvis Street, north of Cawthra Square, within the Upper Jarvis neighbourhood. Constructed circa 1888 and renovated with an addition in 1919 by the architect W. G. Hunt, the property contains a detached two-and-a-half storey house form structure, with a rear three-storey addition. The subject property was a single-family residence until 1919, when it was converted into an apartment house containing ten separate apartments, with a later five apartments added through interior renovations prior to 1981.

The property was included on the Heritage Register in June 1973.

Statement of Cultural Heritage Value

Design and Physical Value

The property at 510 Jarvis Street has design and physical value as it displays a high degree of artistic merit and is a representative example of the Annex architectural style as applied to a detached house form structure. The Annex architectural style was popular in Toronto from the 1880s up to 1900. The origins of the architectural style are often attributed to the architect E. J. Lennox, however it was employed by numerous practitioners, and was primarily if not exclusively applied to residential house form structures. The Annex architectural style combined elements of the Romanesque and Queen Anne architectural styles. Architectural features representative of the Annex architectural style, and displaying a high degree of artistic merit, include the brick, sandstone and terra cotta cladding and details; vegetal and organic motifs; and low and grouped round-arched window openings.

Contextual Value

Contextually, the property at 510 Jarvis Street is visually, functionally, and historically linked to the adjacent properties at 504, 506, 512 and 514 Jarvis Street, which collectively form a collection of 19th century housing occupying the full block frontage of Jarvis Street between Cawthra Square and Gloucester Street. Each property contains a detached house form structure designed in the Annex architectural style, with a generally consistent setback, scale, form and massing, although 512 and 514 Jarvis Street are slightly smaller than the southern houses. Visually, the subject property is linked to these adjacent properties as well as nearby house form buildings representative of the historic residential context of Upper Jarvis from the late -19th century and is situated in an area with a concentration of properties built during the mid- to late Victorian period and that have been designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The property at 510 Jarvis Street is important in maintaining and supporting the character of the Upper Jarvis neighbourhood and the Cawthra Square - Jarvis Street - Gloucester Street block frontage, comprised of a collection of 19th century house form buildings. Subsequent mid- to late- 20th century apartment buildings reflect the second wave of residential development that replaced many of the original house form buildings akin to the subject property. Collectively, these properties reflect the evolution of Upper Jarvis from a subdivision of private homes located on a landscaped avenue to a high-density residential and institutional arterial corridor within downtown Toronto.

Heritage Attributes

Design and Physical Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the property at 510 Jarvis Street being a representative example of a detached house designed in the Annex architectural style:

• The scale, form and massing of the subject property, containing a detached two-and-a-half storey house form building set-back from the sidewalk

• The red brick, sandstone and terra cotta cladding and ornamentation

• The round-arched and flat-headed window openings with stone sills, brick lintels and drip moulds, and brick pilasters

• The stone, wood and terra cotta details including spandrel panels, window lintels and sills

• The prominent roof comprised of a cross-gable roof, bargeboard, and exposed eaves, and punctuated by gabled dormer windows and brick chimneys with ornamental brick detailing

• The front porch on the primary (east) facade, with wooden columns atop brick piers and a second storey balcony

• The side porch on the secondary (south) facade, with wooden columns atop brick piers, wooden railings with spindles, and a second storey balcony

Contextual Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the property at to 510 Jarvis Street being visually, functionally and historically linked to its surroundings and for maintaining and supporting the character of the area:

• The placement, setback and orientation of the structure on the west side of Jarvis Street between Cawthra Square and Gloucester Street

• The two-and-a-half storey scale of the primary (east) facades and the visible portions of the secondary (south) facade, and the rear three-storey addition

• The wrought iron fence dividing the front yard from the sidewalk

• The landscaped front yard

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 October 10, 2025, which is November 10, 2025. 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=2025.PH24.12.