Public Notice

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

33 AND 37 MAITLAND STREET

NOTICE OF PASSING OF DESIGNATION BY-LAW 1120-2023

TAKE NOTICE that Council for the City of Toronto passed Designation By-law 1120-2023 on November 8 and 9, 2023, which designates the lands, buildings and structures known municipally as 33 and 37 Maitland 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.

The City Clerk received an objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property and City Council considered the objection in making its decision at its meeting on July 19 and 20, 2023. Refer to Item CC12.11.

IF YOU WISH TO APPEAL TO THE ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL:

Take notice that an appeal of the Designation by-law for the Property by those persons permitted to appeal under section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act may be made by filing a notice of appeal with 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 November 29, 2023, which is December 28, 2023.

A Notice of Appeal must:

(1)            set out the reasons for the objection to the designation by-law; and

(2)            set out the reasons in support of the objection to the designation by-law.

If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), forms are available from the Ontario Land Tribunal website at https://olt.gov.on.ca.

Who Can File An Appeal:

Any persons who object to the designation by-law may refer the matter to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Getting Additional Information:

A copy of the by-law and background information about the application is available for public inspection by contacting Heritage Planning staff at heritageplanning@toronto.ca. 

Further information in respect of the Designation By-law is available from the City of Toronto at:

https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2023.CC12.11 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

29 LINDEN 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 29 Linden 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 29 Linden Street is worthy of designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value, and meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, under the categories of design/physical and contextual value.

Description

The property at 29 Linden Street is located mid-block on the south side of Linden Street between Sherbourne and Huntley streets. The 2.5-storey house-form building was completed in 1882 for carpenter and speculator, James Bond.

The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on February 7, 2023.

Statement of Cultural Heritage Value

Design or Physical Value

The property at 29 Linden Street has design value as a representative example of a Second Empire style house-form building. The red brick-clad dwelling maintains a high degree of integrity, retaining many intact features that are typical of Victorian architectural design. The property features a Mansard roof with dormer windows and principal (north) elevation with segmentally arched windows, front entryway with rounded arch transom, and projecting bay of windows at the first storey. Additional details of note include the slate shingling of the roof and contrasting decorative buff brickwork on the principal (north) elevation, including the quoining, triple stringer course between the first and second storeys, and voussoirs with stone keystones above the openings.

Contextual Value

The subject property at 29 Linden Street is important in supporting and maintaining the predominant late-nineteenth century residential character of the surrounding area bounded by Sherbourne, Selby, Huntley, and Isabella Streets where an eclectic mix of then-fashionable Victorian-era architectural styles continue to define the streetscape.

Constructed in 1882, the high degree of architectural integrity and materiality of the Second Empire style dwelling is physically, functionally and historically linked to the surrounding area which developed as an upper middle class and upper-class neighbourhood in the 1880s.

Heritage Attributes

Design or Physical Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the property at 29 Linden Street as a representative example of a Second Empire style house-form building:

• The property's scale, form, and massing
• Steeply pitched Mansard roof with slate shingling
• Two gabled wooden roof dormers containing flat-headed openings on the south elevation
• Deeply profiled cornice at roofline
• Projecting shallow two-storey east bay with further projecting three-window half bay with flat roof at the first storey
• Segmental-arch window openings
• Main entrance with round-arched opening and transom
• Red brick cladding with decorative buff brickwork on the principal (north) elevation including quoining, triple stringer course between the first and second storeys, and voussoirs
• Stone keystones, windowsills, and first storey windowsill brackets on the principal (south) façade

Contextual Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the property at 29 Linden Street as a character-defining structure within a historic residential area:

• The property's siting and orientation on the south side of Linden Street
• The property's scale, form, and massing
• The properties legibility as a single detached residential structure
• The material palette typical of the Second Empire style, including slate roof, dichromatic brickwork, and stone and wood detailing.
• Mansard roof with dormers on the principal (south) elevation

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: Administrator, 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 November 14, 2023, which is December 14, 2023. 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=2023.PH7.12 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

576 SHERBOURNE STREET AND 37 LINDEN 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 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden 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 properties at 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden Street are worthy of designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value, and meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, under the categories of design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual value.

Description

The properties at 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden Street form the corner/end unit of a continuous row of five grand rowhouses constructed between 1888 and 1889 for City of Toronto Alderman and speculator Edward Hewitt at the southwest corner of Sherbourne and Linden Streets. Historically known as 576 and 578 Sherbourne Street, today 578 Sherbourne is municipally known as 37 Linden Street.  Together, these two house-form structures read as a grand single-family residence. Rising three-storeys over a raised basement, the red brick structure features a design combining elements of both the Richardson Romanesque and Queen Anne Revival styles with an asymmetrical massing and complicated rooflines. Together the properties have two principal facades along Sherbourne Street (east) and Linden Street (north). Both properties share architectural elements including hipped roofs with prominent cross-gables and dormers; recessed main entrances framed by rounded-arch entryways with second storey covered balconies; flatheaded, rounded arch, and three-pointed arch fenestration; decorative brickwork; and stained-glass transoms. The property at 37 Linden Street also features a square three-storey corner tower with pyramidal roof facing the corner of Sherbourne and Linden Streets.

The property at 576 Sherbourne Street is physically connected to the adjacent property to the south (574 Sherbourne) by a brick "tail" that is deeply recessed between the main entryways and containing a single light at the first and second storeys of each property. The rear (west) elevation of the properties is also red brick construction with a single-storey rectangular addition with shed roof. 

Both properties were listed on the City's Heritage Register (then Inventory of Heritage Properties) on August 18, 1976.

Statement of Cultural Heritage Value

Design or Physical Value

The properties at 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden Street, as part of a continuous row of five rowhouses connected by a recessed "tail" near their rear or west end, are a rare example of a pair of late-nineteenth century rowhouses designed to appear like the neighbouring grand homes along Sherbourne Street. Utilizing a vocabulary of shared architectural elements, the two properties read as a single grand corner residence.

The properties are representative examples of late-Victorian residential architecture, combining elements of both the Queen Anne Revival and Richardson Romanesque styles. This is evident in the asymmetrical composition of the two principal (east and north) elevations at 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden Street, respectively, and their shared defining architectural elements, including a large, square corner tower basketweave patterned brickwork, recessed main entrances framed by round-arched brick entryways, second-storey balconies with decorative wood detailing, and a combination of flat-headed, rounded-arch and three-centred arch fenestration.

Historical or Associative Value

The property at 576 Sherbourne Street is directly associated with acclaimed Toronto author Shirley Faessler, who owned and resided at the property from 1940s to the mid 1990s during which time she wrote her most notable works.

Contextual Value

The subject properties at 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden Street are important in defining, supporting, and maintaining the predominant late-nineteenth century residential character of the surrounding area bounded by Sherbourne, Selby, Huntley, and Isabella Streets where an eclectic mix of then-fashionable Victorian-era architectural styles continue to define the streetscape today.

The properties are physically, functionally, visually, and historically linked to their surroundings both as a part of a continuous row of five grand rowhouses and to nearby structures in the surrounding area which developed in the same period. The properties anchor the southwest corner of Sherbourne and Linden Street, and along with the James Cooper Mansion on the northwest corner, frame the intersection of Sherbourne and Linden Streets.

Heritage Attributes

Design or Physical Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the properties at 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden Street as rare and representative examples of late-nineteenth century rowhouses designed to appear like the neighbouring grand homes along Sherbourne Street:

• The properties scale, form, and massing
• Red brick cladding with stone and wood trim
• Large three-storey square tower surmounted by a pyramidal roof.
• Hipped roof with large, shed dormers and cross gables on the principal (east and north) elevations
• Recessed brick round-arched entryway on the north elevation with off-set entrance steps and adjacent triple-arched brick with recessed second-floor balcony framed with a decorative wooden balustrade, screen and turned colonnettes
• Recessed east elevation entrance framed by a rounded-arch entryway surmounted by a second-storey balcony with ornate wooden screen and balustrade
• South elevation with deeply recessed brick "tail" connecting to the adjacent property to the south (574 Sherbourne)
• Fenestration of principal (east and north) elevations including rounded arch, three-centred arch, and flatheaded openings
• Decorative brickwork including:
  • Drip mouldings over the first, second, and third storey openings
  • Stringcourses delineating the storeys
  • Basketweave spandrel above the three-centred first storey arch window opening
  • Denticulated cornice line between second and third storeys on the tower
  • Scrolled brick aprons below first storey windows
  • Rusticated stonework sills and basement level

Contextual Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the properties at 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden Street as character-defining structures within a historic residential area:

• The properties siting and orientation on the southwest corner of Sherbourne Street and Linden Street with two principal (east and north) facades
• The properties scale, form, and massing as part of a row of five large late-nineteenth century rowhouses
• The properties legibility as a large single detached residential structure
• The material palette typical of Victorian Era buildings, including red brick with stone and wood detailing
• Hipped roofline with prominent cross gables and large shed dormers on principal (east and north) elevations

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: Administrator, 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 November 14, 2023, which is December 14, 2023. 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=2023.PH7.12 

Public Notice

Realignment of Permit Parking Area "5E"

Notice is hereby given that Toronto and East York Community Council proposes to pass a by-law to realign the boundary of Permit Parking area "5E" to exclude development at 1080-1088 Yonge Street.  

The meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council will be held on November 15, 2023 at 9:30 a.m., or shortly afterwards and will meet by video conference and in person in Committee Room 1, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West.

Any objections regarding this proposal should be set out in writing and forwarded to the City Clerk, Attention: Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd floor West Tower, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2, or by E-mail: teycc@toronto.ca. 

If you wish to make a presentation to the Community Council regarding this proposal, please phone 416-392-7033 or e-mail teycc@toronto.ca by 12:00 p.m. on November 14, 2023, so that we can include your name on the list of speakers and provide you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

Special Assistance for Members of the Public: City staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice. If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-7033, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail teycc@toronto.ca. 

Notice to People Writing or Making Presentations to the Toronto and East York Community Council: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees and Boards.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee Board, and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available.

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2 or call 416-392-7033.