The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 

 

1.  City Council include the property at 1755 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

 

2.  City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1755 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1755 Bayview Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (January 22, 2018) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

 

3.  If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council.

 

4.  If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board.

 

5.  If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision.

Marybeth McTeague, Heritage Planner, Heritage Preservation Services did a staff presentation on 1755 Bayview Avenue.

 

This report recommends that Toronto City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1755 Bayview Avenue (including 1757 Bayview Avenue, entry address for 1755 Bayview Avenue) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and include the property on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 

 

The property contains a two-storey apartment building, comprising four units, constructed as part of a row of ten apartment buildings of similar design located on the east side of Bayview Avenue between Parkhurst Boulevard and Eglinton Avenue East in the Leaside neighbourhood.  Constructed in 1936-7 by the well-known contractor and Mayor of Leaside, Henry Howard Talbot and designed by the architect W. Breden Galbraith, the apartment buildings represent the Arts and Crafts style which is characteristic of Leaside's residential architecture, and features Tudor Revival elements.    

 

Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the property at

1755 Bayview Avenue meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. 

 

The property at 1755 Bayview Avenue is proposed for demolition within the minor variance and consent applications B0011/17NY, A0162/17NY and A0162/17NY for 1755 Bayview Avenue.  On or about July 5, 2017, Heritage Preservation Services wrote a report requesting that the Committee of Adjustment defer consideration of the Applications for six months to allow staff the time to research and evaluate the property for possible inclusion on the City's Heritage Register further to the property having been nominated for inclusion.  The matter is currently under appeal at the Toronto Local Appeal Body.

 

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with Official Plan Heritage Policies. Designation enables City Council to review alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.