Public Notice

NOTICE OF APPLICATION(S)

(Under the Planning Act)

The City has received the following application(s) under the Planning Act:

TORONTO AND EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Application Numbers: 24 146962 STE 11 OZ; 24 146972 11 RH

Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a ten-storey residential building, above an existing four-storey heritage building.

41-45 Spadina Road

Ward 11 – University-Rosedale

Planner, Chris Pereira at 416-338-7418 or Chris.Pereira@toronto.ca 

CONTACT INFORMATION

City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat

Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2,

Tel: 416-394-8101, Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Background information and materials regarding the above-listed proposals are available at www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-information-centre/.  

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to receive notice regarding the progression of any of the proposed applications above, which include Official Plan amendment, proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium, Vacant Land Condominium Application and/or proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you may make a request to the City Clerk, to the attention of the Registrar Secretariat, at the address or email noted above.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION(S)

(Under the Planning Act)

The City has received the following application(s) under the Planning Act:

TORONTO AND EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Application Number: 24 163313 STE 12

Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit the redevelopment of the subject site with a 59-storey residential tower, inclusive of a five-storey base building.

54-70 Brownlow Avenue

Ward 12 – Toronto-St. Paul's

Senior Planner, Patrick Miller at 416-338-3002 or Patrick.Miller@toronto.ca

CONTACT INFORMATION

City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat

Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2,

Tel: 416-394-8101, Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Background information and materials regarding the above-listed proposals are available at www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-information-centre/.  

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to receive notice regarding the progression of any of the proposed applications above, which include Official Plan amendment, proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium, Vacant Land Condominium Application and/or proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you may make a request to the City Clerk, to the attention of the Registrar Secretariat, at the address or email noted above.

City's Residential Retrofit Program

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of the imposition of special charges on benefitting properties under the City's Residential Retrofit Program.

Individual bills for each of the benefitting properties listed below have been submitted for the meeting of City Council being held on July 24, 25 and 26, 2024. Review bill details (https://secure.toronto.ca/council/bill-bylaw.do?meeting=2024.CC20).

Each of these bills imposes a special charge on each of the corresponding benefitting properties as a result of the property having entered into a Property Owner Agreement with the City and having undertaken energy efficiency and/or water conservation works as local improvements under the Residential Retrofit Program authorized by Executive Committee Item EX33.22, as adopted by Council on July 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2013 and enacted in By-law 1105-2013 (July 19, 2013).

The benefitting properties are:

·       14 Condor Avenue

·       15 Colonial Avenue

·       19 Poplar Plains Road

·       26 Ulverston Road

·       34 Beck Avenue

·       39 Inniswood Drive

·       48 Brooklyn Avenue

·       55 Brumwell Street

·       65 Harvie Avenue

·       173 Langford Avenue

·       583 Melrose Avenue

For More Information Contact

City Council
councilmeeting@toronto.ca 
Phone: 416-392-8485
Fax: 416-392-2980

Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2N2
Canada

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

80-86 LYNN WILLIAMS STREET

NOTICE OF PASSING OF DESIGNATION BY-LAW 701-2024

TAKE NOTICE that Council for the City of Toronto passed Designation By-law 701-2024 on June 27, 2024, which designates the lands, buildings and structures known municipally as 80-86 Lynn Williams 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 one written objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property and City Council considered the objection in making its decision at its meeting on June 27, 2024. Refer to Item CC19.19.

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 July 16, 2024, which is August 15, 2024.

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=2024.CC19.19

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

6 CAWTHRA SQUARE

NOTICE OF PASSING OF DESIGNATION BY-LAW 691-2024

TAKE NOTICE that Council for the City of Toronto passed Designation By-law 691-2024 on June 27, 2024 which designates the lands, buildings and structures known municipally as 6 Cawthra Square 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 did not receive any objections to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property. Therefore, City Council did not consider any objections and passed the Designation By-law for the Property.

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 July 16,2024, which is August 15, 2024.

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 appeal 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=2024.PH11.20 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

294, 306 AND 318 LAWRENCE AVENUE EAST

NOTICE OF PASSING OF DESIGNATION BY-LAW 688-2024

TAKE NOTICE that Council for the City of Toronto passed Designation By-law 688-2024 on June 27, 2024, which designates the lands, buildings and structures known municipally as 294, 306 and 318 Lawrence Avenue East 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 did not receive any objections to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property. Therefore, City Council did not consider any objections and passed the Designation By-law for the Property.

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 July 16, 2024, which is

August 15, 2024

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 appeal 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=2024.PH11.18

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

101 MILDENHALL ROAD

NOTICE OF PASSING OF DESIGNATION BY-LAW 689-2024

TAKE NOTICE that Council for the City of Toronto passed Designation By-law 689-2024 on June 27, 2024, which designates the lands, buildings and structures known municipally as 101 Mildenhall Road 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 did not receive any objections to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property. Therefore, City Council did not consider any objections and passed the Designation By-law for the Property.

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 July 16, 2024, which is August 15, 2024.

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 appeal 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=2024.PH11.18 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

24 MASON BOULEVARD

NOTICE OF PASSING OF DESIGNATION BY-LAW 687-2024

TAKE NOTICE that Council for the City of Toronto passed Designation By-law 687-2024 on June 27, 2024, which designates the lands, buildings and structures known municipally as 24 Mason Boulevard 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 did not receive any objections to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property. Therefore, City Council did not consider any objections and passed the Designation By-law for the Property.

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 July 16, 2024, which is August 15, 2024.

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 appeal 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=2024.PH11.17

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

115 BERKELEY STREET

NOTICE OF PASSING OF DESIGNATION BY-LAW 686-2024

TAKE NOTICE that Council for the City of Toronto passed Designation By-law 686-2024 on June 27, 2024, which designates the lands, buildings and structures known municipally as 115 Berkeley 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 did not receive any objections to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property. Therefore, City Council did not consider any objections and passed the Designation By-law for the Property.

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 July 16, 2024, which is August 15, 2024.

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 appeal 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=2024.PH11.16 

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REMOVE A HOLDING SYMBOL (H) FROM ZONING BY-LAW 1289-2023

(Under the Planning Act)

The City has received the following application under Section 36 of the Planning Act:

Application Number: 24 129645 STE 04 OZ

Location of Application: 403 Keele Street, 48-50 Heintzman Street

Ward: Ward 04 - Parkdale-High Park

Contact: Liliana da Silva, Senior Planner at 416-392-1821, by e-mail at Liliana.daSilva@toronto.ca, or by mail at 100 Queen Street West, 18th floor, City of Toronto

DESCRIPTION

The application is to amend Zoning By-law 1289-2023 to remove a holding symbol (H) at 403 Keele Street, 48-50 Heintzman Street to permit the development of a new 11-storey mixed-use building.

Detailed information regarding the above-listed proposal, including background information and materials may be made available for public inspection by contacting the Planner noted above or by visiting the Application Information Centre:

https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-details/?id=5415618&pid=751449&title=403-KEELE-ST.

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN

You may send written comments by mail or email to the Planner noted above. Your written comments must be submitted no later than August 9, 2024 to be considered by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate. A decision by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate as to whether to remove the holding symbol (H) will occur no earlier than September 17, 2024.

Notice to People Writing to the City: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication to the City.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s).  If you are submitting letters, e-mails, 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.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION(S)

(Under the Planning Act)

The City has received the following application(s) under the Planning Act:

SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Application Number: 24 156566 ESC 23 SB

Application for Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit the creation of two park blocks to be dedicated to the City, five blocks for mixed-use towers, one block for the existing shopping centre and proposed road network.

1571 Sandhurst Circle

Ward 23 – Scarborough North

Planner, Laura Dainard at (416) 396-7023 or Laura.Dainard@toronto.ca 

CONTACT INFORMATION

City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat

Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2,

Tel: 416-394-8101, Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Background information and materials regarding the above-listed proposals are available at www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-information-centre/.   

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to receive notice regarding the progression of any of the proposed applications above, which include Official Plan amendment, proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium, Vacant Land Condominium Application and/or proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you may make a request to the City Clerk, to the attention of the Registrar Secretariat, at the address or email noted above.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION(S)

(Under the Planning Act)

The City has received the following application(s) under the Planning Act:

SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Application Number: 22 210128 ESC 20 OZ

Application to Amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 12-storey mixed used building with a total of 431 units and 591 square metres of retail space. The owner has also purchased 509 Birchmount Road to extend the Sadler Parkette with a 545 square metre park to meet parkland dedication requirement.

468-480 Danforth Road

Ward 20 – Scarborough Southwest

Planner, Marian Barsoum at (416) 396-5004 or Marian.Barsoum@toronto.ca 
  

CONTACT INFORMATION

City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat

Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2,

Tel: 416-394-8101, Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Background information and materials regarding the above-listed proposals are available at www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-information-centre/.   

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to receive notice regarding the progression of any of the proposed applications above, which include Official Plan amendment, proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium, Vacant Land Condominium Application and/or proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you may make a request to the City Clerk, to the attention of the Registrar Secretariat, at the address or email noted above.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

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

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

522 UNIVERSITY AVENUE

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 522 University Avenue 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 522 University Avenue 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 under the categories of design/physical, historical/ associative and contextual value.

Description

Located on the west side of University Avenue directly south of Elm Street, the property at 522 University Avenue comprises a 15-storey office building for the National Life Assurance Company of Canada designed and completed in 1971-1974 by John C. Parkin, whose firm at the time was known as Parkin, Searle, Wilbee & Rowland.

Statement of Cultural Heritage Value

The National Life Building is valued as a fine example of Monumental Modernist architecture utilizing precast concrete cladding in Toronto. Constructed in 1971-1974, the building’s late Modernist character is evidenced by its uniform grid of punched windows and open ground floor plane. The building’s distinct Monumental Modernist features include the double-height colonnade and the heavy massing of the wedge-shaped perimeter columns at three sides which extend the public space along University Avenue, Elm Street and Simcoe Street. The building is characterized by the regular rhythm and identical treatment of the east (primary), north, west, and south façades with a grid of identical prefabricated precast concrete panels.

The building is also distinguished by the high quality precast concrete mix employed, with fine limestone aggregate, and smooth finish which resembles stone. The individual T-shaped precast concrete panels were formed as a single, sculptural, modular unit, which was designed to clad the structure and create the deep returns around the punched windows.

The National Life Building further demonstrates design/physical value through its unique construction method. Original drawings indicate that the prefabricated precast panels were temporarily supported (in sections), while the building’s concrete superstructure was cast in place and permanent anchors were installed. This unorthodox construction method has resulted in a very high-quality building envelope. This distinctive and complex design is characteristic of the versatility of precast concrete as a building material, and of the range of buildings associated with this material and construction method during the Modern period in Toronto.

The building was purpose-built for the National Life Assurance Company of Canada (NLACC) to replace their Beaux-Arts style building that occupied the same site since 1930. The NLACC is a Toronto-based company founded in 1899 and whose first offices stood at the corner of Toronto Street and Adelaide Street East until the company relocated to the prestigious University Avenue Precinct in 1930, as would numerous

other significant corporate institutions like Canada Life at 330 University Avenue, the Bank of Canada at 250 University Avenue and Sun Life at 200 University Avenue, the latter company's headquarters also designed by John C. Parkin. The NLACC, established in Toronto in 1899 and a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. since 1988, has occupied the subject property at the southwest corner of University Avenue and Elm Street for nearly 95 years.

The National Life Building demonstrates the work of Toronto architect John C. Parkin, who has been described as one of Canada’s most important modernist architects. Having begun his career with the architectural firm of John B. Parkin Associates,

one of Canada's leading Modernist and most prolific firms of the 1950s and 1960s that contributed many significant buildings to Toronto during that period, the property at

522 University Avenue represents a fine example of John C. Parkin's portfolio as an executive architect following the elder Parkin's departure. While the subject property was under construction in 1972, John C. Parkin was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada for his services to architecture, urban planning, industrial design and the arts. In 1979, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) awarded him its Gold Medal.

The subject property also demonstrates the work of notable Toronto-based concrete manufacturer, Beer Precast. Their well-known projects include Toronto City Hall with Parkin Associates and Viljo Revell at 100 Queen Street West (1959-1964) and the Medical Sciences Buildings at 1 King’s College Circle (1969).

Contextually, the National Life Building is valued for its role in defining, maintaining and supporting the character of the University Avenue Precinct, one of Toronto's major streets and a significant ceremonial avenue that is home to a collection of significant buildings associated with important corporate institutions in Toronto's history and constructed during the twentieth century following the adoption of the University Avenue By-law (1931) that established guidelines directing the scale, materials and appearance of commercial and institutional buildings along the ceremonial boulevard leading to Queen's Park. The by-law regulations with respect to setbacks, design and appearance are reflected in both the design of - and the views framed by - the monumental colonnade.

The subject property is physically, historically and visually linked with its surroundings where it contributes to the group of custom-designed buildings characterizing University Avenue, including the Canada Life Building (1931), 330 University Avenue, the Bank of Canada Building (1958), 250 University Avenue, the Maclean-Hunter Building (1961), 481 University Avenue, the Sun Life Assurance Company Building also designed by John C. Parkin (1961), 200 University Avenue, and the Metro Toronto Court House (1966), 361 University Avenue, which are all recognized heritage properties in the city.

Heritage Attributes

Design or Physical Value

Attributes that contribute to the value of the property at 522 University Avenue as a fine example of Monumental Modernism include:

·       The scale, form and massing of the fifteen-storey office building situated on the southwest corner of University Avenue and Elm Street

·       The rectilinear massing of the building with its symmetrical window openings on all four elevations

·       The materiality of the external wall and colonnade cladding with the high quality precast concrete mix employed, with fine limestone aggregate,             and smooth finish which resembles stone

·       The uniform arrangement and design of individual precast concrete panels from the third to fifteenth storeys on each elevation

·       The scale and proportions of the tower window openings on all four elevations

·       The tapered, precast concrete-clad perimeter columns extending from the first through second storeys

·       The recessed position, and use of transparent glass at the ground and second storeys, with the second storey cantilevered over the ground                   storey at the east, north, and west elevations

·       At the ground storey of the north elevation fronting onto Elm Street, the centred section of granite wall cladding

·       The coffered/waffle concrete ceiling under the second storey of the exterior podium and its continuation into the entrance lobby creating a                       blurring or fluidity of interior and exterior space

·       The continuous open ground floor plane extending from the exterior terrace into the interior entrance lobby

·       The entrance lobby interior, with its double-height volume facing the east elevation and its mirrored walls and creating an extended perception of           the depth of space

Contextual Value

Attributes that contribute to the contextual value of the property at 522 University Avenue as helping to define, maintain and support the character of the University Avenue Precinct:

·       The setback, placement and orientation of the building in relation to University Avenue, Elm Street and Simcoe Street

N.B. the one-storey podium with a second-storey addition at the south end of the property is not considered a heritage attribute.

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 July 2, 2024, which is August 1, 2024. 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=2024.PH13.12