Item - 2011.PB2.5

The Toronto Preservation Board recommended to the Etobicoke York Community Council that:

1.         City Council state its intention to designate the following properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act:

a.         2325 Lake Shore Boulevard West ("Ormscliffe");

b.         2527 Lake Shore Boulevard West ("Ormscliffe");

c.         2533-2535 Lake Shore Boulevard West (Semi-Detached Houses);

d.         2539A&B Lake Shore Boulevard West (Garage);

e.         2541-2541A Lake Shore Boulevard West (Leonard Franceschini House); and

f.          5, 7 and 9 Douglas Boulevard (Power Plant and Row Houses).

2.         If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

3.         If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designations to the Conservation Review Board.

4.         If the designations are 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 on the designation of the properties.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act the properties listed in Recommendation 1, which are located on the south side of Lake Shore Boulevard West, west of Douglas Boulevard, and at 5, 7 and 9 Douglas Boulevard.  The properties comprise the main residence and auxiliary buildings associated with the early 20th century Mimico Estates of A. B. Ormsby and James Franceschini.

The properties identified in Recommendation 1 are listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties.  While the properties together compose the Mimico Estates, the buildings have been assigned individual street addresses.

The Mimico Estates are part of the area identified in Mimico 20/20, a revitalization action plan for the Mimico-by-the-Lake community that was initiated by the Etobicoke York Community Council in 2006.