Item - 2016.PB11.6

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

1.  City Council receive the Heritage Evaluation for the property at 635 Queen Street East for information.

This report recommends that City Council receive the heritage evaluation of the property at 635 Queen Street East.  The report concludes that this property should not be included on the City of Toronto Heritage Register or designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.  The property contains a three-storey brick warehouse building completed in 1950 and located on the south side of Queen Street East between the East Don Roadway and Broadview Avenue.

At its meeting of November 10, 2015, Toronto and East York Community Council requested that the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services report on the results of an evaluation of the cultural heritage value of this property and provide a recommendation for its inclusion on the City's Heritage Register.   Following research and evaluation, staff have determined that the property at 635 Queen Street East does not meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation under the Ontario Heritage Act that is also used by the City when evaluating properties for inclusion on the Heritage Register.