Item - 2017.PB20.10

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

1.  City Council include the property at 698 Spadina Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

2.  City Council state its intention to designate the property at 698 Spadina Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 698 Spadina Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (January 12, 2017) from the 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 proposed amendment 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 to amend the designating by-law.

This report recommends that Toronto City Council state its intention to designate the property at 698 Spadina 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 located on the north-west corner of Spadina Avenue and Sussex Avenue in the Harbord Village neighbourhood, contains a three storey Victorian block with commercial space at grade and residential units above, completed in 1885 as the John James Funston grocery store and, since 1984, known as the Ten Editions Bookstore. 

Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the property at 698 Spadina Avenue Road 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 inclusion of the property on the Heritage Register and its designation would ensure that all of the heritage values and attributes of the property are identified and conserved.