Item - 2019.TE6.10
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 18, 2019 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council on May 22, 2019 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on June 18, 2019.
TE6.10 - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - 1627 Danforth Avenue
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Ward:
- 19 - Beaches - East York
City Council Decision
City Council on June 18 and 19, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council include the property at 1627 Danforth Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 4, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-132460.pdf
10a - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - 1627 Danforth Avenue
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-132926.pdf
TE6.10 - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - 1627 Danforth Avenue
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 19 - Beaches - East York
Community Council Recommendations
The Toronto and Easy York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council include the property at 1627 Danforth Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 4, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning.
Origin
Summary
This report recommends that City Council include the property at 1627 Danforth Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The site contains a complex known historically as the Danforth Carhouse, which is currently owned by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It was developed beginning in 1914 by the Toronto Civic Railways (TCR), expanded by the Toronto Transportation Commission (forerunner to today's TTC) and the TTC and currently used as offices and staff facilities for TTC personnel.
In 2015, City Council requested that the property at 1627 Danforth Avenue be researched and evaluated for inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. It has been identified for its potential cultural heritage value in the Danforth Avenue Planning Study (2018).
It is the selected site for a police station consolidating 54 and 55 Divisions.
The property at 1627 Danforth Avenue is part of a Master Plan study being undertaken by CreateTO to guide the redevelopment of the site as a multi-use civic hub for the Toronto Transit Commission, the Toronto Police Service and the Toronto Public Library as the key anchor tenants, which will incorporate and adaptively reuse the Danforth Carhouse.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-132460.pdf
Motions
10a - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - 1627 Danforth Avenue
Origin
Summary
This report recommends that City Council include the property at 1627 Danforth Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The site contains a complex known historically as the Danforth Carhouse, which is currently owned by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It was developed beginning in 1914 by the Toronto Civic Railways (TCR), expanded by the Toronto Transportation Commission (forerunner to today's TTC) and the Toronto Transit Commission and currently used as offices and staff facilities for Toronto Transit Commission personnel.
In 2015, City Council requested that the property at 1627 Danforth Avenue be researched and evaluated for inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. It has been identified for its potential cultural heritage value in the Danforth Avenue Planning Study (2018).
It is the selected site for a police station consolidating 54 and 55 Divisions.
The property at 1627 Danforth Avenue is part of a Master Plan study being undertaken by CreateTO to guide the redevelopment of the site as a multi-use civic hub for the Toronto Transit Commission, the Toronto Police Service and the Toronto Public Library as the key anchor tenants, which will incorporate and adaptively reuse the Danforth Carhouse.
Background Information
(April 4, 2019) Report and Attachments 1-4 from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register -1627 Danforth Avenue
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/pb/bgrd/backgroundfile-132116.pdf)
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-132926.pdf