Item - 2020.PB19.8

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

1. City Council include the following two hundred and fifteen properties within the West Queen West Area on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register:

592 Queen Street West
600 Queen Street West
606 Queen Street West
616 Queen Street West
620 Queen Street West
626 Queen Street West
632 Queen Street West
634 Queen Street West
636 Queen Street West
638 Queen Street West
640 Queen Street West
644 Queen Street West
646 Queen Street West
648 Queen Street West
650 Queen Street West
650 1/2 Queen Street West
673 Queen Street West
675 Queen Street West
676 Queen Street West
678 Queen Street West
680 Queen Street West
682 Queen Street West
684 Queen Street West
687 Queen Street West
689 Queen Street West
691 Queen Street West
690 Queen Street West
692 Queen Street West
693 Queen Street West
694 Queen Street West
695 Queen Street West
696 Queen Street West
697 Queen Street West
698 Queen Street West
699 Queen Street West
700 Queen Street West
701 Queen Street West
702 Queen Street West
703 Queen Street West
703A Queen Street West
704 Queen Street West
705 Queen Street West
706 Queen Street West
708 Queen Street West
710 Queen Street West
712 Queen Street West
715 Queen Street West
717 Queen Street West
719 Queen Street West
720 Queen Street West
721 Queen Street West
722 Queen Street West
723 Queen Street West
724 Queen Street West
726 Queen Street West
728 Queen Street West
730 Queen Street West
732 Queen Street West
735 Queen Street West
740 Queen Street West
744 Queen Street West
745 Queen Street West
746 Queen Street West
749 Queen Street West
750 Queen Street West
752 Queen Street West
753 Queen Street West
754 Queen Street West
756 Queen Street West
757 Queen Street West
758 Queen Street West
760 Queen Street West
762 Queen Street West
764 Queen Street West
765 Queen Street West
766 Queen Street West
770 Queen Street West
775 Queen Street West
777 Queen Street West
779 Queen Street West
781 Queen Street West
783 Queen Street West
785 Queen Street West
787 Queen Street West
789 Queen Street West
791 Queen Street West
793 Queen Street West
795 Queen Street West
797 Queen Street West
799 Queen Street West
801 Queen Street West
803 Queen Street West
805 Queen Street West
807 Queen Street West
809 Queen Street West
811 Queen Street West
813 Queen Street West
815 Queen Street West
819 Queen Street West
821 Queen Street West
823 Queen Street West
825 Queen Street West
827 Queen Street West
829 Queen Street West
831 Queen Street West
833 Queen Street West
859 Queen Street West
861 Queen Street West
863 Queen Street West
865 Queen Street West
867 Queen Street West
869 Queen Street West
870 Queen Street West
872 Queen Street West
874 Queen Street West
875 Queen Street West
876 Queen Street West
877 Queen Street West
878 Queen Street West
881 Queen Street West
882 Queen Street West
883 Queen Street West
884 Queen Street West
886 Queen Street West
887 Queen Street West
888 Queen Street West
889 Queen Street West
890 Queen Street West
892 Queen Street West
893 Queen Street West
894 Queen Street West
895 Queen Street West
900 Queen Street West
907 Queen Street West
913 Queen Street West
915 Queen Street West
917 Queen Street West
919 Queen Street West
920 Queen Street West
921 Queen Street West
922 Queen Street West
923 Queen Street West
925 Queen Street West
927 Queen Street West
929 Queen Street West
934 Queen Street West
935 Queen Street West
936 Queen Street West
940 Queen Street West
942 Queen Street West
955 Queen Street West
960 Queen Street West
962 Queen Street West
974 Queen Street West
978 Queen Street West
980 Queen Street West
982 Queen Street West
984 Queen Street West
986 Queen Street West
988 Queen Street West
990 Queen Street West
992 Queen Street West
993 Queen Street West
994 Queen Street West
996 Queen Street West
998 Queen Street West
1018 Queen Street West
1024 Queen Street West
1026 Queen Street West
1030 Queen Street West
1048 Queen Street West
1068 Queen Street West
1070 Queen Street West
1072 Queen Street West
1074 Queen Street West
1078 Queen Street West
1080 Queen Street West
1082 1/2 Queen Street West
1084 Queen Street West
1086 Queen Street West
1086 1/2 Queen Street West
1092 Queen Street West
1094 Queen Street West
1098 Queen Street West
1100 Queen Street West
1112 Queen Street West
1114 Queen Street West
1116 Queen Street West
1118 Queen Street West
1120 Queen Street West
1122 Queen Street West
1128 Queen Street West
1130 Queen Street West
1132 Queen Street West
1134 Queen Street West
1150 Queen Street West
1154 Queen Street West
1156 Queen Street West
1158 Queen Street West
1160 Queen Street West
1162 Queen Street West
1164 Queen Street West
1166 Queen Street West
1168 Queen Street West
1170 Queen Street West
1172 Queen Street West
1174 Queen Street West
1176 Queen Street West
1186 Queen Street West
1190 Queen Street West
1192 Queen Street West
1194 Queen Street West
1196 Queen Street West
1198 Queen Street West
1200 Queen Street West
 

2. City Council include the following one hundred and ten properties within the Parkdale Main Street Area on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register:

1233 Queen Street West
1239 Queen Street West
1255 Queen Street West
1263 Queen Street West
1265 Queen Street West
1267 Queen Street West
1273 Queen Street West
1274 Queen Street West
1275 Queen Street West
1276 Queen Street West
1277 Queen Street West
1278 Queen Street West
1280 Queen Street West
1281 Queen Street West
1292 Queen Street West
1294 Queen Street West
1296 Queen Street West
1318 Queen Street West
1320 Queen Street West
1326 Queen Street West
1328 Queen Street West
1330 Queen Street West
1332 Queen Street West
1334 Queen Street West
1336 Queen Street West
1338 Queen Street West
1340 Queen Street West
1342 Queen Street West
1344 Queen Street West
1346 Queen Street West
1347 Queen Street West
1349 Queen Street West
1351 Queen Street West
1354 Queen Street West
1358 Queen Street West
1360 Queen Street West
1366 Queen Street West
1374 Queen Street West
1376 Queen Street West
1378 Queen Street West
1380 Queen Street West
1382 Queen Street West
1384 Queen Street West
1384 1/2 Queen Street West
1386 Queen Street West
1387 Queen Street West
1388 Queen Street West
1390 Queen Street West
1392 Queen Street West
1395 Queen Street West
1398 Queen Street West
1399 Queen Street West
1400 Queen Street West
1402 Queen Street West
1405 Queen Street West
1406 Queen Street West
1407 Queen Street West
1412 Queen Street West
1418 Queen Street West
1420 Queen Street West
1422 Queen Street West
1424 Queen Street West
1426 Queen Street West
1427 Queen Street West
1428 Queen Street West
1430 Queen Street West
1432 Queen Street West
1434 Queen Street West
1436 Queen Street West
1438 Queen Street West
1440 Queen Street West
1456 Queen Street West
1458 Queen Street West
1462 Queen Street West
1464 Queen Street West
1468A Queen Street West
1472 Queen Street West
1474 Queen Street West
1476 Queen Street West
1479 Queen Street West
1482 Queen Street West
1484 Queen Street West
1486 Queen Street West
1496 Queen Street West
1497 Queen Street West
1498 Queen Street West
1500 Queen Street West
1502 Queen Street West
1504 Queen Street West
1506 Queen Street West
1526 Queen Street West
1528 Queen Street West
1533 Queen Street West
1558 Queen Street West
1605 Queen Street West
1609 Queen Street West
1616 Queen Street West
1618 Queen Street West
1621 Queen Street West
1704 Queen Street West
1706 Queen Street West
1708 Queen Street West
1710 Queen Street West
1712 Queen Street West
1714 Queen Street West
1716 Queen Street West
1718 Queen Street West
1730 Queen Street West
1734 Queen Street West
85 Wilson Park Road
 

Alex Corey, Planner, Heritage Preservation, Urban Design, City Planning gave a presentation on Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - Properties within the West Queen West and Parkdale Main Street Areas.

This report recommends that City Council include 325 properties identified in Recommendations 1 and 2 of this report on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

The properties are all located within the West Queen West and Parkdale Main Street Areas and were identified through the Queen Street West Planning Study, which resulted in the Official Plan Amendment No.445 (Site and Area Specific Policy No. 566) that was adopted by City Council in September 2020. OPA 445 was developed through a collaborative consultation process alongside the West Queen West HCD Study, to ensure that the OPA 445 and future HCD Plans function in a co-ordinated manner to support a vibrant, livable, walkable and sustainable main street in the West Queen West and Parkdale Main Street Areas.

The West Queen West Area is an important historic main street in Toronto, and has an historic context that reflects the western expansion of the growing city and the irregular subdivision and development of the privately-owned park lots to the north and the publicly-owned Garrison Reserves to the south. The street has maintained a strong sense of place and character, functioning as both a main street as well as an arts and design district.

The Parkdale Main Street Area is an important civic and commercial centre with an historic context that reflects the rapid growth and development of the Town of Parkdale with the construction of the North Parkdale Station and supports the present-day community of Parkdale as it continues to support diverse main street activities and a distinct sense of place for the neighbourhood.

The properties being recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register were initially identified as contributing to the cultural heritage value of the area during the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District Study (HCD) report which was accepted by the Toronto Preservation Board in June 2017 and endorsed for the preparation of the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District Plan and the Parkdale Main Street Heritage Conservation District Plan. The HCD Plans are currently under development by City Planning and we anticipate their release in Q1 2021.

The multiple-listing process is an efficient and effective practice to recognize properties that are believed to be of cultural heritage value and which provide people with a sense of place in their neighbourhood. All of the recommended listed properties meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City applies when assessing properties for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register.

Non-designated listed properties do not have any protection under the Ontario Heritage Act, except insofar as an owner must give Council at least 60 days’ notice of their intention to demolish or remove a structure on the property. This allows the municipality time to decide whether to move forward with designation of the property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.