AlbertC
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View of the building at 133 John Street back in the day (NE corner with Nelson Street), attached within the communications letter by Adam Wynne:
Nice to see monies allocated to affordable housing “within the vicinity of the site”….Final Report, approval recommended to the next meeting of TEYCC:
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-227264.pdf
S 37 monies from the above:
View attachment 408104
Summary |
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations for the heritage properties at 241 Richmond Street West and 133 John Street in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the site. This report also recommends that City Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for this property. At the City Council meeting on February 2, 2022, a Notice of Intention to Designate was approved under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act for this property. The appeal period for the Notice of Intention to Designate expired 30 days following the publication of the Notice. As no objections were received, the designation by-law was passed on April 7, 2022. This report recommends City Council approve the alterations proposed under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the heritage property in connection with a proposed development, and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property. The subject properties are located on the east side of John Street between Richmond Street West and Nelson Street. The southeast corner of Richmond and John contains the building at 241 Richmond Street West, a two-storey commercial building constructed in three phases (1936, 1940 and 1948) in the Art Moderne style by the leading Toronto architecture firm, Page & Steele. The Second Empire style house-form building at 133 John Street anchoring the same block at Nelson Street represents the only surviving building in a larger grouping of dwellings constructed on the east side of John Street in the 1870s. In conjunction with a Zoning Amendment Application (File No. 21- 171253 STE 10 OZ) and a Site Plan Application (File No. 21- 171254 STE 10 SA), the development proposes to construct a 40-storey mixed-use building with ground floor retail and 459 residential units above. The project also will feature a two-storey and eight-storey base. The two-storey base encompasses the northern portion of the Site and incorporates the existing heritage structure at 241 Richmond Street West. The eight-storey base encompasses the southern portion of the site and incorporates the house form heritage property at 133 John Street. Both existing heritage buildings at 241 Richmond Street West and 133 John Street are proposed to be conserved, albeit with the alterations described in this report. This application is to be reviewed concurrently with the submitted planning applications. |
I believe it's this one.Didn't even realize there was a nice older house at that corner, it's just been blocked off by extensions. Glad this proposal gives it some prominence again.
The way the house is treated on this site is horrible. I'd rather see it just torn down then treated this way. Just awful.