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This page, and the additional documents at the bottom, show that a lot is going on behind the scenes; frankly I can't figure out who owns the buildings and what is to be done with them.
 
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leftfieldto said:
Sorry, but what heritage? They're all forgettable-to-ugly buildings.
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I agree with you in this case. I really mourn the loss of 'real' heritage buildings but this lot have been destroyed already and something new COULD be an improvement. Of course, we have been disappointed before (and will be again.!)
 
Proposal for 650 Bay on Lalu Group's website. The background is completely off.

Edit: Guess this isn't serious anymore though.


BAY & ELM | Real Estate Developer | Lalu Group | Ontario

www.lalugroup.com www.lalugroup.com

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No details on timeline but redevelopment on the horizon looks imminent. Most properties of the former businesses along Elm have been boarded up, with a few remaining. I'd imagine they'd be on their way out when their leases are up.

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AlbertC said:
Demolition applications for 57, 59 and 61 Elm Street had their considerations deferred at the Toronto and East York Community Council on November 5, 2019.

They were directed to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, to evaluate the subject properties for their heritage value and to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council with recommendations.

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Sounds positive that this remnant of the Ward will continue to survive.
 
Patrick Wingert said:
BTW who owns the parking lot in behind these?
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Apparently ownership belongs to "Bay-Elizabeth Construction Ltd. and Smye Homes Ltd." I assume once Federal land too as there was an ordnance depot here. It is listed by the DND as a location with possible UXB's.
 

Agenda Item History 2021.TE23.25

Agenda Item History 2021.TE23.25
app.toronto.ca

Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register- 55 Elm Street (650 Bay Street) and 57-71 Elm Street

This item will be considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on February 24, 2021. It will be considered by City Council on March 10, 2021, subject to the actions of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

Summary

This report recommends that City Council include the following nine properties on the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value:

55 Elm Street (entrance address at 650 Bay Street)
57 Elm Street
59 Elm Street
61 Elm Street
63 Elm Street
65 Elm Street
67 Elm Street
69 Elm Street
71 Elm Street

The subject properties are situated on the south side of Elm Street, between the southwest corner of Bay and Elm streets and Elizabeth Street. The group contains a 3-storey corner commercial building featuring Renaissance Revival styling and built together with five attached 2.5-storey Bay-n-Gable dwellings in 1891. Completing the row of house-form buildings at the west end are three Edwardian brick dwellings built c.1903-1909 to replace earlier wood-frame structures on the site.

Historically located within The Ward, one of Toronto's most significant neighbourhoods in the 1840s-1950s, this collection of late 19th century-early 20th century buildings is valued as the only surviving group dating from that period on this block of Elm Street between Bay and Elizabeth streets. The block of Elm Street east of Bay toward Yonge Street shares a similar history on its south side with its numerous house-form dwellings (many with retail space at grade) also dating to the second half of the 19th century and already included on the City's Heritage Register. On the north side of Elm Street, the Richardsonian Romanesque Arts & Letters Club and St. George's Hall complete the remaining heritage building stock from this early period at the east end of Elm, while the former House of Industry at 87 Elm Street bookends the collection west of Elizabeth Street. Together, this 19th century collection of various historic building types and uses speaks to the uniqueness of Elm Street – a destination for locals and visitors alike.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the city's "forgotten neighbourhood" called Greenwich Village thrived in this immediate area, where 19th century house-form buildings were painted in bright colours and served as bookstores, cafes and studio spaces for significant Canadian artists, writers and singers. The heart of the Village, located directly north of the subject properties (on Gerrard Street West between Bay and Elizabeth streets), contains six 19th century house-form dwellings already listed on the Heritage Register. The surviving collection of buildings directly south at Bay and Elm further support an understanding of this Greenwich Village neighbourhood vibe, while much of the rest of the area's early streetscape was demolished to make way for new civic buildings, offices and hospitals, and forcing the local arts community to relocate further north in Yorkville through the 1970s.

Following further research and evaluation, it has been determined that the properties at 55 Elm Street (650 Bay Street) and 57-71 Elm Street meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City of Toronto also applies when evaluating properties for its Heritage Register.

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.

The subject properties were identified in Heritage Planning's Elm Street Survey in 2018.
 
AlbertC said:

Agenda Item History 2021.TE23.25

Agenda Item History 2021.TE23.25
app.toronto.ca

Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register- 55 Elm Street (650 Bay Street) and 57-71 Elm Street

This item will be considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on February 24, 2021. It will be considered by City Council on March 10, 2021, subject to the actions of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

Summary

This report recommends that City Council include the following nine properties on the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value:

55 Elm Street (entrance address at 650 Bay Street)
57 Elm Street
59 Elm Street
61 Elm Street
63 Elm Street
65 Elm Street
67 Elm Street
69 Elm Street
71 Elm Street

The subject properties are situated on the south side of Elm Street, between the southwest corner of Bay and Elm streets and Elizabeth Street. The group contains a 3-storey corner commercial building featuring Renaissance Revival styling and built together with five attached 2.5-storey Bay-n-Gable dwellings in 1891. Completing the row of house-form buildings at the west end are three Edwardian brick dwellings built c.1903-1909 to replace earlier wood-frame structures on the site.

Historically located within The Ward, one of Toronto's most significant neighbourhoods in the 1840s-1950s, this collection of late 19th century-early 20th century buildings is valued as the only surviving group dating from that period on this block of Elm Street between Bay and Elizabeth streets. The block of Elm Street east of Bay toward Yonge Street shares a similar history on its south side with its numerous house-form dwellings (many with retail space at grade) also dating to the second half of the 19th century and already included on the City's Heritage Register. On the north side of Elm Street, the Richardsonian Romanesque Arts & Letters Club and St. George's Hall complete the remaining heritage building stock from this early period at the east end of Elm, while the former House of Industry at 87 Elm Street bookends the collection west of Elizabeth Street. Together, this 19th century collection of various historic building types and uses speaks to the uniqueness of Elm Street – a destination for locals and visitors alike.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the city's "forgotten neighbourhood" called Greenwich Village thrived in this immediate area, where 19th century house-form buildings were painted in bright colours and served as bookstores, cafes and studio spaces for significant Canadian artists, writers and singers. The heart of the Village, located directly north of the subject properties (on Gerrard Street West between Bay and Elizabeth streets), contains six 19th century house-form dwellings already listed on the Heritage Register. The surviving collection of buildings directly south at Bay and Elm further support an understanding of this Greenwich Village neighbourhood vibe, while much of the rest of the area's early streetscape was demolished to make way for new civic buildings, offices and hospitals, and forcing the local arts community to relocate further north in Yorkville through the 1970s.

Following further research and evaluation, it has been determined that the properties at 55 Elm Street (650 Bay Street) and 57-71 Elm Street meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City of Toronto also applies when evaluating properties for its Heritage Register.

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.

The subject properties were identified in Heritage Planning's Elm Street Survey in 2018.
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What's that burning smell?
 
Very interesting and informative. So there you go to the folks who only want to destroy historical buildings for the sake of another glass box or some weird height fetish. I love tall new shiny buildings too...but in the right place.
 
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