King-Spadina HCD Study Community Meeting #2 March 18, 2014 City of Toronto Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd. Urban Strategies ASI
Welcome Thank you for attending the second community meeting for the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Study. This meeting is intended to provide community members with draft recommendations about HCD boundaries, views and circulation routes. We would like to gather your feedback about the recommendations so they can be incorporated into the final report. 01 / Heritage Property 02 / Employment Uses in Converted Warehouse 03 / Heritage Building Streetscape 04 / Architectural Detail
Tonight s Agenda 7:00 p.m. Open House 7:20 p.m. Welcome & Presentation The consulting team will present the draft recommendations. 7:50 p.m. Round Table Discussion Provide your feedback on the draft recommendations 8:20 p.m. Reporting Back A facilitated discussion of the results of the Round Table Discussion. 8:40 p.m. Q & A 8:55 p.m. Next Steps and Thank You For more information please contact: Scott Barrett Senior Coordinator Heritage Preservation Services City of Toronto sbarret3@toronto.ca 416-338-1079 Lauren Archer Preservation Officer Heritage Preservation Services City of Toronto larcher@toronto.ca 416-392-2653
Consultant Team City of Toronto, Preservation Services Scott Barrett, Sr. Coordinator Lauren Archer, Preservation Officer Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd. Jill Taylor, Principal Ellen Kowalchuk, Manager Heritage Planning Kristina Martens, Heritage Planner Megan Hobson, Architectural Historian Archaeological Services Inc. Dave Robertson, Senior Archaeologist Mary-Cate Garden, Project Manager and Cultural Landscape Specialist Heidi Schopf, Cultural Landscape Specialist Urban Strategies Melanie Hare, Principal Josh Neubauer, Planning Consultant
What is an HCD? HCDs recognize and protect historic neighbourhoods. They guide / manage change within them, so as to maintain their heritage value and character. They are enclosed by a defined boundary, and are designated by By-law of City Council. The By-law is registered on the title of each property. An HCD Study and Plan are prepared by heritage professionals, planners, urban designers and archaeologists.
Legislation and Policy Ontario Heritage Act (2005) HCDs are protected by City Council under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). The OHA sets out the provisions for studying, planning and designating HCDs. The OHA also regulates permits for alterations and demolition within an HCD. Heritage Conservation Districts in Toronto: Procedures, Policies and Terms of Reference Adopted by Council in 2012. Available on the Heritage Preservation Services website. Describes all procedures, policies and guidelines of the City of Toronto for HCD Studies and Plans such as: - Community involvement - Nomination process, nomination forms. - Built Heritage and Landscape Survey Form for community volunteers
How HCDs Work Providing policy and guidelines for how to conserve and appropriately adapt contributing resources. Providing policy and guidance on how to build new buildings. Every property within the HCD boundary is designated under the OHA. Properties are either identified as contributing or noncontributing. Every HCD has a unique plan written that defines how the area is to be managed. The HCD plan will also identify the properties in the boundary as contributing or non-contributing to the heritage value, character, and integrity of the district.
Steps for an HCD NOMINATE Nomination form is submitted for consideration. Staff report to City Council. Council may authorize the area for study. STUDY Document the study area resources and history. Evaluate the cultural heritage value of the area. Identify objectives for a plan and any conflicts with other By-laws. PLAN Write policies and guidelines for the conservation and infill of properties in the district. Council adopts plan and designates HCD by By-law.
King-Spadina HCD Study to Date 2005: Ontario Heritage Act is revised giving new powers to Council for stronger HCDs. 2009: New HCD Studies are suspended to develop new policy framework. March 2012: City Council adopts HCDs in Toronto and directs staff to develop a prioritization system. October 2012: King-Spadina is authorized for Study and made a high priority by City Council. April 2013: Taylor Hazell Architects is retained to undertake the HCD Study for King-Spadina. April 2014: Completed study will be submitted to City.
King-Spadina HCD Study Area
Inventory 388 properties surveyed Inventory forms completed
Thematic History FIRST PEOPLES (9000 BCE TO 1600 CE) NATIVES AND NEWCOMERS (1600-1763) PROVINCIAL CENTRE (1763-1840) Establishment of Upper Canada (1763-1791) Town of York and the Military Reserve (1793-1797) New Town Expansion (1797-1830) Dissolution of Military Reserve (1830-1840) DEVELOPMENT AND INTENSIFICATION (1840-1950) First Wave of Residential Development (1840-1860) Residential and Industrial Intensification (1860-1950) DECLINE (1950-1980) Industrial Change (1950-1980) REBIRTH & REVITALIZATION (1980-PRESENT) Adaptive Reuse: Entertainment and Cultural Employment New Residential Neighbourhood 06 / Adelaide St. West at Simcoe c. 1890
Archaeology CASE STUDIES Bishop s Block (Adelaide and Simcoe) five townhouses constructed c1930 Toronto General Hospital (King and John) constructed 1819-20 Typhus epidemic 1847 closed 1854 and demolished 1862 Thomas Bell Jr. site (King and Bathurst) c1842 residence represents early occupation of the Military Reserve lands Lowry-Hannon site (Bathurst and Adelaide) c1844 residence represents working class life in early years of Military Reserve development
Policy Review REVIEW OF PLANNING POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS King-Spadina Secondary Plan Reinvestment Area (RA) Zoning in Toronto Zoning By-Law No. 438-86 Toronto Urban Design Guidelines, King-Spadina King-Spadina Community Improvement Plan (CIP) East Precinct Built Form Study Funding Sources for Heritage Conservation District Studies in King-Spadina Progress Report, King-Spadina East Precinct Built Form Study King Street West Properties Inclusion on Heritage Inventory Committee of Adjustment application RE 2154 Dundas Street West Entertainment District Business Improvement Association s Master Plan Committee of Adjustment application RE: 650 King Street West & 95 Bathurst Street Final Report RE: King Spadina Secondary Plan Review Toronto Urban Design Guidelines Regeneration in the Kings Toronto Official Part II Plan, c. 19.8 King-Spadina King-Spadina Community Improvement Plan Fine Tuning of the Planning Regulations for the King- Parliament and King-Spadina Reinvestment Areas 06 / Adelaide St. West at Simcoe c. 1890
Consultations STAKEHOLDERS Toronto Entertainment District BIA Grange Community Association Wellington Place Neighbourhood Association King-Spadina Residents Association Draper Street Neighbourhood Association Diamond Corp Urban Space Property Group Allied REIT Build Toronto 06 / Adelaide St. West at Simcoe c. 1890
Analysis
Town of York, 1797
Study Area, 1797
Study Area, 1837
Study Area, 1899
Study Area, 1910
Study Area, 1923
Study Area, 1957
Study Area, 1992
Built Form
Pre-1850
1860 to 1879
1880 to 1899
1900 to 1919
1920 to 1939
1940 to 1959
1960 to 1979
1980 to 1999
2000 to present
Properties by Date Range
Architectural Styles 07 / King St. West
Architectural Styles Commercial 1890-1940 Toronto Bay-and-Gable 1875-1898 Second Empire 1860-1900 Mid-Century Modern 1945-1970 Conservative Renaissance Revival 1850-1910 Renaissance Revival 1850-1910 Edwardian Classical 1900-1930 07 / King St. West
Typologies 07 / King St. West
Views 07 / King St. West
Circulation Routes 07 / King St. West
Planning Context 07 / King St. West
Listed and Designated Properties
Evaluate Significance 08 / Richmond St. West
Evaluate Significance Criteria: Does the District have a rare, unique, representative or early collection of a style, type, expression, material or construction method? YES The King Spadina HCD Study area contains a collection of late 19th and early 20th century residential and commercial styles which share similar characteristics in their symmetrical and orderly composition, square and rectangular plans and classical detailing. The styles illustrate a formative period of Toronto s development - between 1880 and 1939. Residential styles such as Toronto Bay-n-Gable represent early Toronto housing styles. Early commercial styles such as Renaissance Revival were widely used by Toronto s mercantile class for commercial blocks and factories. Later commercial styles such as Conservative Renaissance Revival, Commercial and Edwardian Classical) use of concrete and steel construction materials maximized building heights, allowed large area for glazing and had flexible open interior plans. These are particularly evident on Spadina Avenue. 08 / Richmond St. West
Evaluate Significance Criteria: Does the District have a rare, unique, or representative layout, plan, landscape, or spatial organization YES The study area contains a unique layout of laneways, a designed landscape which includes two significant parks and a unique organization of spaces along Spadina Avenue. Laneways The square and rectangular plans of the manufacturing buildings create a network of north-south lanes, representing the historic uses of these spaces as work yards and areas associated with mid-size production facilities. These often run through the entire block. Designed Landscape Wellington Street West anchored by Victoria Memorial Square on the west and Clarence Square on the east is a designed boulevard dating to the mid-19 th century. The generous width of the street was intended to be lined with trees and serve as an area for wealthy residents. Spadina Avenue Spadina Avenue has a between Front and Richmond has a unique character due to the width of the street, the size and scale of the buildings and their use as factories and warehouses for the garment industry. The street has a concentration of buildings over 10 storeys in height. 08 / Richmond St. West
Evaluate Significance Criteria: Does the District have direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is significant to a community YES The study area is directly associated with the increasing importance of manufacturing to Toronto between 1880 and 1939. The introduction of the railways to the City in 1850s, initiated manufacturing in the area due to its proximity to the railway tracks and the water. Manufacturing in the area expanded rapidly after the Great Fire of 1904 wiped out the manufacturing area located at Front and Bay. By 1911, manufacturing was the largest source of employment in Toronto. Criteria: Does the District possess a character that defines, maintains or supports the area s history and sense of time and place YES The character of the study area is defined by former manufacturing buildings constructed between 1880 and 1939. Although varying in date of construction and architectural style, the buildings are consistent and characterized by their square and rectangular plans, symmetrical design, red brick cladding with cut stone detailing and 3 to 6 storey height. 08 / Richmond St. West
Evaluate Significance 08 / Richmond St. West
Evaluate Significance Visual, functional or historical coherence The buildings in the study area create a consistency of size and scale. This is due to their square and rectangular plans, symmetrical layouts, red brick cladding with cut stone detailing and typical 3 to 6 storey height. The space between the buildings forms laneways that represent historic uses of the spaces as work areas. Authenticity Of the more than 388 properties evaluated as part of the study, just over 260 (67%) were constructed between 1880 and 1939. Most of the historic residential properties are the first and only use the properties have ever served. Although the existing manufacturing buildings replaced much of the original residential building stock, they represent the second wave of construction. While the uses of the buildings have changed (from manufacturing to office), the second wave of building stock is evident in the area. 08 / Richmond St. West
Draft Recommendations 08 / Richmond St. West
Draft Recommendation 1 1A. UNDERTAKE HCD PLAN FOR AREA BETWEEN PETER AND BATHURST Peter Street reflects historic boundary of New Town maintains both sides of Spadina Avenue as well as the back lots maintains Wellington Street with anchors at Victoria and Clarence Squares concentration of former manufacturing buildings and intact laneway system 1B. EXTEND PLAN AREA BOUNDARIES as per section2.3 (page 55) of the City HCD TOR, extend the plan area boundaries to include both sides of Richmond Street (including St. Andrew s Park) and the west side of Bathurst Street (including St. Mary s Parish as well as views to the property along Adelaide St. W.) 08 / Richmond St. West
Draft Recommendation 2 2A. UNDERTAKE AN HCD PLAN FOR THE AREA BETWEEN PETER AND SIMCOE STREETS -concentration of former manufacturing buildings, especially between Adelaide and King Streets West and John and Simcoe, Duncan -this is a destination area characterized by entertainment venues (including Royal Alex NHS) and restaurants (including those on John Street). 2B. EXTEND PLAN AREA BOUNDARIES -as per section2.3 (page 55) of the City HCD TOR, extend the plan area boundaries to include both sides of Simcoe Street (St. Andrew s Church and Manse) as well as Roy Thompson Hall, Metro Hall and David Pecault Square 08 / Richmond St. West
Next Steps Feedback from this meeting incorporated into King-Spadina HCD Study final report Toronto Preservation Staff review report and present to Toronto Preservation Board for review and approval (May 2014) King-Spadina HCD Plan phase begins (August 2014) 08 / Richmond St. West