stjames2queenwest
Senior Member
It's beautiful, I hope the OMB give it the go ahead. I'd rather see an award winning project here than a snoozefest.
Toronto Curio by Hilton Distillery District | 115.1m | 31s | Gupta | Arcadis
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Toronto Preservation Board consideration on April 20, 2017
PB22.5
ACTION
Ward:28
Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property and Amendment of Heritage Easement Agreement - 60 Mill Street (Rackhouse D)
Origin
(April 3, 2017) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division
Summary
This report will recommend that City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property in the Distillery District, 60 Mill Street, located at the northeast corner of Trinity and Mill Streets (Rackhouse D), and request Council approval for the amending of the existing Heritage Easement Agreement on the property.
This report will be made available prior to the Toronto Preservation Board Meeting scheduled for April 20, 2017.
Background Information
(April 3, 2017) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division - Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property and Amendment of Heritage Easement Agreement - 60 Mill Street (Rackhouse D) - Notice of Pending Report
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pb/bgrd/backgroundfile-102681.pdf)
Toronto Preservation Board consideration on April 20, 2017
PB22.5
ACTION
Ward:28
Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property and Amendment of Heritage Easement Agreement - 60 Mill Street (Rackhouse D)
Origin
(April 3, 2017) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division
Summary
This report will recommend that City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property in the Distillery District, 60 Mill Street, located at the northeast corner of Trinity and Mill Streets (Rackhouse D), and request Council approval for the amending of the existing Heritage Easement Agreement on the property.
This report will be made available prior to the Toronto Preservation Board Meeting scheduled for April 20, 2017.
Background Information
(April 3, 2017) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division - Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property and Amendment of Heritage Easement Agreement - 60 Mill Street (Rackhouse D) - Notice of Pending Report
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pb/bgrd/backgroundfile-102681.pdf)
greenleaf
Senior Member
It's happening!!!
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.CC27.2
City Council authorize the City Solicitor to advise the Ontario Municipal Board that City Council supports a settlement in principle of the Official Plan Amendment and rezoning appeal related to 60 Mill Street substantially in accordance with the following principles, and all subject to the approval by City Council of the necessary alterations under the Ontario Heritage Act and the Heritage Easement Agreement:
a. 60 Mill Street shall be developed generally in accordance with the plans and drawings by Saucier + Perotte dated March 20, 2017, subject to revisions as required in relation to these resolutions;
b. the development will consist of: a maximum height of 40 metres including the mechanical penthouse; building setbacks of a minimum 3 metres from the west, south and east property lines above the existing Rack House D; and a maximum gross floor area of 12,750 square metres for a hotel or residential use; and a maximum 10,100 square metres for an office use;
c. the zoning by-law will be amended to permit office, hotel, retail, restaurant, and/or residential uses, subject to the following:
i. primary windows (living room and bedroom windows of dwelling units) do not directly face primary windows in 70 Mill Street; and
ii. hotel uses may be permitted subject to ensuring satisfactory vehicular pick-up and drop-off arrangements for the hotel, including accommodations for a taxi stand, are secured within proximity of the site;
d. the zoning by-law shall require non-contiguous amenity space (both indoor and outdoor) in an appropriate amount based on the number of dwelling units for the development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with the amount of indoor amenity space close to conforming to the requirements of the zoning by-law and the amount of outdoor amenity space being less than the requirements of the zoning by-law to reflect the heritage constraints on the site;
e. the zoning by-law shall require bicycle parking ratios that conforms to Zoning By-law 569-2013;
f. prior to the issuance by the Ontario Municipal Board of its final Order, the owner shall prepare a Transportation Impact Report Addendum, including updated traffic surveys from 2016, vehicular parking justification, and loading requirements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services. The number of vehicular parking spaces may deviate from the standards of Zoning By-law 569-2013, provided a justification is made in the revised Transportation Impact Study, all subject to the acceptance of the General Manager, Transportation Services. Required parking may be provided off-site within the Distillery District or surrounding areas, provided a satisfactory justification is made in the Report Addendum;
g. the Ontario Municipal Board's final Order shall be withheld until Official Plan Amendment 394 is approved by the Province, or alternatively have the Province confirm that it has no objections to the proposal, or such alternative arrangements as may be acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;
h. a portion of the ground floor shall serve as a publicly-accessible heritage interpretation area. The size of the heritage interpretation area, inclusive of circulation areas, and the configuration and design thereof will be to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;
i. in the event that permission is granted to alter the heritage resource, the existing heritage easement agreement will be amended to authorize the development and to reflect public access to the heritage interpretation area. Provisions respecting the heritage interpretation area will also be secured in the Section 37 Agreement;
j. during redevelopment, the east, west and south walls of the existing heritage resource will be maintained on site and in situ, while the north wall (except for a portion of the first return on each side) may be dismantled and rebuilt, subject to plans to be submitted to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, should City Council approve the settlement and heritage alterations, and subject to the approval of any permits necessary for the required temporary support structures for the facades; and
k the owner will prepare a set of plans, drawings and a revised Conservation Plan for the building and addition to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, so that an alteration report under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and under the terms of the existing heritage easement agreement, can be prepared for the Toronto Preservation Board and City Council.
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.CC27.2
City Council authorize the City Solicitor to advise the Ontario Municipal Board that City Council supports a settlement in principle of the Official Plan Amendment and rezoning appeal related to 60 Mill Street substantially in accordance with the following principles, and all subject to the approval by City Council of the necessary alterations under the Ontario Heritage Act and the Heritage Easement Agreement:
a. 60 Mill Street shall be developed generally in accordance with the plans and drawings by Saucier + Perotte dated March 20, 2017, subject to revisions as required in relation to these resolutions;
b. the development will consist of: a maximum height of 40 metres including the mechanical penthouse; building setbacks of a minimum 3 metres from the west, south and east property lines above the existing Rack House D; and a maximum gross floor area of 12,750 square metres for a hotel or residential use; and a maximum 10,100 square metres for an office use;
c. the zoning by-law will be amended to permit office, hotel, retail, restaurant, and/or residential uses, subject to the following:
i. primary windows (living room and bedroom windows of dwelling units) do not directly face primary windows in 70 Mill Street; and
ii. hotel uses may be permitted subject to ensuring satisfactory vehicular pick-up and drop-off arrangements for the hotel, including accommodations for a taxi stand, are secured within proximity of the site;
d. the zoning by-law shall require non-contiguous amenity space (both indoor and outdoor) in an appropriate amount based on the number of dwelling units for the development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with the amount of indoor amenity space close to conforming to the requirements of the zoning by-law and the amount of outdoor amenity space being less than the requirements of the zoning by-law to reflect the heritage constraints on the site;
e. the zoning by-law shall require bicycle parking ratios that conforms to Zoning By-law 569-2013;
f. prior to the issuance by the Ontario Municipal Board of its final Order, the owner shall prepare a Transportation Impact Report Addendum, including updated traffic surveys from 2016, vehicular parking justification, and loading requirements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services. The number of vehicular parking spaces may deviate from the standards of Zoning By-law 569-2013, provided a justification is made in the revised Transportation Impact Study, all subject to the acceptance of the General Manager, Transportation Services. Required parking may be provided off-site within the Distillery District or surrounding areas, provided a satisfactory justification is made in the Report Addendum;
g. the Ontario Municipal Board's final Order shall be withheld until Official Plan Amendment 394 is approved by the Province, or alternatively have the Province confirm that it has no objections to the proposal, or such alternative arrangements as may be acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;
h. a portion of the ground floor shall serve as a publicly-accessible heritage interpretation area. The size of the heritage interpretation area, inclusive of circulation areas, and the configuration and design thereof will be to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;
i. in the event that permission is granted to alter the heritage resource, the existing heritage easement agreement will be amended to authorize the development and to reflect public access to the heritage interpretation area. Provisions respecting the heritage interpretation area will also be secured in the Section 37 Agreement;
j. during redevelopment, the east, west and south walls of the existing heritage resource will be maintained on site and in situ, while the north wall (except for a portion of the first return on each side) may be dismantled and rebuilt, subject to plans to be submitted to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, should City Council approve the settlement and heritage alterations, and subject to the approval of any permits necessary for the required temporary support structures for the facades; and
k the owner will prepare a set of plans, drawings and a revised Conservation Plan for the building and addition to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, so that an alteration report under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and under the terms of the existing heritage easement agreement, can be prepared for the Toronto Preservation Board and City Council.
am29
Active Member
So it got chopped down to 1/3rd of the proposed height? I'm not too upset, hopefully there is an entirely new design because it may look like a stump.
GenerationLee
Senior Member
I'm liking this more at 40 metres, and with what uses are planned for the development.
jje1000
Senior Member
I hope they keep and integrate some of the wood framework inside the rackhouse into the design (maybe reinstalling it after construction). Could make for a very interesting space.
smably
Senior Member
Attachments
Towered
Senior Member
That's...it?
greenleaf
Senior Member
Very cool. Looks like corten steel.
modernizt
Senior Member
ADRM
Senior Member
Gorgeous. Got much better post-chop, interestingly.
yyzer
Senior Member
Remember this?
That was in 2008, the original proposal for Richmond St.... after nearly 10 years of refusals and interference from the city, we end up with what we end up with... attractive enough, I suppose, but any hint of a landmark effectively neutered...
That was in 2008, the original proposal for Richmond St.... after nearly 10 years of refusals and interference from the city, we end up with what we end up with... attractive enough, I suppose, but any hint of a landmark effectively neutered...
AlbertC
Superstar
Overall, I find this to be a positive addition. The bronze tones compliment well with the original Rack house and neighbouring buildings. The hotel component also further enhances the Distillery District. I'm interested in finding out more on the adaptation of historical elements, and how the transition will flow at the base.
Ramako
Moderator
Remember this?
That was in 2008, the original proposal for Richmond St.... after nearly 10 years of refusals and interference from the city, we end up with what we end up with... attractive enough, I suppose, but any hint of a landmark effectively neutered...
This was the design that Picasso evolved out of.
jje1000
Senior Member
I actually like it a bit shorter- a better dialogue/relationship with the rackhouse and should be finished much sooner as well.