Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District Study and Plan

Baby Point is a garden suburb established on a promontory overlooking the Humber River, designed according to Robert Home Smith's model for the Humber Valley Surveys. The neighbourhood is characterized by winding roads, deep setbacks, and predominantly English Cottage and Revival architectural styles. The area also holds historical significance as the former site of Teiaiagon, a 17th-century Haudenosaunee village.

EVOQ led the heritage conservation district study, inventorying and analyzing properties (375 in the preliminary phase, 222 in the final phase) and related landscape features. A conservation plan followed, proposing regulations, illustrated guidelines, and best-practice recommendations, grounded in three objectives: preserving the area's plural values, its picturesque residential and landscape character, and recognizing its importance to Indigenous communities.

The project involved sustained community engagement (newsletters, workshops, open houses) as well as EVOQ's participation in the City of Toronto's Indigenous consultations.