The development of a controversial property at 98 Superior Avenue in Mimico is getting a new hearing.

Toronto researcher Charlotte Sheasby-Coleman in an online posting said the hearing will take place virtually before the City’s Committee of Adjustment on May 25.

“Our community tried its best to stop the demolition of this house which took place mere hours before it was to be designated by the Toronto Preservation Board,” Sheasby-Coleman wrote.

She said the demolition order was granted because the new owners put forward plans for a single-family dwelling with no variances which compelled the City to grant the demolition permit.

“The owners are now seeking to have their previous plans for a triplex with multiple variances approved,” she said.

Interested parties were to submit their support or opposition on this matter by May 17.

For more information email Sheasby-Coleman at c.sheasby@hotmail.com.

The old stone cottage at 98 Superior Avenue was one of three properties Toronto’s preservation board had considered adding to the city’s Heritage Register.

Members of the community had been protesting outside the Mimico home to prevent it from being demolished. It was knocked down in the early hours of Monday morning, a few days before a hearing could take place before the Board.

The house incorporates elements of the British-inspired cottage style, with symmetrically arranged principal elevation and stone cladding, as described in a city report supporting its preservation.

The stone of the cottage at 98 Superior Avenue was likely locally sourced from Mimico Creek, the report that recommended it be included in the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register found.