2. Current Conditions

The portion of Lorne Avenue located between Albert Street and Primrose Avenue is known locally as ‘lower Lorne Avenue.’ A steep escarpment, Nanny Goat Hill, separates lower Lorne Avenue from upper Lorne Avenue to the south. For many years the expectation that buildings on lower Lorne Avenue might be expropriated discouraged redevelopment and lower Lorne Avenue remained relatively unchanged. Within the last fifteen years development pressure, in the form of infill development, has replaced the threat of expropriation. Residents of lower Lorne Avenue requested designation because they would like to prevent incompatible infill development. The goal of the residents is to conserve the historical and architectural character of lower Lorne Avenue.