Public meetings scheduled for March 22 could set the stage for a Kitchener developer's plans to bring hundreds of new residential units, thousands of square feet of new office space and ten mixed-use high rises to a brownfield site in Hespeler over the next few years.
Blacks Point Development wants to convert a vacant industrial property at the corner of Queen Street, Goebel and Groh avenues into five mixed-use blocks containing 10 towers between 12 and 30 storeys in height, containing residential, commercial and office space.
The project would create 2,000 residential units and about 11,000 square metres of commercial floor space at street level.
The proposal exceeds the city’s current official plan for maximum density and building height in the community node and would require several zoning amendments to reduce parking requirements and increase lot coverage.
More information about the proposal for 410 Queen Street West is available on the city’s website, including a site plan, planning justification report and transportation impact study.
Two other proposed developments are also up for discussion later this month.
A proposal for the empty lot at 1418 Duke St. that would bring 28 stacked townhomes to the property asks for amendments to reduce setbacks and the number of visitor parking spaces required.
The three and a half storey townhouse complex would include 33 parking spaces with a total density of 105 units per hectare.
A plan for 359 Lawrence Street seeks permission to rezone a commercial property to allow the construction of six street-fronting townhomes.
The applicant is proposing amendments to zoning for the site to permit shorter setbacks and greater lot coverage than allowed.
The virtual public meetings begin at 10 a.m. and can be viewed on the city’s YouTube page.
