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Council votes to proceed with highrise rezoning after public hearing

A proposed condominium tower in downtown Nanaimo has cleared another hurdle.

Nanaimo city council voted unanimously to approve the third reading of a rezoning amendment for a proposed 24-storey mixed-use building at 65 and 77 Chapel St. following a public hearing on Thursday night.

Dubbed Marcielo, the proposed highrise would be built on a 4,364-square-metre property in the city’s downtown core. It would feature 109 condo units, five townhouse units, ground-floor commercial units, office space, 167 underground parking stalls, a public plaza and a two-floor athletic club.


A rezoning amendment was required after the developers, Wertman Development Corporation, had requested increasing the floor area ratio as well as increasing the maximum building height from 19.8 metres to 78.5 metres.

Council’s decision to approve third reading means the proposed development must be reviewed by the province’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure before councillors can officially adopt the rezoning amendment.

Dale Lindsay, the city’s director of community development, said “it likely won’t be until at least October” before councillors will get to vote on final adoption.

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