[Fredericton] Rookwood and Waggoners: 8 Story | 27m | Phase 1 Approved

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This is a project thread for the 8 story mixed use development being built on the corner of Rookwood and Waggoners. There will be 2 8-story buildings of around 27m of height planned to fill in the old CARIS office building site.

Google Maps link for the project site

Timeline

• December 2019: Old CARIS building torn down. "Mount CARIS" built on the site; earth trucked in to settle and compress the building site.
  
• January 15, 2020: Requests for variances approved by city planning committee. No need for council approval, so the project is good to go.
  
• Spring 2020: Construction will start. Stay tuned for updates.
• December 2020: Mount CARIS being removed from the site.
• March 2021: Construction start
• April 2021: Warehouse/Barn torn down; only the blue-gray building left. Crane erected in late April.
• October 2021: Roundabout work completed on the Rookwood/Odell/Waggoners intersection.
• October 2021: The remaining old CARIS building was torn down.
• May 2022: First building seems to be topped out. Dirt pile has been removed from the site of the second building.
• August 11, 2022: Big Foundation pour for Building 2 (Rookwood Avenue closed around the site for the day)
• August 15, 2022: Tower crane was disassembled and moved to the second building site.
• September 8, 2022: Tower crane assembled on the second building site after a 3 week delay.

Media articles on project

• PAC Agenda with the requests for variances and a description of the project
• CBC Article on approval
• Huddle article on project approval Includes pictures of a model of the Phase 1 development
• Update on the project, including April 2021 start date