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I don't know if there's a thread for this. Didn't see one in the Suburbs section, but this has been an ongoing saga...


Dundas 24 Brock St. N. development proposal 'imminent': realtor
City says it has not received site plan review application

https://www.thespec.com/local-dundas...t-realtor.html

Craig Campbell
Dundas Star News via The Spec
Fri., April 1, 2022

A realtor selling units in a possible future residential development at 24 Brock St. N. said March 22 a planning application to the City of Hamilton is “imminent” and the owner hopes to move the vision forward.

Michael St. Jean said late last year pre-sales had been successful, financing arranged, and consultants being retained to start work on site plan approval conditions.

St. Jean did not say if sale agreements have a tentative or firm occupancy date.

It is difficult to predict how long any site plan approval process might take.

The property has several potential site-specific development challenges — including a Niagara Escarpment slope, and nearby CN Rail tracks. With no development application, the city and those organizations can’t say what might be required for approval.

New rules recently announced by the province of Ontario could toughen penalties on developers who try to charge pre-construction buyers more.

City of Hamilton spokesperson Ava Van Heerden confirmed March 21 planning staff had not received a site plan application for 24 Brock St. N., so studies, reports and agreements required for site plan review prior to applying for a building permit, are not set.

The property was rezoned in 2019 to permit a maximum four-storey, 51-unit, 14-metre high residential building.

Andrew Donnachie of the province’s new home warranty organization Tarion said North Brock Street Holdings is approved by Tarion to sell units at 24 Brock St. N.

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