Minto purchases Lauzon Properties
New Edinburgh News
February 2020
The properties on Beechwood Avenue’s south side once owned by the Lauzon family have been purchased by Minto and are slated for demolition and redevelopment in the near term. While the sale took place several months ago and has been widely known among those close to the Beechwood development scene, it was only recently confirmed to the NEN by Minto High Rise Development Manager Kevin Harper.
The specific properties purchased by Minto include 78–90 Beechwood Ave. and 77–93 Barrette St. The Quickie block, 96 Beechwood Ave. (the former Arturo’s/El Meson Restaurant) and Monson’s Cleaners are not part of the Minto package, and remain separately owned. There are as yet few details confirmed about Minto’s redevelopment of the site, but the broad plan entails a midrise, mixed-use building with street-front retail stores and residential units above. No decision has yet been taken on whether the residential portion will be rental or condominium or a combination of both.
Kevin reports that “we have an architect in place and are in the early stages of visioning the project internally. We will be reaching out to the community associations and local councillors in the near term to discuss the vision, the next steps and the timing.” Minto actually began preliminary consultations with some community members several months ago when the sale transaction took place. A group of representatives from the surrounding communities, including New Edinburgh, joined forces about a year ago to keep track of ongoing and prospective developments on Beechwood, and to be “in on the ground” with comments and suggestions at an early stage in the planning process. The group has had a number of meetings with Kevin Harper to discuss the broad lines of a plan for the site, and to ensure that community interests are front and centre from the outset. Once the process is fully launched, Minto’s plan is to engage the wider community in discussions on project design and details. With St. Charles Market rapidly taking shape and the new Minto project on the horizon, Beechwood’s south side is shaping up to be the development hot spot in 2020. –JH
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I guess I live in South Beechwood now. Happy to finally see this land sold. Hoping they can provide spaces for some smaller tenants at reasonable rent, rather that the 10's of thousands of square feet vacant at both Minto and the Kavanaugh down the street.
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