[Burlington] 1033 Waterdown Rd | 29fl | ? | proposed

[johnnyhamont]

At Waterdown Rd and Plains, right by Aldershot Go Station:

https://twitter.com/MariannMeedWard/...288775/photo/1

proposal contemplates a 29 storey, mixed-use development, 295 residential units, retail/commercial at grade, three (3) floors of above-grade parking area.

(edited to remove wide image in lieu of thomax post below)

[thomax]

Info: burlington.ca/en/services-for-you/infinity-development-group-1029-1033-waterdown-road


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[Innsertnamehere]

lol the neighbours here lost their crap about a 6 storey building to the north.. they won't like this one bit.

[JHikka]

What is that podium? Bleh.

[TheHonestMaple]

I feel like that podium is going to look ridiculous beside those tiny houses. What is with the obsession with podiums in the greater Toronto area. You don't see this phenomenon anywhere else in the world, literally. It's an extremely unique Toronto thing.

[Innsertnamehere]

all the houses along Waterdown Road have been redesignated for large scale development like this I believe so it'll be temporary.

Burlington intially tried to redesignate the houses on St. Matthews and Clearview Avenue as well, though that was cancelled after the residents threw a fit. Residents have also fought tooth and nail another development along Masonry Court which is a mere 6 storeys.. so these new 30+ storey buildings will be fun to watch.

Burlington's problem is that Mayor has long claimed that she thinks that development should happen around the GO stations instead of downtown, but then when it happens around the GO stations the locals are still just as upset.. it's not a good formula.

[TheRitsman]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

all the houses along Waterdown Road have been redesignated for large scale development like this I believe so it'll be temporary.

Burlington intially tried to redesignate the houses on St. Matthews and Clearview Avenue as well, though that was cancelled after the residents threw a fit. Residents have also fought tooth and nail another development along Masonry Court which is a mere 6 storeys.. so these new 30+ storey buildings will be fun to watch.

Burlington's problem is that Mayor has long claimed that she thinks that development should happen around the GO stations instead of downtown, but then when it happens around the GO stations the locals are still just as upset.. it's not a good formula.

This is also why we see towers. Everyone doesn't want to see a 5 storey building in their neighbourhood. "Not here, no not here, not here either, no not there, nope not here" so you get towers in the few places the developers can win at LPAT.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Burlington's problem is that Mayor has long claimed that she thinks that development should happen around the GO stations instead of downtown, but then when it happens around the GO stations the locals are still just as upset.. it's not a good formula.

Yep. And they're losing that battle downtown.

I don't think many people in Burlington realize just how things are going to have to intensify if the city is to continue to grow. There's going to be a massive infrastructure bill in the coming decades as all the stuff built during the 1970s-90s starts needing major rehab or replacement... without more taxpayers to spread the load, it will fall on the existing residents, and those who complain about change will be complaining they have little left in their pockets but change.

[TheHonestMaple]

Don't think i've seen this here yet.

[ScreamingViking]

This may seem so out of place at the moment, despite the construction south of Aldershot Station, but there's very tall stuff proposed just behind it so I doubt it will be long before we see more along this part of Waterdown Rd.
https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=246743
https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=244132


With predictable reactions:
https://www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...er-season.html

My recent column about Vrancor Group’s waterfront hotel application for two towers south of Lakeshore at Brant, including a request to narrow Lakeshore’s deemed width by about 20 feet, generated concern. But if you think that proposal is over-the-top, consider this one.

Infinity Development Group has several Aldershot proposals, all vastly exceeding city norms. The most recent was for two homes (to be demolished) on 0.26 hectares at 1029 and 1033 Waterdown Rd., south of Aldershot’s GO station.

They want a 29-storey, 295-suite apartment (incredibly dense — 1,131 units per hectare — about 445 per acre). Burlington’s highest density zone, pre-metric, allowed 100 per acre. There are one- and two-bedroom units, and a four-storey podium with retail on the ground floor. The Official Plan designation: “Mixed use corridor — employment,” doesn’t allow residential — just industrial up to six storeys.

Two underground parking levels are proposed, plus 3.5 above grade. The amount of parking is about 20 per cent below city standards and they want substandard sized spaces, down from the minimum of 16.5 square metres to about 14.56.

This developer is seeking vast excesses. A floor area ratio of 8.2:1. Reduced minimums on just about every rule. Zero setbacks from front and back lot lines, minuscule at the sides. No landscape strip, no parking for retail, and the list goes on.

I spent over 35 years on, and chaired, planning committees, and agencies at three government levels. This is one of the worst plans I’ve seen, and will uglify our city if it goes ahead as is.

Delegate Ron Porter stressed the extremely high density sought, contravening the Aldershot Village Vision. Tom Muir was livid about the excesses, which will ultimately be decided by the Ontario Land Tribunal, where one appointed hearing officer can overrule a council. A refusal recommendation is going to committee April 5. Bear in mind taxpayers pay the freight to defend an appeal.

This provincial government is dismissive of municipalities. Municipal groups are pleading (unheard) for planning and OLT rule changes.