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Waterloo council OKs another six-storey condo building in bid to boost housing
It’s expected to add 85 one-bedroom units to the campus-area Northdale neighourhood
By Jeff Outhit Record Reporter October 18, 2023
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WATERLOO — Waterloo council gave the green light Monday to another six-storey building that’s expected to add 85 one-bedroom condos to the central campus neighbourhood of Northdale.
It will front on Albert Street and also on Batavia Place, beside another six-storey building approved last year for 100 units with a mix of one and two bedrooms. The adjacent redevelopments will collectively replace nine detached houses that were built for families but later became student rentals. It’s the latest piece of a years-long transformation that is turning a former low-rise suburb into a centre of highrise redevelopment and urban intensification...
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Rendering of a planned six-storey condo building approved at Albert Street and Batavia Place in Waterloo.
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Kitchener to allow up to four units on a single lot city-wide
Move intended to increase density, missing middle housing in midst of crisis
By Brent Davis Record Reporter Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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...Councillors unanimously supported the motion, introduced by Mayor Berry Vrbanovic on Monday night, that would allow up to four units on any property where existing zoning permits single detached, semi-detached or street townhouses, provided lot size is sufficient. The units would be allowed as-of-right, meaning the development wouldn’t require a separate zoning bylaw amendment.
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Two Waterloo Region churches explore housing development
Discussions underway at Christ Lutheran Church in Waterloo and St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Kitchener
By Robert Williams Record Reporter October 18, 2023
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WATERLOO REGION — At least two churches in the region have begun working with a development company to repurpose parts of their land for residential buildings. After three years of conversations, the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada has signed a memorandum of agreement with United Property Resource Corporation to look at redevelopment opportunities at its church sites. So far, the agreement includes new projects at Christ Lutheran Church in Waterloo and St. Matthews Lutheran Church in downtown Kitchener. A third church in the region is also considering redeveloping its land, said Lutheran Bishop Michael Pryse, but it has yet to officially sign on.
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United Property Resource Corporation was founded in 2019 by the United Church of Canada to provide professional real estate expertise and resources to churches looking to secure financial stability.
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'Why wouldn't you go higher?': Guelph mayor says library condo project could go higher if it means more affordable units
Windmill Development Group is proposing to build two 15-storey towers with a combined 353 units as part of Baker District redevelopment
By Graeme McNaughton Guelph Mercury October 18, 2023
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City council showed its support for plans to build two new residential towers at the home of Guelph’s future central library, with some at city hall saying they would support the project being even larger. Council unanimously voted Oct. 17 in favour of officially receiving an application from Windmill Development Group to build two 15-storey towers with a combined 353 units in the Baker District, up to 12 per cent of which would qualify as affordable housing.
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Windmill's Stuart Cooper told council the north tower is currently slated to be condominiums, while either that or purpose-built rental is under consideration for the south tower.
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As previously reported by the Mercury Tribune, 179 condo units would be in the north tower and 174 in the south tower. The north tower would consist mostly of one-bedroom units — 110, with an average size of 53.3 square metres, or 574 square feet — as well as 68 two-bedroom units and a single three-bedroom unit. The south tower would also be primarily one-bedroom units — be it with a slightly larger average size of 58.3 square metres, or 627 square feet — alongside 45 two-bedroom units.
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Windmill Development Group is looking to build two 15-storey towers with a combined 353 units in the Baker District, 12 per cent of which would qualify as affordable housing. - City of Guelph
City councillors officially turn the dirt at an official groundbreaking ceremony for Guelph's new central library, also at Baker District, earlier this year. Construction of the new facility is expected to last through to 2026. - Joy Struthers/Metroland
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Guelph councillors reluctantly approve student housing project
Developer could still file appeal with Ontario Land Tribunal due to changes recommended by city staff
By Graeme McNaughton Guelph Mercury October 17, 2023
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With many on council doing so reluctantly, a plan for a new apartment building courting toward University of Guelph students has been given the green light by city council. However, the project’s developer may still appeal it to a provincial tribunal. At its Oct. 17 planning meeting, city council voted 11-1 in favour of developer Aventus’ plans for a private student residence at 716 Gordon St., across the road from the university. The proposed buildings would range between six and 11 storeys in height, with 532 units and a total of 1,149 bedrooms. There are also plans for a 90-square-metre café on the ground floor.
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“I don't believe that availability of alcohol combined with balconies is a planning justification, that there are people over the age of 19 in buildings all across the city and we have no control over that.” While council has approved Aventus’ proposal, the developer may still appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to changes to the project being recommended by city staff. According to a report to council, staff are proposing a number of changes to the site, including adding to the landscaped buffer on the site so as to save more mature trees the developer had wanted to cut down and requiring the developer to demonstrate how it will ensure the site would be able to comply with the city’s noise bylaws before the project can be completed. City staff told council the developer has voiced its opposition to those recommendations, setting up the potential of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal...
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Guelph's city council voted 11-1 in favour of Aventus' proposal for a private student residence at 716 Gordon St., across the road from the University of Guelph. The proposed buildings would range between six and 11 storeys in height, with 532 units and a total of 1,149 bedrooms. There are also plans for a 90-square-metre café on the ground floor. - SRM Architects
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