The Official PEI Project Thread

[Monctoncore]

Home hardware furniture in summerside is turning into Leon’s. Just saw a commercial for it.

[josh_cat_eyes]

This is a little bit late but Summerside exceeded 100m in building permits last year!
https://www.summerside.ca/news/what_s_new/record-_breaking_year_for_building_permits

[MonctonRad]

Not bad for a town of only 15,000 people.

[Siriusb]

APPROVED

690 University Avenue
Demolition of building Pan American Properties

[Siriusb]

City of Charlottetown renews push to see housing developed on Queens Wharf

by Stephen Brun · CBC News 
Posted: Jan 12, 2024 4:26 PM AST

"There are renewed calls to develop a prime piece of real estate on Charlottetown's waterfront into more housing."

"Back in 2017, P.E.I. developer Tim Banks wanted to put a hotel on the site, in partnership with Courtyard by Marriott, as well as an apartment complex. 

The APM Group CEO said he and the development corporation couldn't reach a deal on the sale of the land — but he said the project is still feasible as long as there are willing partners."

This is what was proposed with Marriot hotel with apartments back in 2017. I like it! 👍


Meanwhile our Mayor is blowng hot air on TV that he would like to see three to four storey apartments put there. What good would that be? 1970 thinking in progress!!

MORE HERE > https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-ed...calls-queens-wharf-development-1.7082196

[billy1]

403,000 passengers at the Charlottetown airport in 2023.

https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada...han-400000-passengers-in-2023-100929249/

[Siriusb]

Housing minister warns against resistance to ending exclusionary zoning

CBC NEWS
by Sammy Hudes

"Canada's Housing Minister is warning that municipalities won't succeed with applications for federal housing accelerator funding unless they are flexible on zoning rules.......

........there are cities who won't receive funding because they don't want to end exclusionary zoning in Canada. I know who some of them are and maybe they'll change their ways."

He no doubt has Charlottetown on his list. Charlottetown's 500 lot bylaw is protectionist beyond measure and it must go. Hopefully, this will loosen the restrictions, maybe! WAKE UP, CHARLOTTETOWN!!

MORE HERE >https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/housing-minister-fraser-exclusionary-zoning-1.7086920

[Ryan23]

I was gonna upload a pic I took but my computer skills are pretty bad. The old Little Cesar's got tore down today.

[Siriusb]

Originally Posted by Ryan23

I was gonna upload a pic I took but my computer skills are pretty bad. The old Little Cesar's got tore down today.

And I see the government offices in the building next to it are now empty making room for the renos to begin. A new piece will be added after the Cesars is torn down.

[Siriusb]

Originally Posted by Siriusb

Hidden Valley Subdivision - Phase 3

From the City web site Council Meeting.

Request An application has been received to proceed to public consultation to rezone Phase 3 of the Hidden Valley Subdivision located off Malpeque Road in the neighbourhood of Winsloe.





Here we go again. 5 storey buildings that will fill up in no time! That's if it gets past the public consultation. Higher density with 5 storey apartments isn't higher density. 7-9 or 10 might help but I doubt that will please the public who should have little say at this time of immediate housing shortages.

There were 100 signatures on a petition opposing this development. It's probably a go as the usual NIMBY reasons to oppose any future housing and development were brought forward at the public consultation. It's like listening to a broken record! Obviously the issue of no housing only pertains to those who don't have any. The rest still don't give a damn! They must live in another world, or at least their own.

[Monctoncore]

This is the continues trend of painting those who live in apartments as criminals. It always the same arguement that it will increase crime, make the neighborhood more dangerous, to man people. If it’s not that it’s to much traffic or noise or pollution. It makes me think of the Grinch when he’s growling about the Who’s.

[Siriusb]

St. Martha's Court Update

This development is well underway, and another building was just approved to be built.
It's a large project, but I would have liked to have seen a higher density like eight or nine floors. This four floor concept will do nothing to help the housing problem. There's no thought about the future, only what we need now, and four floors will not help this. Once it's finished, this land is gone and we'll be stuck with it. A lost opportunity as far as I'm concerned.

[Siriusb]

Queen Street Parkade Proposal

Here it is folks! The long awaited Queens Parkade proposal to replace the parkade and add units. All I can say it falls far short on the units, only allocating 40 units, which is way to little for this cities downtown. The proposal should be no less than 100 units to really have an impact on living spaces in the downtown.

Please fill out the online survey to add your preference for more units.
Survey Here >
https://www.charlottetownhall.ca/queen-street-parkade-proposal?tool=survey_tool#tool_tab

Proposal Is Here > https://www.xfer316.com/55/Queen_Street_Parkade_Proposal_Presentation.pdf

[Ryan23]

Originally Posted by Siriusb

Queen Street Parkade Proposal

Here it is folks! The long awaited Queens Parkade proposal to replace the parkade and add units. All I can say it falls far short on the units, only allocating 40 units, which is way to little for this cities downtown. The proposal should be no less than 100 units to really have an impact on living spaces in the downtown.

Please fill out the online survey to add your preference for more units.
Survey Here >
https://www.charlottetownhall.ca/queen-street-parkade-proposal?tool=survey_tool#tool_tab

Proposal Is Here > https://www.xfer316.com/55/Queen_Street_Parkade_Proposal_Presentation.pdf

Another short coming. I am with you 100% build as high as we can

[MonctonRad]

The design has some shortcomings too. A rethink is necessary.

This is the parkade that I have traditionally used on my visits to Charlottetown (although I tend towards street parking if possible). Is there a reason for getting rid of the parkade?

[Monctoncore]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

The design has some shortcomings too. A rethink is necessary.

This is the parkade that I have traditionally used on my visits to Charlottetown (although I tend towards street parking if possible). Is there a reason for getting rid of the parkade?

They are not getting rid of the original parkade, it will just see a refurbishment. The main building will connect to the parkade, from Fitzroy St.. There is an empty lot that they intend to build this on and then branch out to the parkade on Queen St. and then also an addition facing Great George St. Formally University Avenue.

[MonctonRad]

Gotcha. I misunderstood the orientation from the rendering.

They still need to rethink the style of the building though. It makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little (no offence).

[josh_cat_eyes]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Gotcha. I misunderstood the orientation from the rendering.

They still need to rethink the style of the building though. It makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little (no offence).

I actually did throw up in my mouth. That building is UGLY!

[Flex]

Omg I've been looking for these buildings for a while now hahah, I just had a question regarding the second photo, do we know who owns that building yet? Is it Bevan?

[ThePurpleHouse]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-ed...etown-housing-accelerator-fund-1.7110314

The federal government will provide Charlottetown with $10 million through the Housing Accelerator Fund as part of an agreement they say will help spur the construction of more than 1,000 homes over the next decade.

Charlottetown has agreed to make changes to its building permits and zoning as part of the agreement. Those changes include:

A new official plan that will enable more medium-density housing.
Allowing up to four units on existing residential lots.
Building heights will be increased from six to eight storeys near post-secondary institutions and in high-growth areas.
Expediting the permitting of accessory dwelling units.
Reducing parking requirements.
Improved building permit processes, including e-permitting.

P.E.I.'s housing situation has been described as a crisis since 2018, when the apartment vacancy rate fell to 0.3 per cent.

The federal government is giving Charlottetown $10 million that’s part of an agreement they say will help get 1,000 homes built in the next decade.

The crisis has been driven by unprecedented population growth, which has been running between three and four per cent a year.

Housing starts in P.E.I. less than half of what's needed to meet population growth

P.E.I urged to press pause on immigration, while health care and housing feeling the pinch

The most recent population numbers, measuring growth from Oct. 31, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2023, show Prince Edward Island added about 6,700 residents.

With an average of 2.3 people per household on the Island, that puts the requirement for homes for those new residents at 2,900.

But according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the province managed only 1,139 housing starts in 2023.