St Bernard's Square
Proposal before PACS:
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From Design Plus on behalf of Frederic Properties Corp. Botsford and Victoria Streets (PIDs 00683474, 00678474, 00678482, 00678151, 00678169, 70018015, 00683482) a Conditional Use application to develop a parking garage below the minimum geodetic elevation for a 12 story building with approximately 148 units and variances to (1) increase the permitted height of the building to be more than 19 metres; (2) provide non- traditional material on portions of the building; (3) not provide the step-back on the Wesley Street side; (4) not provide jogs and recesses along the façades of the building; (5) increase the maximum setback in one section of the facade facing Victoria (3.5 to 3.9); (6) reduce the size of the balconies on one floor; (7)reduce the ground floor fenestration ratio on Victoria 25% to 24.5% and Wesley 25% to 0% (File 21-43489 & 21-43490)
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So, this will be located on the vacant parking lot along the north side of St Bernards Church, on the SE corner of Botsford and Victoria Streets.
The plan is for 3 levels of underground parking, a two storey podium (townhomes), a seven storey tower capped by a two level penthouse, and a mechanical floor.
This is not a mixed use building, but given the size of this building and it's downtown location, I certainly intend to create a project specific thread for the project once it has been approved by PAC and city council. This is a huge development for the east end of downtown, and will be a larger project than FiveFive Queen was. These two buildings are close to one another, and will complement each other well. The east end is being transformed, and if successful, I'm sure we will see other similar buildings in the neighbourhood in the future.