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Old Posted May 27, 2015, 8:24 PM
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Results of the OMB appeal: http://www.omb.gov.on.ca/e-decisions...ay-22-2015.pdf

1. Building C reduced to five stories (from six)
2. More space in between the buildings
3. Reduction in size of the mechanical penthouse
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AMAZING NEWS! We can finally have this project move forward. I still can't reason with the NIMBYISM mentality that those objected to this project had. They'd rather have a barren asphalt driveway then three gorgeous buildings. Ugh...
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I wouldn't say the building are gorgeous, but I agree with putting buildings in this spot.

This is such a prime and visible location it demands a lot of scrutiny over the design.
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This middle-of-the-escarpment site deserves a building of exceptional design, a landmark.

A development that interferes with escarpment views from the lower city should be held to the highest possible aesthetic standards.

The proposal is completely unremarkable and fails to address the context of the unique location. Back to the drawing board, Mr. Lintack, would you please?
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Agreed, this is great news. Just one more project that will continue to prove this city is worth something more than people think. I love this city. Let it continue to blossom with building of all sorts for the people.
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Controversial Charlton condos going ahead after escarpment compromise

Owners says sales centre set to open "any day now."

By Kelly Bennett, CBC News Posted: Jul 02, 2015 9:39 AM ET

A controversial multi-storey condo project at the foot of the escarpment will open its sales centre "any day now" after striking a settlement with the Niagara Escarpment Commission, a relieved development team said Tuesday.

"We're very excited," said Ron Van Kleef, president of Hamilton Cab and owner of the land where the project will be built. "It's been a long haul."

he commission had appealed the city's approval of the project to the Ontario Municipal Board, saying the project was too intrusive on escarpment views.

But a settlement struck in May allowed the project to go ahead without being subject to a full OMB hearing later this year.

Among the terms of the settlement, the developers agreed to push the mechanical top level of the buildings back from the road.

Van Kleef bought the land nearly 20 years ago and has been working on this project for nearly five.

The property is on a terraced piece of lower escarpment land above the Rail Trail in the southern edge of the Stinson neighbourhood.

The parcel was previously a bowling alley before it was a transportation depot. The city's zoning change last fall converted the property from its industrial use to allow for multi-unit housing use.

"I bought this property when no one wanted it in 1997 and used it for my business purposes," Van Kleef said. "I always thought that something could be done in the property."

'How you manage change on that resource'

The city had raised similar concerns about the impact on views before it granted approval to rezone the land from industrial use to residential, and the developer had made some changes.

Those include changing the number of storeys in the project to comprise two six-storey buildings and one five-storey building instead of all three the same height.

In approving the project last September, elected city officials were balancing protecting the escarpment with a slate of other municipal and provincial development goals.

"Obviously [the escarpment] is a valuable resource," said Steve Robichaud, the city's director of planning, last fall. "How you manage change on that resource is what we're concerned with."

The project fits the city's and province's goals for growth in the region, is near downtown and transit and is a new use for a former industrial and commercial, or brownfield, site.

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Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it! Build it!
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I dunno. Build it or not...meh. ;-)
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Nice enough considering what has been there for the last couple of decades. I for one welcome the increased assessment value.
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Looks like Amica in Dundas...
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I like it. Reminds me of the west coast for some reason.
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^The west coast of...?
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The west coast of Saskatchewan of course.. Where else?
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The west coast of Saskatchewan of course.. Where else?
Newfoundland maybe? Corner Brooke Chic.
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It reminds me a lot of buildings going up around Burnaby, Abbotsford
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Sales started last month and the units are 40% sold. There's another sales event this Sunday.
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I went by on the rail trail this morning, and it sounded like they were doing some work up there.
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