An approved five-tower residential development on Water Street South could be getting new neighbours if an application to add another massive residential development to the city's south end gets the necessary approvals.
A real estate investment firm is eyeing 3.76 acres on what the city calls the Tutton Farm for a three tower development with 330 units.
The land is directly adjacent to the entrance to Churchill Park.
SG Real Estate Developments LP II has submitted an application to develop 201 Water St. S. and 66 Highman Ave. with two 13-storey towers and one nine-storey tower over a unified podium. The first three storeys of each tower would be included in the podium.
The applicants have requested an official plan amendment to redesignate the property “low/medium density residential” and “natural open space system” to “medium-high density residential” with an additional site-specific policy change to permit a floor space index of 3.0.
Additionally, the applicant is requesting a zoning bylaw amendment to rezone the lands from “open space - OS1” and “residential - R4” to “multiple-residential - RM2” with site specific provisions to permit an increased density of 219 units per hectare.
A home at 66 Highman Ave. would be demolished to provide an access road to the property.
The developer's plan would also repurpose a stone farmhouse for amenity space.
The applicant says a cultural heritage impact assessment determined the two-storey home only meets one of the nine criteria set out in ther Heritage Act for designation.
The towers would include a mix of of one-bedroom units, one bedroom plus den units and two-bedroom units with a total of 416 vehicular parking spaces and 117 bicycle spaces parking spaces for residents and visitors.
The proposed development is across the street from the Cambridge to Paris rail trail and the GRCA canoe launch.
Vehicular access to the site would be via two driveways from Water Street South while pedestrian connections from the buildings to Water Street South are also provided. Additionally, the plan proposes an emergency access from 66 Highman Avenue, connecting the buildings with Highman Avenue.
A statutory public meeting has been scheduled for March 5.
A Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting has been circulated to property owners within a 120 metre radius of the subject property. The proposal has also been advertised.
An urban design brief and multiple studies accompanying the proposal are available to view on the city's website.
Anyone with questions regarding the application is asked to contact senior planner Jacqueline Hannemann at [email protected].
Burlington-based developer LJM Developments has yet to break ground on its project next door.
