Northern Light
Superstar
The Lobbyist Registry seems to suggest the about properties have been assembled and are in play with Osmington involved.
Aerial View:
Streetview:
Site size:
~3800m2/40,000ft2
Site Description:
One property removed from Benner Park, and just west of Allen Road and Glencairn Station. (~100M)
Site runs almost as far as Marlee in the west.
Comments:
Site is theoretically large enough for two towers, alternatively a substantial, chonky midrise could work; however, given the presence of the station and the very nearby proposal for 33s across the street and at Marley, I would assume this will be play for height.
Located immediately west of an existing park, shadowing may be a minor concern, though the park has unobstructed eastern sun (protected by Allen Road) and southern sun for the foreseeable future. I don't think this need be a material issue here.
The site does, however, back into a row of SFH on Romar Cres. Currently these don't appear to have good intensification potential, but I think that's deceiving, also being next to Benner Park (but currently without access to same), a punched through access off the end of this street would put its homes within 150M of Glencairn Station making them a potential target as well.
@innsertnamehere will tell us about the existing zoning. I assume yellowbelt, unless an MTSA here has changed that.
But this is a spot ripe for conversion.
Potential considerations:
- Parkland acquisition. Growing the park to which this site is nearly adjacent is an obvious choice. But would require an off-site acquisition; other area parks have been identified as desirable for expansion in the alternative.
- Viewmount may be a sensible location for Cycle Tracks as room exists for these on the bridge over the Allen. This may be require an ROW widening here.
Aerial View:
Streetview:
Site size:
~3800m2/40,000ft2
Site Description:
One property removed from Benner Park, and just west of Allen Road and Glencairn Station. (~100M)
Site runs almost as far as Marlee in the west.
Comments:
Site is theoretically large enough for two towers, alternatively a substantial, chonky midrise could work; however, given the presence of the station and the very nearby proposal for 33s across the street and at Marley, I would assume this will be play for height.
Located immediately west of an existing park, shadowing may be a minor concern, though the park has unobstructed eastern sun (protected by Allen Road) and southern sun for the foreseeable future. I don't think this need be a material issue here.
The site does, however, back into a row of SFH on Romar Cres. Currently these don't appear to have good intensification potential, but I think that's deceiving, also being next to Benner Park (but currently without access to same), a punched through access off the end of this street would put its homes within 150M of Glencairn Station making them a potential target as well.
@innsertnamehere will tell us about the existing zoning. I assume yellowbelt, unless an MTSA here has changed that.
But this is a spot ripe for conversion.
Potential considerations:
- Parkland acquisition. Growing the park to which this site is nearly adjacent is an obvious choice. But would require an off-site acquisition; other area parks have been identified as desirable for expansion in the alternative.
- Viewmount may be a sensible location for Cycle Tracks as room exists for these on the bridge over the Allen. This may be require an ROW widening here.
