The former Niagara Regional Police headquarters, built in 1963 at the southeast corner of Church Street and Carlisle Street in Downtown St. Catharines was abandoned due to problems including a rat infestation, leaky roof and inadequate temperature controls affecting records. A new detachment has now been built at 198 Welland Avenue and the 68 Church site is being contemplated for redevelopment. Niagara Region is advancing OPA/ZBA applications for a 27, 12 & 4-storey mixed-use residential & commercial development, designed by MacDonald Zuberec Ensslen Architects, with the aim of partnering with or selling to a developer to move forward with redevelopment. A total of 305 residential units are contemplated, however the location was deemed "not optimal" for affordable housing development.
Application files can be found here. Additional information can be read here.
Google Street View of the site as of October 2022:
Concept Plans:
Application files can be found here. Additional information can be read here.
Google Street View of the site as of October 2022:
Concept Plans: