^The entire area surrounding this project is slated for development. My issue with this building, and the few others already nearby, is the general lack of retail, business or services at street level. Other than strolling, or walking home, there is no reason to be out on the street. What is really missing are the buildings and businesses that have naturally evolved in a older cities. Chances are, once this area is built up, there will be little room for such variety.
I am guessing you have never visited Mississuaga City Centre and/or haven't bothered to look at the floor plans for the buildings.
Let me make a few things clear. The entire development going up west of Mississauga City Hall which is being built by Daniels and Amacon DOES contain RETAIL SPACE. Let me repeat that again
DOES CONTAIN RETAIL SPACE.
As a matter of fact there is room for 6 retail stores under the base of the Capital Towers. A 24 hour mini grocery/convenience is opening next month at the base of the south tower and a Starbucks, complete with a street patio is opening up under the north tower.
That empty field you see in front of One Park Tower will become the first phase of 3 new mini urban parks that will connect and run through the centre of this new development to connect with the Civic Centre/ Living Arts Centre and Square One.
A large public consultation process called PLACEMAKING was lauched and residents were asked what they would like to see in these new urban parks. The idea that each space needs to look beyond just looking pretty, but usable and active spaces. Plans for the first phase includes a water play structure for kids and a tea house/meeting place at the centre of the park. There was even talk of using this huge blank wall behind the Arts Centre as a place to project movies on while people sat and watched from the park. Construction of the park is to begin next spring.
Futhermore, underneath One Park Tower is space for a 120 seat restaurant that includes a patio that will face and spill onto this new urban park.
If you go visit Mississauga City Centre today, there is a huge Rib Festival taking place around City Hall with thousands of people. On top of that the entire Civic Square is programmed with free events all summer.
It bothers me greatly, that people make this wide ranging assumptions that what we are building in Mississauga City Centre is automatically suburban and uninteresting.
Louroz