A decision could soon come down on controversial highrise residential towers planned in Barrie.
At Monday night’s planning committee meeting, city councillors will consider a rezoning and Official Plan amendment for 51-75 Bradford St. and 20 Checkley St., needed to build four towers of heights of 46, 39, 36 and 25 storeys for 1,900 residential units and commercial space.
A site-plan control application has also been submitted as phase one of the development concept, which includes a 25-storey building fronting Lakeshore Drive for 152 hotel rooms and 230 residential units.
“The detailed design is ongoing for this project,” said Celeste Kitsemetry, senior planner in the city’s development services department. “It’s only the principle of development and zoning standards that are being recommended for approval at this time.”
SmartCentres, on behalf of Barrie Lakeshore Developments (Greenwin Barrie and a numbered Ontario company), has submitted applications to develop a mixed-use project on this 8.6-acre property between Lakeshore Drive and Bradford Street near the city’s waterfront. A rezoning and Official Plan amendment are both required for this project to go ahead.
There was a neighbourhood meeting on this project, in December 2019, and a public meeting last June.
Monday’s virtual planning committee meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
