‘This can be a sign of change. That is precisely what we’re on the lookout for. That is density … creating extra capability,’ MPP says of Grove Road highrise, which incorporates leases, reasonably priced items
The Sky Towers undertaking lastly took flight Friday afternoon in Barrie.
The development kickoff for a highrise growth of two towers for 541 rental flats passed off at 22 and 26 Grove St. W., the previous YMCA website, close to Bayfield Road and Freeway 400.
“This is a game-changer for this community, I think,” mentioned Paul Calandra, Ontario’s minister of municipal affairs and housing, who was available for the groundbreaking. “You have not stopped, you continue to build. There is just so much happening here.”
The 2 towers, 25 and 27 storeys, are a part of a undertaking which is able to embody one other tower and a nine-storey, mid-rise constructing, a shared five-storey parking podium and central facilities, and a complete of 928 residences — together with 32 reasonably priced housing items.
SkyDev is receiving greater than $6.7 million for the event from Barrie’s Neighborhood Enchancment Plan (CIP).
The CIP is meant to encourage speedy funding in new housing items by offering monetary incentives and different applications to facilitate the event of housing provide, with an emphasis on reasonably priced housing, throughout Barrie.
Mayor Alex Nuttall mentioned this location issues.
“This is a community building site, it was the former YMCA … this is a community building centre,” he mentioned. “The idea of building a community here is not going away because the YMCA is moving somewhere else.”
The YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka is to construct its new Barrie services on metropolis land on the northeast part of the car parking zone at 555 Bayview Dr., which is Sadlon Area.
Doug Downey, the MPP for Barrie-Sringwater-Oro-Medonte, mentioned that is the kind of housing the Ontario authorities encourages.
“This is a signal of change,” he mentioned. “This is exactly what we’re looking for. This is density … creating more capacity.”
“We acknowledge that there’s not sufficient rental (in Barrie),” mentioned Jason Castellan, Skyline Group’s CEO.
The primary section of Sky Towers is predicted to be accomplished by 2027.
Growth plans for this Grove Road West tackle have been within the works for years, with planning functions courting again to 2017 for the property.
SkyDev has approvals for an Official Plan modification, a rezoning and a website plan at this property, situated proper beside the Bayfield Road on-ramp from Freeway 400.
Skyline owns and manages greater than 22,000 rental flats in 58 communities throughout eight Canadian provinces, and has completed 700 rental flats in New Tecumseth, Chatham, Welland and Gravenhurst, along with lately launching 187 rental flats in Collingwood.
From left are Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MPP Doug Downey, Barrie Mayor Alex Nuttall and Paul Calandra, Ontario minister of municipal affairs and housing at Friday’s Sky Towers groundbreaking. | Bob Bruton/BarrieToday
