A six-storey building proposed in Collingwood’s downtown heritage district is seeking town permission to start construction.
The former Admiral School site downtown Collingwood is before council again seeking approval on the necessary agreements before building permits are issued.
The application will start at the Development and Operations Services Standing Committee tomorrow, and will be before full council on July 22.
The development, known as Monaco, will include a six-storey building with a partial seventh storey for amenities.
The building will front on both Hurontario and Hume Street, and will occupy a building footprint of 31,398 square feet.
According to a staff report by Collingwood planner, Trevor Houghton, the building will include about 11,517 square feet of commercial space on the first floor and 127 residential dwelling units on floors two through six. The partial seventh story includes an exercise room (1,485 square feet), a recreation room (1,938 square feet), an outdoor amenity space, and a mechanical penthouse.
The site will include 177 underground parking spaces and 83 more above ground.
Council will be asked to vote on whether to approve the site plan control agreement, as well as a few others related to construction-specific work. Once these are in place, building permits can be issued.
The property once housed the Admiral Collingwood Elementary School, but the school moved and the building was demolished in the early 2000s.
In 2008, the town and Admiral Collingwood Development Corporation (ACDC) negotiated a site plan control agreement at the Ontario Municipal Board. Then, the approval was for a five storey building.
ACDC didn’t start construction, and the site has remained empty since the demolition.
The current owner, Stonebrook Developments Collingwood Inc, pitched the idea for Monaco in 2017.
Because the development falls within the town’s Heritage District, the development’s exterior will have to include elements of heritage characteristics, such as red brick, stone trim, and upper storey casement windows.
Other agreements the town is requiring of the Monaco developers include:
Encroachment agreement: to permit the developers to use town road allowances for crane operation and for the shoring/foundation works. Both uses would be only during the construction period.
Hoarding agreement: “hoarding” refers to the barrier temporarily located on municipal road allowances separating pedestrians on the sidewalk from the construction site, and protecting pedestrians from falling objects during construction
Staff is recommending council approve the site plan control and other agreements. The staff report states the development conforms to the town’s official plan, zoning bylaw, and heritage district bylaw.
There is an opportunity for members of the public to speak at tomorrow evening’s standing committee meeting without prior notice. The Development and Operations meeting begins immediately following the Strategic Initiatives Committee (SIC) meeting. The SIC meeting starts at 5 p.m., the end time is unknown.
