06-06-2025, 10:31 PM
(06-06-2025, 06:56 PM)tomh009 Wrote: It's a big property, at 3.3 hectares (8.2 acres), but encumbered by a narrow strip (about 8m wide) connection to Mill St, and no connection to Stirling (the municipal address is actuall 326 Stirling Ave).
On the city property, there is maybe 4-5m between the creek and the property line. Probably the best outcome without combining other properties with this one would be a 2.5m or 3m MUT, half on the city property and half on the current 325 Stirling property (which half would need to be expropriated).
Really, the smart thing would be for the prospective developer to also acquire 338 Mill St (I think this is a small auto repair/sales shop) which would make the main property far more useful.
The property is zoned SGA-4 on the back half and SGA-3 closer to Mill so it wouldn't be surprising to get a Metz type development here. There's little NIMBYs can do anymore to stop development thankfully. This property is not likely to see any movement in terms of development for years with how much is in the pipeline by local developers, unless another player decides to enter the market. There are a few GTA developers who have been eyeing up Kitchener recently but I don't expect them to be looking at this end of downtown.
CN is likely the only ones who are going to be a pain to deal with when it comes to development here, they've been difficult to deal with on other projects in Kitchener along the spur (The Metz and Vierra Village/Inclusive on Courtland).