A 25-storey condo tower may replace a parking lot near the Burlington GO station
Locals have expressed concern over the proposed development’s height and lack of affordable housing
A 25-storey mixed-use condo tower has been proposed for Burlington, with developer Rester Management testing locals’ tolerance for height and minimal parking.
The proposal calls for retail on the ground floor, a three-storey podium and 283 residential units above. The residence would replace a parking lot, a used car dealership and a vape shop, with the Burlington GO station standing roughly 1.5 kilometres down the road.
The tower would include six studios, 220 one-bedrooms, 44 two-bedrooms and 13 three-bedrooms, with the larger units hoping to meet surging demand for family-friendly condos. There would be 56 resident and visitor parking spaces, meaning that less than 20 per cent of tenants would have their own space.
The would-be site is technically within a major transit station area, though it’s right on the edge. This means that, under provincial law, Burlington needs to demand a minimum number of parking spots from the development. Current by-laws also set the maximum height for this location at six storeys, so Rester Management will need to work with city council to seek an amendment or exemption.
Councillor Lisa Kearns expressed concern during pre-construction consultations given the application’s height and lack of affordable housing. “It doesn’t really look like a good deal for the city right now,” she said at a virtual open house in January, according to the Burlington Post.
