ben.thebean1
Active Member
Huge but not shocking news from the Burlington Centre (previously Burlington Mall). RioCan is looking to develop one of the 3 parcels, the one which contains the now-closed Hudson's Bay and a large swath of surface parking. The pre-application development is looking like 11 towers ranging from 23 to 37 stories, retail space, and a large new public park.
"Overall, the proposed development includes 3,476 residential units, a retail gross floor area of 7,279 m2, and a residential gross floor area of 242,279 m2. The proposed Floor Area Ratio is 6.14:1. One new north-south street and one new east-west street are included in the proposed development."
Only available rendering at the moment, perspective is from over the mall looking east-ish towards the Canadian Tire
And the site plan. 8 buildings, all with ground-floor retail. For reference, the Hudson's Bay currently sits right where the proposed park is, and the mall is immediately adjacent to the left. The Canadian Tire is the building to the right of the development.
And lastly, the Google Maps screenshot. You can actually see the north-south right-of-way already somewhat exists as a private drive through the mall parking lot. It is already aligned with Dynes Road and has a stoplight at the intersection with Prospect.
Couple things I want to note. First of all, I called this so long ago, as soon as they announced this Hudson's Bay location would close back in mid 2023, a shameless "called it" moment for me haha. More importantly, this is located 1.5km from Burlington GO and is also the planned location of another station if/when we get more of an RER-style electrified GO system. The corridor along Fairview is also currently undergoing major upgrades by the city, adding a very wide multi-use path along the south side of the street and new trees, and possibly protected bike lanes in the future. Although not specifically outlined in the city's official plan or the province's MTSAs, the city knows that this entire strip along Fairview is going to be Burlington's development hub for the next decade or so, essentially a "midtown" area.
"Overall, the proposed development includes 3,476 residential units, a retail gross floor area of 7,279 m2, and a residential gross floor area of 242,279 m2. The proposed Floor Area Ratio is 6.14:1. One new north-south street and one new east-west street are included in the proposed development."
Only available rendering at the moment, perspective is from over the mall looking east-ish towards the Canadian Tire
And the site plan. 8 buildings, all with ground-floor retail. For reference, the Hudson's Bay currently sits right where the proposed park is, and the mall is immediately adjacent to the left. The Canadian Tire is the building to the right of the development.
And lastly, the Google Maps screenshot. You can actually see the north-south right-of-way already somewhat exists as a private drive through the mall parking lot. It is already aligned with Dynes Road and has a stoplight at the intersection with Prospect.
Couple things I want to note. First of all, I called this so long ago, as soon as they announced this Hudson's Bay location would close back in mid 2023, a shameless "called it" moment for me haha. More importantly, this is located 1.5km from Burlington GO and is also the planned location of another station if/when we get more of an RER-style electrified GO system. The corridor along Fairview is also currently undergoing major upgrades by the city, adding a very wide multi-use path along the south side of the street and new trees, and possibly protected bike lanes in the future. Although not specifically outlined in the city's official plan or the province's MTSAs, the city knows that this entire strip along Fairview is going to be Burlington's development hub for the next decade or so, essentially a "midtown" area.
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