Brampton Bristol Place | ?m | 39s | Solmar | Graziani + Corazza

[ShonTron]

In pre-consultation, on the north end of Downtown Brampton. It's for most of the block surrounded by Main Street North, Thomas Street, Market Street and David Street.

There was a previous pre-consultation meeting last year for a smaller development of 600 suites (17 storey point tower on the north; 26 storeys on the south). This latest proposal, just submitted to city planning, doubles that to 1,012 residential units in two 48-storey towers.

Though it's very early stages, this is a development site worth watching.

The development is proposed on the lands municipally known as 199 Main Street North, 203 Main Street North, 205 Main Street North, 207 Main Street North, 209 Main Street North, 215 Main Street North, 219 Main Street North, 221 Main Street North, 44 Thomas Street, 42 Thomas Street, 38 Thomas Street, 34 Thomas Street, and 4 Market Street.

Solmar Development Corp. is proposing a mixed-use development on the subject lands that consists of two 48 storey towers. The towers will be separated by a Privately-Owned Public Accessible Space (P.OP.S) that will span across the entire length of the property from Main Street North to Thomas Street. The proposal includes 1268m2 of ground-floor retail along Main Street North, and a 738 m2 daycare is proposed at grade along Thomas Street. The proposal includes a total of 1,012 residential units with a combined FSI of 11.1.

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[ShonTron]

The houses on Thomas and Main Street that are part of this land assembly are in fair to poor shape. One house is for lease, three are boarded up, several more look in rough shape or unoccupied.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

From the arch plans:

 

[cd concept]

He we go with skyscrapers in Brampton! This project has a nice white solid looking facade.

 

[afransen]

Blegh. Hopefully just massing. Pretty ugly.

 

[Undead]

At least they're blockbusting a ratty part of town.

 

[LUVIT!]

I prefer the ‘ratty’ little house and greenery. No wonder everybody is fleeing to greener pastures. Brampton once was the latter.

 

[interchange42]

He we go with skyscrapers in Brampton! This project has a nice white solid looking facade.

So bold to not go with windows!!!

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[UtakataNoAnnex]

The "Pearly" Mirabella's...

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Strong reactions here. It should be noted that this project is still in pre-application stage, has not even been submitted for rezoning. Those images are surely just preliminary massing concepts.

 

[interchange42]

Strong reactions here. It should be noted that this project is still in pre-application stage, has not even been submitted for rezoning. Those images are surely just preliminary massing concepts.

Hence my incredibly, irrefutably hilarious joke at @cd concept's minor expense: yup, that massing diagram is too early an image upon which to set any expectations.

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[ShonTron]

Solmar is seeking a MZO.

More here (PDF).

 

[saynotofaux]

This seems like a pretty inappropriate and egregious MZO request. That linked planning "rationale" provides no compelling reason why this application should not be subject to a municipal rezoning process.

 

[marcus_a_j]

It's what happens when MZOs are given out like candy. It encourages developers to ask for more MZOs rather than go through a public process.

 

[ShonTron]

Nice to see the architect confirmed and this added to the database. The planning rationale linked gives 144 metres of height for both buildings, so you can add that.