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HBNG Holborn Group might not be a household name among UrbanToronto readers, but the integrated company has a history spanning over three decades in infrastructure execution, contracting, real estate investment services, and as a developer through its PoetryLiving arm, initially as a builder of subdivisions around the GTA, and recently having moved into high-rise development.
The company has recently established the role of president, appointing industry veteran Wayne Garrett to spearhead their ambitious initiatives. Garrett previously served as president for HBNG-owned Maystar General Contractors, working on projects such as the Vaughan Civic Centre and TTC upgrades.
As part of their current expansion, one of their initiatives is a major development in Mississauga’s City Centre neighbourhood. On behalf of the land owner, RGF Developments Inc, HBNG has submitted an Official Plan Amendment for 325 Burnhamthorpe Road West, where the Mississauga YMCA is currently located. The site is across the street from Mississauga City Hall, and the Central Library and Celebration Square.
Now, Garrett’s experience is being utilized for projects like the one at 325 Burnhamthorpe Road West. The land is about 18,200m² in area and located at the north side of Burnhamthorpe Road West between Confederation Parkway, and Living Arts Drive. The project aims to intensify the Mississauga YMCA site and its adjacent parking lot.
The design by Turner Fleischer Architects calls for five high-rise condominium towers, with heights ranging from 167.2m to 206.15m, or 52 through 65 storeys. These towers would be built atop two podiums, featuring retail spaces on the ground floor. Once completed, the development would provide a total of 3,523 residential units and 2,937m² of retail gross floor area (GFA).
The plans entail two phases, with the first consisting of three towers on a 5-storey podium on the west side of the site, and the second comprised of two towers on a 7-storey podium to the east. The Mississauga YMCA facility would be redeveloped as part of Phase 2. The full site would offer a total of 8,660m² of indoor and outdoor amenity space.
The towers as proposed are all be significantly beyond the threshold of 1 elevator per 100 units. Four elevators per tower are planned no matter the height. As Tower 1 has 744 units, Tower 2 has 639 units, Tower 3 has 590 units, Tower 4 has 824 units, and Tower 5 has 726 units, this would entail that elevators would service a range of 148 to 186 units each, indicating potentially long to longer wait times.
The site is well-serviced by the MiWay transit network, with buses running by the site to the Square One transit hub where dozens of bus routes meet, and where the Hurontario LRT — slated for completion in 2024 — will further enhance the area's transit options. Additionally, the development is within a 500m walk of the Square One Shopping Centre, one of Canada's largest shopping centres.
Drivers in the area have access to Burnhamthorpe Road, an east-west major arterial road, with Confederation Parkway and City Centre Drive serving as collector roads. Highway 403 is close by. The site would feature four levels of underground and six levels of above-ground parking. Phases 1 and 2 would respectively feature 1,578 and 1,240 spots for residents, as well as 296 and 233 for visitors and retail. In addition, the plans call for 1,786 bicycle spots in the first phase and 1,401 in the second.
HBNG Holborn Group aims to launch sales for Phase 1 of the project in the Fall of 2024.
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