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Two neighbouring applications from Manga Hotels are set to reshape a stretch of Brampton’s Queen Street Corridor, introducing four towers on parcels at 249 and 253 Queen Street East. The developer is advancing a 38-storey mixed-use tower designed by Arcadis at 249, and a trio of 41-storey buildings designed by architects—Alliance at 253, both within the Rutherford (QUE-3) Primary Major Transit Station Area.
The two sites occupy a stretch of Queen Street East near Hansen Road South, with 249 Queen Street East positioned on the southeast corner of the intersection and measuring roughly 0.37ha. It is currently home to a single-storey restaurant and supermarket, surrounded by a mix of low-rise commercial buildings and automotive uses. At 251 Queen, immediately to the east, is another single-storey building housing a car service centre, not covered by these applications. Next to 251 is the larger 1.59ha property at 253 Queen Street East which contains a multi-tenant plaza and extensive surface parking. Both parcels sit along a six-lane arterial lined with banks, repair shops, convenience retail, childcare facilities, and service businesses.
At 249 Queen Street East, the proposal builds on an active rezoning file that has been under review since 2023. Two lots away at 253 Queen Street East, in late 2023, Council approved new zoning for this stretch of Queen Street that covered a submission from an earlier owner, allowing the current submission to advance to the Site Plan stage. (Manga acquired the property through a receivership sale.) Gagnon Walker Domes has now submitted Development Pre-Application Consultation requests and Site Plan Approval applications on behalf of the developer.
The proposal for 249 Queen Street East calls for a 38-storey tower rising to 132m, containing 514 condominium units. Five elevators are planned, translating to roughly one elevator per 103 units. The design carries a total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 33,474m², including 32,632m² of residential space and 842m² of ground-floor retail, yielding a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 8.9 times lot coverage.
There would be 978m² of indoor amenity areas and 842m² of outdoor areas. A three-level underground garage would contain 203 resident spaces, 28 visitor stalls, and 54 retail spaces, along with a dedicated drop-off and eight accessible stalls. There would also be 260 long-term and 52 short-term bicycle parking spots.
At 253 Queen Street East, Manga is advancing a larger three-tower program, with each building rising 41 storeys to a height of 132.4m. The combined residential count would reach 1,314 units, supported by a total GFA of 84,963m². Of that, 83,759m² would be dedicated to housing and 1,204m² for at-grade retail, with an FSI of 5.28. With four elevators per tower, there would be about one cab for every 110 units across the development.
Three levels of underground parking would accommodate 1,110 resident spaces. A total of 615 bicycle parking spaces are proposed. There would be 4,000m² of indoor amenity space and 2,520m² of outdoor areas.
Queen Street East carries several Brampton Transit routes, including frequent Züm service linking the corridor to the Brampton Innovation District GO station roughly 2.3km to the west, about an 11-minute bus ride. Local buses on Hansen Road South provide additional neighbourhood connections, while the broader area is planned for higher-order transit upgrades under the Rutherford (QUE-3) Primary Major Transit Station Area designation.
Multiple multi-tower projects are reshaping the blocks to both the east and west. Farther east along Queen Street East, a seven-tower plan at 263 Queen spans heights from 12 to 46 storeys. Westward, the pipeline includes four 35-storey towers at 241 Queen, 32- and 42-storey buildings at 16 Kennedy Road North, a pair of 35- and 47-storey towers at 226 Queen, and a 48-storey proposal at 10 Kennedy Road North.
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| Related Companies: | Arcadis, architects—Alliance, BDP Quadrangle, LEA Consulting, Weston Consulting |
