ADI Development markets another project that has yet to be approved: Masonry Court project to be called Station West.

News 100 blueBy Pepper Parr

September 28, 2015

BURLINGTON, ON

Have we seen this before or as the late Yogi Berra put it – “It’s like deja-vu, all over again.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the West Plains United Church there was a community meeting at which the city’s planning staff set out a proposal that had been submitted by the ADI Development Group for the development of land that was south of the rail line, east of Waterdown Road and immediately north of Masonry Road

Station West townhouse portion

Some site preparation works seems to be taking place on that part of the property that will be stacked townhouse along with back to back townhouses.

It was a staff presentation and the first time the community got a look at what the developer had in mind. Using the language of the planner it was an application to subdivide a 5.09 hectare parcel of land located south of the CN Rail tracks on the east side of Waterdown Road.

The subdivision design includes a road running north/south, extending north from Cooke Boulevard, and a 3.08 hectare development block on the east side of the proposed road.

Proposed development for the development block includes 200 stacked townhouses, 64 standard townhouses and 60 back-to-back townhouses.

The ADI Development group put the plan forward. At the time they were looking for site plan approval and a plan of sub-division.

At that time people in the audience expressed some concern over the lack of amenities – that same concern existed within the planning department and additional discussions were expected to take place.

Station West

Just to the west of the stacked townhouses is the land on which the ADI Development groups is believed to want to build apartments in the future. The apartments would be close to the new re-build and widened Waterdown Road.

Since that public meeting took place ADI withdrew their plan of sub-division. City planners issued comments for the developer – those comments are not public – they are comments made by the planners setting out the concerns they have and what it will take to ameliorate those concerns.
The planning department is expecting a revised site plan and perhaps a plan of condominium.

Station West A sign

The content of the sign is perfectly legal – putting them up around the community without a permit on the weekend when the city tends not to enforce the bylaw isn’t kosher.

Sprouting up like weeds in the Aldershot community are A frame signs marketing the site – five of these signs were seen along Plains Road on Sunday. Is a project that has yet to be approved being offered for sale? No – all ADI is doing is letting people register their interest in a possible purchase when the project has been approved.

It is an excellent way to gauge buyer interest in both the layout and design and the price point. All good marketing. The people in ward 2 where the Nautique project is now before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) take heart with the Yogi Berra quote “It’s like deja-vu, all over again.”
To date there have been no revisions to the proposal and a Statutory Public Meeting has yet to be scheduled.

Stay tuned!

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1 comment to ADI Development markets another project that has yet to be approved: Masonry Court project to be called Station West.

  • Miss Peters

    ADI is building on industrial land that was ugly and abandoned. Without power and money this land would sit there. The community is being built. Surely it will look better. I applaud them. Why are people complaining? Jealousy and power.