By Staff
April 29, 2018
BURLINGTON, ON
One of our intrepid readers pointed us to the fact sheet on the ADI web site where they state occupancy will be in November, 2018 – but just 170 suites.
And had they said subject to approval from the OMB the statements would have been completely correct.
The Adi Development Group appears to be doing everything they can to get another construction crane into the Burlington sky line. This one, one of the smartest looking construction cranes we have seen in some time is up at the Linx project in north Burlington.
The Adi development Group appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board to have their application to build a 26 storey condominium on the property at the corner of Lakeshore Road and Martha.
Susan Schiller, the OMB member hearing the arguments has given both ADI and Burlington planners some time to look at the ideas Adi had when they added a significant chunk to the size of the land assembly.
One would think Adi would make this information public so that buyers could make an informed decision.
The piece we published yesterday where Adi announces their aggressive pricing schedule leaves the sense of a bit of a hustle here.
An architectural rendering of the early 26 storey plans for Martha and Lakeshore Road.
Adi had originally said there would be 226 suites; that got reduced to 192 suites for the OMB hearing. That number is now at 170. It isn’t fully clear yet how they managed to do this – we will dig a bit more.
It was suggested that reduced parking and a larger lot with more setbacks may have brought the planners around. We will have to wait until they are all back before the OMB in June for a full reveal.
Information provided in an earlier article states that an electronic message contained the statement, “ Prices start as low as $309,990 (1 parking space included”). Unless something has radically changed, the provision of a parking space for each unit seems to be at odds with a statement contained in the 374 Martha Street, Burlington Parking Justification Study prepared by Paradigm Transportation Solutions dated Sept 2015 wherein according to S. 6.3.3 p.28 the developer contemplated, “Unbundling of Parking Rather than automatically including a certain amount of parking with building space, parking costs can be borne directly by users by “unbundling,” which means that parking is rented or sold separately. This is more equitable and efficient, since occupants are not forced to pay for parking they do not need, and allows consumers to adjust their parking supply to reflect their needs”.
What all this all means in terms of parking is hard to tell as the public needs to see the full details of the revised proposal. But if the electronic message referred to earlier represents a seismic shift for this development we need to know the full details and soon.
A wise fellow I know thinks that 18 storeys was the “plan” all along; that the originally proposed 26 storeys was merely an outrageous opening gambit to draw a lesser but still excessive compromise from the Planning Department. Rather disappointing if this turns out to be the case.
I appreciate that where one stands on this development is largely informed by what one sees as appropriate for Burlington’s waterfront, and the opinions vary widely. Personally, I believe that anything in excess of the 8 storeys allowed under the Official Plan is too much. For what it’s worth.