CRYSTAL BALL REPORT

CRYSTAL BALL REPORT

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PRE-BID REPORT CONSTRUCTION INTELLIGENCE

GVCA’s Crystal Ball Report is a unique and insightful member service. Updated daily by GVCA staff, the report tracks planned projects during the pre-bidding phases, following them from concept to design to prequalification, construction and completion.

Proposed Industrial Facility – Minus Forty

5063 Jones Baseline | Township of Guelph/Eramosa Rental Apartment Tower Georgetown-based fridge and freezer manufacturer Minus Forty has designs on building a new manufacturing plant in the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. The proposed facility of 164,000 square feet would include space to accommodate an office, warehouse, industrial operations and 11 loading docks. Future phases of the development also call for two potential expansions of 45,000 square feet each. The proposed development site is located near the intersection of Jones Baseline and Highway 7 near the south end of the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. The site is approximately 27.8 acres and has frontage onto Jones Baseline. Most of the site is currently being farmed and contains a single detached dwelling. Minus Forty has submitted a planning application to rezone the site from agricultural to rural industrial land. Community groups, however, have raised objections to the application.

King and Pine Streets | Kitchener

An Edmonton-based developer intends to build a 25-storey high-rise apartment building in downtown Kitchener, across from the Grand River Hospital. Cantiro Group has bought the parcel of land at King and Pine streets, and has submitted an application to Kitchener’s planning department for review.

The developer is seeking a zoning bylaw amendment and an Official Plan amendment, with increases proposed in the floor space ratio and building height, as well as reduced setbacks and fewer parking spaces. The planned development calls for 231 units of varying sizes, as well as 108 parking spaces. The three-floor base of the building, which fronts onto King and Pine streets, would feature retail and office space, while the building would also include amenity spaces on the rooftop. Cantiro Group also says it will consider partnering with the Grand River Hospital Foundation to provide hotel rooms for families of long-term hospital patients.