KITCHENER – Vive Developments and Woodhouse Investments Inc. are
leading an innovative mixed-use development in Kitchener featuring two
remarkable towers and an integrated parking solution.
The project includes 1,224 residential units, distributed between a
57-storey Tower 1 at Borden Avenue and Charles Street East and a
51-storey Tower 2 at the southwestern corner.
Accompanying these structures is a 9-storey podium hosting
commercial and institutional spaces.
Residential units, comprising 795 one-bedroom and 429 two-bedroom
configurations, start from the third floor.
Commercial/retail spaces (312.6 m2) will occupy the corner of Charles
Street East and Borden Avenue South, along with a 3,892.1 m2
institutional space spanning from the ground floor to the sixth floor.
The development includes lobby and amenity spaces on the ground
floor dedicated to each tower, with additional indoor amenity spaces on
floors 9 to 13.
A rear outdoor amenity space is proposed, pending approval during the
Site Plan stage.
The proposed development allocates 618 spaces, with 490 for residential
use and 128 shared among visitors and commercial purposes.
The parking structure is integrated into the podium from levels 1 to 8 to
minimize visual impact on the public realm.
To navigate existing regulations, the client proposes significant
changes.
The lands, currently zoned ‘General Industrial,’ may undergo
redesignation as ‘Mixed Use Corridor.’
A Special Policy Area is sought for a maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of
16.1, surpassing the standard 4.0 for the ‘Mixed Use Corridor’
designation.
Simultaneously, a Zoning By-Law Amendment is suggested,
transitioning from the current ‘General Industrial’ (M-2) zoning to
‘High-Intensity Mixed Use Corridor (MU-3).’
Key site-specific regulations include permitting institutional uses,
seeking a maximum FSR of 16.1, requesting a minimum rear yard setback
of 10.8 meters, suggesting an off-street residential parking rate of 0.353
spaces per dwelling unit, and proposing shared use of visitor parking
spaces for commercial uses.
Also, a Holding Provision (H) will be implemented until a detailed
stationary noise study is completed and measures are addressed to the
satisfaction of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
This visionary project awaits council review. It marks a pivotal moment in
Kitchener’s urban development, where innovation and transformation
collide.
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