Lakeside Plaza

5353 Lakeshore Rd. - Ward 5

Applicant

United Burlington Retail Portfolio Inc.
986 St. Clair Ave. West
Toronto, ON M6E 1A2

Applicant’s Representative:
Dana Anderson, MCIP, RPP
MHBC Planning
442 Brant St, Unit 204
Burlington, ON, L7R 2G4
Phone: 905-639-8686
danderson@mhbcplan.com

Proposed Development

Update on the Lakeside Plaza Redevelopment Project – December 13, 2019

Since April 2019 the following steps have occurred:

1. The owner of Lakeside Plaza - United Burlington Retail Portfolio Inc. (United Burlington) engaged a new design team led by Ralph Giannone of Giannone Petricone Associates.  This team will be preparing a completely new development proposal for the site.
2. A focus group was struck by members of the community to work with the City and United Burlington on the revised plan.
3. A series of additional technical studies were undertaken by the applicant.  These technical studies address bedrock and water table locations, as well as other engineering issues. This data will impact the location and amount of underground parking that can be provided.  United Burlington is also updating their market research related to future retail and housing needs in the community. These studies have not yet been submitted to the City, but are intended to be used by United Burlington to guide their review of the proposal and their applications.

The new design team met with City staff, the Mayor, Councillor Sharman and the community focus group in December to discuss the site.  The community focus group presented their vision for the property, which was the result of extensive discussion and preparation by their members. Many of the guiding principles set out by the community focus group are shared by the new design team and City staff.  

The new design team will continue to work on alternative concepts for the site and will be meeting with the community focus group and the City in the new year to further review and exchange ideas in an effort to shape the updated plan for the property.

The applicant intends to develop an updated plan in 2020, and will provide an opportunity for engagement with the broader public before updating all of the required technical information and resubmitting the new proposal to the City.

This proposal affects 3.84 hectares of land on the north side of Lakeshore Road that currently contains a commercial retail plaza known as Lakeside Plaza. Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications have been submitted to permit a mix of residential, office, service commercial and retail uses, including the retention of the existing food store.

The overall redevelopment will include a mix of single storey, mid-rise and high-rise buildings that will provide 900 new residential units, 2,700 square metres of office space and 11,955 square metres of service commercial and retail uses.

Planner on File - Gordon Dickson

Mailing Address:
426 Brant St., P.O. Box 5013
Burlington, ON  L7R 3Z6

Email: gordon.dickson@burlington.ca

Phone: 905-335-7600, ext. 7809

File Numbers

520-03/18 and 505-03/18

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