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. (UnitedBurlington) engaged a new design team led by Ralph Giannone of GiannonePetricone Associates.  This team will be preparing a completely newdevelopment proposal for the site.
2. A focus group was struck by members of the community to work with the Cityand United Burlington on the revised plan.
3. A series of additional technical studies were undertaken by the applicant.  Thesetechnical studies address bedrock and water table locations, as well as otherengineering issues. This data will impact the location and amount ofunderground parking that can be provided.  United Burlington is also updatingtheir market research related to future retail and housing needs in thecommunity. These studies have not yet been submitted to the City, but areintended to be used by United Burlington to guide their review of the proposaland their applications.

The new design team met with City staff, the Mayor, Councillor Sharman and thecommunity focus group in December to discuss the site.  The community focus grouppresented their vision for the property, which was the result of extensive discussionand preparation by their members. Many of the guiding principles set out by thecommunity 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 willbe meeting with the community focus group and the City in the new year to furtherreview 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 anopportunity for engagement with the broader public before updating all of therequired 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, 2700 square metres of office space and 11, 955 square metres of service commercial and retail uses.

Planner on File - Andreas Houlios

Mailing Address:
Planning and Building Department
426 Brant St., Burlington, ON L7R 3Z6

Email: andreas.houlios@burlington.ca

Phone: 905-335-7600, ext. 7463

File Numbers

520-03/18 and 505-03/18

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