Windsor Park 118 Street DC2 - 6 storeys

[IanO]

LDA22-0373 - Windsor Park 118 Street DC2

The proposed DC2 Provision would allow for the development of a short mid-rise residential building with the following key characteristics:

Maximum heights ranging from 14.5 metres at the north end of the site to 20 metres at the south end (approximately 4 to 6 storeys)
A maximum of 172 residential dwellings with at least 50% having two bedrooms or more and a maximum of 10% being studio dwellings.
A maximum Floor Area Ratio of 3.0
Any provided vehicle parking located underground and accessed from the rear lane
As a result of feedback received from the City’s technical review and planning analysis and through public engagement conducted in September and October 2022, the applicant has made some revisions to the proposal. Key changes include:

Reducing the maximum height from 21.5 m to 20 m
Removing child care services
Adding a restriction on the amount of studio dwellings
Increasing the south setback from 3.0 m to 4.2 m and adding a sidewalk along the lane
Adding a bicycle wash, repair and maintenance station to the building
Adding regulations to increase privacy and reduce overlook from balconies and rooftop amenity areas
Adding the requirement for transportation related upgrades, including two new crosswalks nearby
A comparison document between the initial and revised proposed DC2 Provisions is found on the right hand side of this page.

LDA22-0373 - Windsor Park 118 Street DC2

Thank you for participating in engagement activities for this rezoning application. Please review the information on this page and provide feedback before the end of the day on November 27, 2022. The role of the public is at the ADVISE level of the City’s Public

engaged.edmonton.ca

 

[thommyjo]

Looks like some ugly infills are fortunate casualties

 

[Clearshades]

Is it just me or conceptional flare but are the balcony glazing tinted slightly blue throughout? if so, I'm liking that.

 

[Aaron_Lloyd]

'Brutal, not gentle densification': Windsor Park up in arms over council allowing more development

After hearing from concerned residents, city council approved Monday the rezoning of land in Windsor Park to accommodate a proposed six-storey apartment building with 172 units.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

 

[Marcolangzi]

'Brutal, not gentle densification': Windsor Park up in arms over council allowing more development

After hearing from concerned residents, city council approved Monday the rezoning of land in Windsor Park to accommodate a proposed six-storey apartment building with 172 units.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

Yes, we did it.

 

[EtoV]

"While acknowledging Edmonton's needs to increase densification, Joe Miller, with the Windsor Park Citizens Coalition, said the location is not ideal."

Classic. Literally two blocks away from the provinces largest university is not an ideal location for density. Nope.

Edit: also I love that one of the arguments is that it's the size of a football field. Isn't that more of an indictment of single family housing that 172 homes can fit into the area of a football field, which currently only fits 7 single family homes?

 

[Marcolangzi]

Today we broke many preconceptions and silos:
- density should be on arterial roads
- density should also be away from schools
- there is one type of family arrangement, and it can only live is a 3-bed units
- anything is affordable in WP if you have $1mi to buy a house…

 

[thommyjo]

Today we broke many preconceptions and silos:
- density should be on arterial roads
- density should also be away from schools
- there is one type of family arrangement, and it can only live is a 3-bed units
- anything is affordable in WP if you have $1mi to buy a house…

Also, to the comment from the person wanting to leave the neighborhood and go back to the SW, enjoy the exact same apartments everywhere in the hamptons, edgemont, magrath, windemere, chapelle, etc. those just get built into the original community design so there’s less fighting. But the traffic and shade any everything is still there

 

[Marcolangzi]

CTV is right.
I did receive over 100 emails from residents, many of those I wouldn’t share with minors or my family.

 

[Kosy123]

"While acknowledging Edmonton's needs to increase densification, Joe Miller, with the Windsor Park Citizens Coalition, said the location is not ideal."

Classic. Literally two blocks away from the provinces largest university is not an ideal location for density. Nope.

Edit: also I love that one of the arguments is that it's the size of a football field. Isn't that more of an indictment of single family housing that 172 homes can fit into the area of a football field, which currently only fits 7 single family homes?

Frankly the university area should be dense beyond all dense but nooooo, we must maintain the sanctity between SFH and wasted space.

 

[IanO]

You want transitions with height, density et al., but the slightest suggestion that this will ruin the neighbourhood or cause excessive traffic is absurd.

 

[northlands]

"It is not [going to be] built on the corner site that fronts onto an arterial or service road," echoed Eliza Li, a fellow group member and resident. "In fact, it is built in the interior of our community."

Oh come on! It’s ~40 yards from 87 ave. Tyreek Hill could run that in under 4.3 seconds. I think they’ll be okay.

 

[soupcrate]

Janz voted against the rezoning. He sure talks a big talk, but he folds under pressure pretty fast.

 

[supaflyryguy]

I really, really wish developments like these would be predominantly 3-4bdr. It's right across from a school with a park and would be a great option for University staff who have families.

 

[Avenuer]

Janz voted against the rezoning. He sure talks a big talk, but he folds under pressure pretty fast.

Agreed, glad to see he was on the losing side of this.