Proposed Building for Former Daily’s Property Faces Objections from Area Residents

Brockville – A public meeting was held on Tuesday at City Hall by the city council’s planning and development committee for a proposed mixed-use building for the property currently used as the Home Street parking lot, leased by the city at the corner of King Street West and Home Street.

The site, formerly the Daily-Adams Block, which suffered a fire in 1965, destroying the whole block, which has been a parking lot ever since. Dailey’s Leather Goods relocated to the former livery behind the block. It, too, however, was destroyed by fire in 2000, and the parking lot was further expanded.

The proposal would see a six-story mixed-use building with around 615 square metres of commercial/retail space, along with 140 residential rental apartments. There would also be an underground parking garage with 113 parking spaces.

The project does require amendments to both the official plan and zoning bylaw.

Scott Hilhorst from EFI Engineering, acting on behalf of the property’s owner’s spoke about the project at the public meeting.

Video of the voice of Scott Hilhorst from EFI Engineering below:

Downtown residents, mainly from the adjacent Apple Street, voiced their concerns about the proposed project, from worries of damage to their foundation due to the construction, adding to traffic problems and the overall look of the building.

Residents can still send in written submissions to the planning department.

The information collected at the public meeting will go back to the planning department, and with consultation with the developers, staff will present another planning report on the project and submit it to the June or July planning committee meeting for review.

The report can be found on the city’s website here.

All renderings below courtesy of the City of Brockville