Someday soon we’ll have a lot of neighbours. That’s us beyond the proposed tower to the left, we’re in between the ramp and the 417.
The city has approved the redevelopment of Westgate Shopping Centre from a strip mall which has evolved since its creation in 1955 to a 5 tower complex which will include 8230 square meters of commercial space and 1146 of residential units above.
This will happen in 3 phases. The first two phases, taking the next 10 years, the demolition of the actual and the construction of the 2 first towers and subsequent to that the construction of the other 3 towers bringing the total to 5. I read 24 storeys for the first 2 but approval for 22 and the remaining 3 are one 24 and two 36.
Now here’s something I don’t understand as we pursue the intensification plan. Every here and there 2 lanes are narrowed to 1 near intersections via the creation of an extension to the sidewalk. Hum…
