8-storey apartment building with live-work units proposed for Mississauga

A proposal for an eight-storey building with live/work units in Mississauga brought some concerns from area residents.

City Park Homes (Streetsville) Inc., the owner of 6, 10 and 12 Queen Street South, 16 James Street, and 2 William Street, is proposing an eight-storey apartment building with live/work units fronting Queen Street South.

The proposal is revised from an earlier plan submitted in late 2021 for two townhouse blocks consisting of 73 stacked townhouses and four live/work units with retail space fronting Queen Street.

Currently, there are three detached homes, one used as a medical office, and a commercial building that was formerly used as a vehicle service garage and a school bus depot, on the property.

The new proposal would include 232 units and a five-storey parkade structure with 232 parking spaces along the western property line.

The red bricks and architectural elements of the building are meant to fit into the neighbourhood, said Jim Levac of Glen Schnarr & Associates.

“Queen Street is a heritage district, obviously we want to have a design that complements that district,” said Levac.

Streetsville is home to the highest concentration of historical buildings in Mississauga, according to the Streetsville Historical Society.

Councillors generally liked the new plan for the property.

“It’s a very responsible height for a neighbourhood that we look to have (as) a pedestrian-friendly area,” Ward 6 Councillor Joe Horneck. “I think it looks great.”

Horneck also liked that there are family-sized units.

But area residents voiced concerns over the height of the buildings, increased traffic, and shadow.

Sean Beneteau said this development is much too large as most in Streetsville are limited in height to be two- or three-story buildings.

“The height of this project is considerably larger than the characteristic of the community at this time,” said Beneteau at the meeting.

Beneteau also had concerns about privacy and shadows cast over the street and area homes.

“This building is too close and too big,” he said.

Residents said they had difficulty managing the traffic in the area right now and worried about how the development would impact the neighbourhood.

“The traffic is bad everywhere,” said Ward 5 Councillor Carolyn Parrish who praised the project as an example of good, gentle infill.

Parrish added that Streetsville is going through a growing phase right now and it will change.

The meeting on June 12 was for public comments, and the project needs official plan and zoning amendments to proceed.

For more on the project, see the city report here or watch the meeting here.