Changes to the Official Plan and the Zoning Bylaw for this location are required before a permit can be issued. This means that they submit an application that is reviewed by city planners and other agencies plus city council before anything can be built.

Atrium Waterloo Limited Partnership (Momentum Developments) is proposing to build a new mixed-use building at 9, 33 & 47 Erb Street West. The plan includes 39 storey building containing 412 dwelling units, ground-floor commercial space and 933 square metres of outdoor/indoor amenity space atop the podium.

Official plan changes requested include:

• increase the tower height to 39 storeys
• remove the maximum density requirement from the site

Zoning bylaw changes requested include:

• increasing the maximum building height to 122.2 m (39-storeys)
• increasing the maximum density to 3,251 bedrooms per hectare
• allowing a driveway to be located on the adjacent lot (via easement)
• reducing the minimum rear yard setback to 0.68m
• reducing the tower separation to 3.46m for an interior lot line (include balconies)
• allow a 0m tower step back.
• remove the Holding (H) symbol related to railway proximity

View the documents submitted by the development company under supporting documents on this page for more details and drawings.

Building height, units, housing types

Building Height: 39 storeys

Number of units: 412

Unit sizes: mix of studio units (7%) one-bedrooms (60%), two-bedrooms (23%) and three-bedrooms (10%)

Housing types: apartments (condominium)

Non-residential floor space

Commercial space: 224 square m

Parking

Parking: 216 [combination of underground and 7-level structured parking podium]

Bicycle parking: 248

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