Supplied image\nThe subdivision, rezoning and variances for a seven storey, 105-unit apartment complex at 30 University Cres. were unanimously approved at Riel community committee on June 5.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n“The highly visible and inviting presence on the street for this gateway project will not only improve the existing housing stock that exists there, but also provide much-needed multi-family accommodations in close proximity to the University of Manitoba,” Bollman said.<\/p>\n
The three plots of land where the apartment complex is set to be built cover a total of 55,872-square-feet and were formerly zoned single family residential. The one-and-a-half storey homes currently on the land were constructed between 1947 and 1952, according to a City administrative report.<\/p>\n
The project as proposed, with 70 one-bedroom and 34 two-bedroom units plus a 38-stall covered parkade and 64-stall surface parking lot, represents a $20-million investment in the neighbourhood, Bollman said.<\/p>\n
“There may be students there and we anticipate that there’s going to be a wide variety of socioeconomic groups represented as residents within that complex. We hope that’s the case,” Bollman said. “Whoever goes into that complex has to pass a stringent application process.”<\/p>\n
Residents from the neighbouring Agassiz community attended the public hearing to voice their disappointment with the project. Concerns included an increase in traffic along University Crescent, a towering structure overlooking the backyards of people living on Agassiz Drive and Glengarry Drive, increased street parking, and changes to the overall fabric of the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n
Murray Ballance, a 40-year resident of the area, suggested a three- or four-storey building would be more appropriate for the site.<\/p>\n
“If you lived in our community, if you lived on Agassiz Drive, would you consider your community being beautified by having a seven storey building in your backyard,” Balance told the committee.<\/p>\n
Trevor Ogwal, who lives in the area, echoed his neighbours’ concerns and said development in the area has prompted long time residents to put their homes up for sale.<\/p>\n
“When the stadium was proposed there I knew it was the beginning of the end for the area,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Now we’ve got the stadium there, we’re bringing in multiplexes, it’s just not the same.<\/p>\n
“My complaint is that we’re destroying an academic neighbourhood for people going to a university that might just be transient as far as international students who really don’t have a stake in the community,” he said.<\/p>\n
Riel community committee approved the planner’s report with amendments, including the removal of a proposed pathway between Agassiz Drive and University Crescent, and addition of a minimum eight-foot landscaped buffer on the east and south property line.<\/p>\n
Janice Lukes, councillor for South Winnipeg-St. Norbert, said approving the development will help retain single-family homes in the area.<\/p>\n
“There has been a plan for University Crescent being a corridor, a major artery, a major corridor,” Lukes said.<\/p>\n
“The reason we look to putting density on corridors, is because we don’t want to put it in residential communities.”<\/p>\n
The applications will now go to the standing policy committee on property and development, heritage and downtown development.<\/p>
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