Developer applies for rezoning to allow development on former Kensington Manor site
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The City of Calgary is seeking feedback on a land-use application for the property where the former Kensington Manor apartment complex once stood.
The City of Calgary has received an application for a zoning change on the property where the former Kensington Manor apartment building once stood in the city’s northwest.
The property, at 32110 Street N.W., has sat vacant since the ill-fated apartment complex was demolished in the spring of 2020 after it was deemed unsafe.
The land was recently sold and the new owner is looking to develop a new building with both street-level commercial space and residential apartments on the upper floors.
O2 Planning and Development submitted the application to rezone the land, to allow for an eight-storey development — one storey higher than the previous building on the site.
According to the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association, the area redevelopment plan has a maximum height of seven storeys.
“The general context, in terms of the more recent developments that we’ve seen along this block, are coming in at six storeys,” said Kate Stenson with the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association. “Six storeys seems like a more acceptable height as far as what we’re hearing back from community members.”
The City of Calgary’s planning department is now accepting feedback from the community until Feb. 17.
Stenson said there are also concerns amongst residents about increased traffic in the lane behind the property as newer developments in the area won’t include vehicle access from 10 Street.
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