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oe I NEWS “NEIGHBOURING DEVELOPERS SPAR OVER HIGHRISES = FOUR MORE EHIGHRISE TOWERS = ARE PROPOSED IN i = WATERLOO AS THE 8 § FAST-GROWING CITY : ? CONTINUES TO REACH FOR THE SKY. JEFF OUTHIT Four more highrise tow- ers are proposed in Water- loo as the fast-growing city continues to reach for the sk y. Each residential tower is proposed at 25 storeys. All four highrises, offering on- ly one-bedroom units, woud be in or near the jus-area = Northdale neighbouthood in central Waterloo. It is already the tallest neighbourhood in the region. The owner of two stu- dent condo towers has hired a lawyer to object to three of the towers, worried about highrises packed t00 closely. At issue is a proposal to construct three towers on a Jot on 143 Columbia St. W. It would replace 32 townhous- es now on the site and would be next to two towers of 20 and 23 storeys that al- ready front on 145 Colum- bia St. W. “Our client is concerned with the potential of three towers being located within very close proximity of its existing development," law- ran wrote to city planners on behalf o: etyl45, the condo towers next door. Kagan figures the pro- posed towers might be just over 12 metres away from xisting towers, which is “ikely to result in increas- ingly unacceptable im- pacts" on urban design, Going the extr mile for your final mile DID YOUR HOLIDAY RUSH LEAVE YOU AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOUR CUSTOMERS WAITING? Metroland Parcel Services has a simple goal - service for final-mile distribution across Ontario. Indeed, Record d photo This tower at 25 storeys is proposed at University Avenue East and Regina Street North in wind conditions, access to sunlight and p1 "The vroposed + owers would also surround our client's site thus further impacting provide cost-effective, premium ith over 15,000 drivers and 14 depots, our network is always ready for next-day delivery even with increased volumes. Join some of Canada’s largest companies who rely on us for their ecommerce delivery. waterloochronicle.ca PARCEL SERVICES Get a quote today: metrolandparcelservices.ca SCAN FOR MORE INFORMATION available residential ame- nity," he wrote. The owners of both prop- erties are considering shar- ing a public walkway be- tween their towers but have not reached a deal. The same block already has four other towers of 20 to 25 storeys. To permit three new on Colum! highrises Street West, city council has been asked to ease the separation it normally re- quires between towers. The osed highrises have 591 one bedroom units. The other highrise is at 20 University E. at Regina Street North. Itconsists. of ‘260 one- bedroom units. The tower would replace an auto ga- rage on the site. Council is scheduled to get its first look at all four proposed towers Monday. No decisions will be made Monday, pending planning and public review. Waterloo is the ent of three cities in the re; ith 22 per cent of its dwell ings and 16 per cent of its population living in build- ings with five or more sto- reys. If built, four new towers would bring 851 one-bed- room units. There are no family-size units planned. This aligns with the inves- tor-driven condo boom un- derway since 2016 in this re-