13 stories about 13-storey building

Tiffany Developments have land-breaking plan for Alberta & Juliana

A Woodstock developer has received zoning approval to go where no construction project has ever went in Woodstock -- a 13-storey apartment building.

You could say there are 13 stories attached to this project, but I can add no timeline has been finalized for bulldozers and concrete trucks.

1. The 13 floors represent and increase of 1 floor over the previous application, but it can be added that the 13th floor will be an activity space for birthday parties, potluck dinners, and even pickleball. As comparison, down the 401 in London they have recently approved 45-storey buildings in the downtown core.

2. The developer is Walter Broos, who has been quite busy in the south end of Woodstock for many years, including the Mary Brown's / Starbucks plaza near the 401 and Norwich Avenue. Ayr, Drumbo, Hanover and Goderich are also Tiffany residential sites. 

3. Originally -- in 2022 -- a 12-storey structure had been approved for high density zoning.

4. The new building will be located immediately behind the Cedarview retirement home, across Juliana from Maranatha Church, and across Alberta Avenue from vacant lands owned by the TVDSB.

5. Modern building and fire codes require fire suppression capabilities on every floor.

6. There will be up to 213 units.

7. There will be a total of 1.4 parking spots per unit.  All these numbers include accessible parking in the drawings. 

8. Parking will be both 2 levels in the building and on-surface (outdoor) parking

9. The developer was required to conduct studies pertaining to traffic, storm water management, utility servicing, and shadow analysis. The developer will be responsible for landscaping and a street sidewalk.

10. The apartment rental building will obviously include close proximity to the Woodstock Hospital, Reeves Community Complex, and St. Mary's High School.

11. The total land is 1.95 acres (0.79 hectares). Zoning allows for 109 units per acre.

12. Next month, the new Provincial Planning Statement will take effect -- as law from Queen's Park. The PPS stresses the utilization of all vacant lands with residential purposes as part of Ontario's Bill 23 - More Homes Built Faster Act. Woodstock's housing pledge is 5,500 new units by 2031.  

13. The expected address will be 335 Juliana.

https://www.broos.ca/woodstock-south

https://webresources.oxfordcounty.ca/documents/planning/22416_2_OP23-10-8_ZN8-23-16_WDSK_rpt_plates_accessible.pdf