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The bonust'ng will allow the developer, Darryl Firsten, president of ms Develop- a i Rise Real Estate, to create 288 additional ments inc. and his design team presented 1 i I. . bedrooms. but no units are permitted to their vision for a new project at 250â€"256 5 have more than three bedrooms. Albert St. and 245-255 Hemlock St. . ‘ ! 3 Another development, on King Street “1 don’t thittk council was super receptive I ' . l near the uptown core, came to council in to it (and) thought it was a little half»ba'ited,” i l "5 lanuary requesting the use ofdensity bonusâ€" , said Firsten in an‘ interview last weeks He has | l . 1; ing to permit smaller setbacks from the received good council feedback for his four . ' 1 property line and increased density. other condo developments in the city. ’ Q. collectively referred to as Sage. g “l'll admit, it probably was fialf bum." a “I’ll admit, it - lite request included eight amendments .. to city zoning iii exchange for density prombly was hat/lbaked fmnusinggperks, including a onetime pay- ‘ DarrylFii-sten merit of tip to $1 10,000 and a new parkettet ”mm,“ INS Dwelopfiwnu‘ on ”mill-"Hi This latest project, kttown as Sage h' and , demrry-lwniuing/orafiuurv detvlupmeritar located at 251 Hemlock St , was presented as 35, ”fmm-i g, m Northdalc a sixâ€"storey podium and two 12'storey towA ers, 3l0 units and 322 bedrooms, 1,724 square metres of commercial space and 140 (buncil opted to defer their decision on parking spaces He requested 1 1 additional that project until the density bonusing pro? units than zoning permitted and offered to visions ~ including LEEI) silver certificaâ€" pay the city $10,000 per unit tit exchange. lion, bike facilities and public an 7. could be Firsten said the success of the protect ironed out bystafl. isn’t financially tit-d to those extra units and Coun. leff Henry said the city and council he is willing to r tit them out of the final ~ will have to weigh the pros and cons of design, though he'd still like to keep the WWNMWMMWWinMWhW density bonusing further as development in building 12 storeys tall Prices are expected has said he is baking to reduce the number of zoning "mm and density booming Waterloo continues to intesi'fy. . to range fmm $199,000 to $350,000 per unit requests on the site tin-mom ‘What I've sensed is pan of a broader Firsten also said the next time the project conversation that seems be starting not lust tame before council the number of wrung to follow iii Northdale," said Whitley, who in Wise pennit. in return for fadlities, services. among council but in the community. is amendments hr- was seeking the ”liflflflly an earlier email to the Chronicle referred to parks or other community benefits. people really want to get a firm sense of of whit h are related to property line the offer of $10,000 per extra unit as a “pal Section 37 was introduced by the what density bonusing means. what value setbacks and town st'pt-ratiotis would try” sum of money compared to the impact province in 1983 through the planning act, we get from it. how it works and why it also be nxltit i-d (lit' extra density would have on the area anti the City's new 2012 Official Plan pro would happen.’ said Henry. ‘ "We're going to go bat k and look at the “1 (also! didn‘t appreciate the fan that on Vidcs some guidelines for itsuse It's about the ptiblit good, Henry said, prop-rt .ig.iiti and kiio"rk hall llit‘ list 1M t'lglll separate instanrr-s he wanted to push Anderson said he expects the number of not rust having a developer throw money dilil'lltllllt'lll requests) off.~ l'irsten said out the setbacks " ill‘\l'll)p¢‘r§ seeking relief through density into a pile in exchange for him)!" density or News of l irstt‘ii's tit-sign (hatigt- was wt'l lllt' tonct'pt of density brmtisiiig is still boiiiising to In( tease as iiitt'iisilit atitin (all?! buildings tonic-d l7\ t oiin Mark W'halt’s: who was I“! ii-liitiu'ly new territory for Waterloo. said (tintintir's throughout Vorthdalc and tit-at “It's about density in 911 hange for ptiblir tiiilly tintinpri-ssml With the [Hit it thief administrative iiffii rt rim Anderson the uptown core benefits, and we as count il need to lln(ll‘! 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