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WATERLOO canonicuz - Wednesday. November 12. 2014 . a S L ” ' hdul (if 2016 - t. 01118 1‘8 opening SC e e 01' . O 0 Work already underway preparing former Catholic school for redevelopment into condos Mia-(Elm f5 , i I '6'. ., ' â€"-II-' â€"â€" ‘ a half-acre plot of land at 75 Allen St. “Ninth-WW i ' {it ' E. instead. the interior of the school will be gutted and the new condo units he developer behind the rejuvena- will range in size from 885 square feet Thou of the former St. Lou; Catholic ; to 1,400 square feet. SchoolinWaterlooiseyeinfianopen- Zavitz also said that rather than sell ing date of spring mmâ€" 111 matter the units right away he would take diesdioolflrstopenedltsdoots. &- about a year to 18 months and rent leff Zavitz purchased the property . them out in order to determine the from the city last year and aims to con- final cost of the building so he could vert the building â€" the city's first price the units accordingly. Catholic school. built in 1905 â€" into “That's one of the differences with 16 or 17 condo units. . this and a greenfield project where During a public meeting with resi- your costs are fairly known.” he said. dents ofthe Mary Allen neighbourhood The sale agreement with the city last week. Zavitz said excavation ofthe provides a five-year window for the front of the property. located at the units to be sold, he added. corner of Allen Street liast and Willow The city purchased the school and S r) . ' I . ' . ' l ' £32311:ESEELZ'SX‘EE‘nmved mmmma We rm muse-m w. mm. mum-ms was? w”° 3‘ '“ ““6“ 2° 2 mature trees from in front of the prop- early as ”(M9 2016‘ more than 100years afterthesd'ioolfirst opened '8 doors. When the costs of legal fees and erty and will be dropping the grade by "sumo-Wm environmental and structural assessâ€" about four feet to make the ground “There's water damage. mould deal last November to sell the school to ments are included. the city paid a units fully accessible, and to help cre- growth and old asbestos floor tiles and Tavis-Roland Development lnc.. which total of $560,000 for the two proper- ate ll parking spots on Willow Street. all that sort of work.” said Zavitz. offered the city $535,000 for the prop- ties. in about six weeks, crews should be “Absolutely everything. save for load- erty and requested the city kick in up The city only wanted the parkland ready to begin gutting the interior of bearing walls. is coming out of there. to $150,000 extra to help cover remedi- so it could connect it the adjoining the school once the environmental it‘s all new plumbing. all new services. ation efforts. Mary Allen park. but the school board hazards inside the building are dealt all new electrical, heating equipment, The plan involves no demolition or would only sell the park property ifthe With The building has been vacant the whole nine yards.” additions to the current three~storey. deal included the aging former school since 2005, Council voted 6-2 in favour of the 24,000 square-foot building. located on structure. 0 0 City staff preparing $1M budget request for Mary Allen park restoration minimums hasabout5100.000remaining.5tafl’are urbanparkstocome.‘Dimllsaid.'We'ie mwummuim g 0-1:»:wa confidentitwiilbeapptovedbyoouncil. lookingatexpamiingotherurbanpaflts. (033 hectare-)tod'repark‘s footprint. The ~ ‘lt’s a balanced budget. there's reallyno Specifically in Northdale.‘ city paid about $560,000 for the park City station: preparinga budget quucstof reason for it not tobeappmvedfsaid Edt- Pendingoouncil approval. staiflntend to and the school. nearly $1 million to proceed with a plan hard Pastrilt. director ofenvironmaita and hire a consultant in the newyearand begin Residentxwere upset with meconsulta- torestoreandredevelopMaryAllenparlL parkswiththecity.duringapubiic meeting public consultation. tion processusedtodeterminetl’iefate of The 3990.000 includes $580,000 for the with residents ofthe Mary Allen neighbour '(‘ietting you involved at the front end St. Louis tidied and midentahope me city removal of contaminated soil and site hood last week is the most productive." Pastrik told resi- improves that promos this tirnearound. restoration. and $410,000 for redevelop» The propertywasonce home toafumr dents. Diegoalisto oompletetheoonsulta~ “I've made it reallydearthecityneeds ment and construction The park is across ture factory and Pastrik said the site has a lion byeaflyZOlG and havetheperk fin- these oomultatiom to be W“ said the road from the former St. [Duis (mitotic thin layer of topsoil on top of ash. likely the ished by the end of that year. he added. MaryAllen Neiyilnu‘hood Association school at the corner of Allen Street Fast and result of the demolition of the former factor The citypurchaaedSt. louisschooland presidentBrookThleaaen. Willow Street ryfollawingafirein 1930. theparkatthesame time withtheintention "Aboutwofuswereatthepublicoonâ€" the request will he pan of the 20l5 Uptown councillor Melissa Darnell said ofexpanding the existing MaryAllen park. sultation sessions for St. [min school and it budget. which is tentatively scheduled for it’s rare fora city to expand an urban park which is about 1 acre (04 hectares) in size. was a waste oftlme because theysaid the approval on Feb. 9, 20l5. The city budgeted and Waterloo has to get it right. into theempty space that had been used as skywas the limit and in reality that was not about 5125.000 for work in 20” and still “This will be the blueprint for many a parking lot and fora classroom portable themae' YOUR TOP AWARD WINNING SPA g 519.0“.2090 amasucon i ’QOU‘OSDMI‘I‘HIIP m we man '0' m