Dear Neighbouring Residents, Over the next two months Ontario Land Surveyors will be re marking our west property line (blue below). After the property line has been laid out via stakes, we ask that all of your personal items and/or tenant owner items and vehicles be removed from our property as soon as possible and in …
Our friends at SkEye Stream have taken a few aerial shots of the site of our development. Neighbouring properties such as the Penitentiary Museum and the Queen’s Faculty of Education are also visible.
We shared in our last update that our plans for Union Park Kingston (the former Prison for Women property) were approved by Kingston city council on Nov. 1, 2022. That approval was subject to a 30-day window for any potential Ontario Land Tribunal appeal of our plans, and ultimately one appeal was filed by an immediate neighbour. However, we are very pleased to report …
Our friends from SkEye Stream shared this video highlighting many of the great aspects to life in Kingston. We’ll let the video speak for itself! If you look closely, you’ll briefly spot the Union Park property during one flyover by the Kingston Penitentiary.
We are pleased to announce the former Prison for Women property, which has sat unchanged for 22 years, will be re-developed into an exciting mixed-use community called Union Park Kingston. On Nov. 1, 2022, exactly 28 months after the original applications were filed, Kingston City Council approved the necessary rezoning of the property by a …
The Union Park Kingston project will be discussed and voted upon at the Oct. 6 City of Kingston Planning Committee meeting. For more information on the meeting, visit the City of Kingston’s website. For relevant project documents, visit our Documents page or see the project listed on the city’s DASH tool.
Due to the many break-ins into the building and theft of copper wiring and plumbing, the City of Kingston has given permission for us to commence the limited removal of interior copper wire and plumbing. No interior demolition of the building and no heritage features, cells, or locking mechanisms will be removed during this phase. …
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If you were one of the many who attended the Oct. 7 Planning Committee meeting, you might have heard some questions about heritage. The seasoned heritage professionals among us might have been able to follow the conversation with little issue, but for the rest of us: what did it all mean? Heritage Conservation Strategy A …
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If you want to visit Kingston for a short stay of a few days or a weekend, there are lots of great options: from traditional hotels, to historic boutique hotels, to bed and breakfasts, and more. (We’re biased, but The Frontenac Club is one you should definitely check out!) What if you’re staying for several …
Our project appeared before the City of Kingston Planning Committee on Thurs., Oct. 7. You can see the Notice of Public Meeting for more details. In advance of the meeting, both the City and our team have received a number of letters about the project – the majority positive. We’ve uploaded them to our site …
