There have been several articles lately in the news about a proposed high-rise condominium that would be built along River Road in Niagara Falls. I visited the area and took some pictures.
The condominium will be at the corner of River Road and John Street.
The lot itself doesn’t look that large or impressive. According to the news articles, it would be built on a fairly large/thick “pad” so that it will be built on level ground.
There is a house up John Street that I guess will be torn down. The Notice of Public Meeting was in front of the house rather than near River Road.
The City of Niagara Falls
Public Meeting
Date – June 12, 2006 7:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
4310 Queen Street, Niagara FallsFile – AM-06/2006
City Council will consider an application to change the official plan and the zone by-law for these lands to permit a 29-storey, 250-unit residential development with a maximum building height of 98 metres (321 feet)
Additional information and a copy of the written notice available by contacting the Planning & Development Department
City Hall, 8:30 – 4:30, Telephone 356-7521
There was one of these signs on John Street and River Road. They were exactly the same other than the line at the top.
Beauty, as far as you can see. River Road sign
A wonder of the world as your neighbour. John Street sign
Coming soon
Luxury condominium Residences from $169,900
The Niagara
Condominium ResidencesRegister now at
www.niagaracondos.ca
or call 1-866-297-5042
This is a view from River Road towards the Falls. You can clearly see the Rainbow Bridge, and the white area in the background is the American Falls. You can imagine the view that a 321-foot building would have.
The web site is pretty bare right now. There is a very small rendering of what the building would look like and then a form to fill out if you are interested in getting more information.
In a previous posting, regular reader Dan asked what my opinion of it was. I kind of have a mixed opinion. It is quite far away from the actual Falls themselves, so it won’t be blocking anyone else’s view. It’s probably going to bring owners who are a bit more affluent, which may be good for the area. But River Road has all sorts of nice old, big homes, and this will kind of go against that. It’s always a tricky thing balancing heritage with modern design. We are facing the same thing in St. Catharines/Port Dalhousie right now (I live in St. Catharines). I suspect that the development will go forward.