LDA20-0192 Strathearn Heights Transit Oriented Development

A colour rendering of the proposed project site from a bids eye view, with three connected buildings: two mid-rise towers on the left and right background, and a low rise building in the centre foreground, with a roadway intersection in front of the site.

Applicant Rendering, Subject to Change.

***The discussion has concluded and a What We Heard Report is now available here.***

Thank you for participating in engagement activities for this rezoning application. For any further inquiries regarding this application, please contact the planner on this page, under the "who's listening" section.

The application is expected to go to City Council Public Hearing for a decision, with the exact date still to be determined. For more information, please visit these FAQs (External link) for Council meetings.

Because of public health issues, the City is unable to host an in-person public engagement event to share information and collect feedback, as usual. This page is to help you find out more information about the proposed rezoning and tell us what you think, instead of having an in-person meeting. Please review the information on this page and tell us what you think and ask any questions below, before the end of the day on June 25, 2021. We will use any feedback that you share to make sure our review of the application is as complete as possible and will also summarize it for City Council so that they are aware of your perspective prior to making a decision.


Application Details:
The City has received a proposal to rezone properties on the northwest corner of 95 Avenue NW and 87 Street NW, currently known as the Strathearn Heights Apartment Complex. The proposal includes: 9518 and 9560 87 Street NW, 8720, 8722 and 8724 95 Avenue NW, 8728U 97 Avenue NW, and 8712U 96 Avenue NW.

Rezoning:
The application proposes to rezone the properties from a Site-Specific Development Control Provision (DC2.917) and the Public Parks Zone (AP) to a new Site-Specific Development Control Provision (DC2) and the following conventional residential zones: Medium Density Multiple Family Zone (RF6), Low-Rise Apartment Zone (RA7), Medium-Rise Apartment Zone (RA8), and High-Rise Apartment Zone (RA9).

The proposed rezoning would allow for the development of a primarily residential transit oriented urban village with a range of housing types complemented by local, small scale commercial uses. 

A colour rendering of the street level view of the plaza area with retail businesses with the site towers in the background
A colour rendering of the site from a street level view from a distance, looking towards the 3 mid and low rise buildings on the site

Applicant Renderings, Subject to Change.


Road (lane) Closure
The application also includes a proposed closure of portions of the laneway between 95 Avenue NW and 96 Avenue NW and west of 87 Street NW.

Southeast Area Plan Amendment

The application generally conforms with the intent of the Southeast Area Plan, which supports the redevelopment of the Strathearn Heights Apartments site into a mixed-use urban village. Updates to the Southeast Area Plan are proposed to reflect the proposed rezoning.


Please watch the video presentation (below) and view the zoning comparison table for more details on the site history and current proposed rezoning.


Applicant Rendering, Subject to Change.

***The discussion has concluded and a What We Heard Report is now available here.***

Thank you for participating in engagement activities for this rezoning application. For any further inquiries regarding this application, please contact the planner on this page, under the "who's listening" section.

The application is expected to go to City Council Public Hearing for a decision, with the exact date still to be determined. For more information, please visit these FAQs (External link) for Council meetings.

Because of public health issues, the City is unable to host an in-person public engagement event to share information and collect feedback, as usual. This page is to help you find out more information about the proposed rezoning and tell us what you think, instead of having an in-person meeting. Please review the information on this page and tell us what you think and ask any questions below, before the end of the day on June 25, 2021. We will use any feedback that you share to make sure our review of the application is as complete as possible and will also summarize it for City Council so that they are aware of your perspective prior to making a decision.


Application Details:
The City has received a proposal to rezone properties on the northwest corner of 95 Avenue NW and 87 Street NW, currently known as the Strathearn Heights Apartment Complex. The proposal includes: 9518 and 9560 87 Street NW, 8720, 8722 and 8724 95 Avenue NW, 8728U 97 Avenue NW, and 8712U 96 Avenue NW.

Rezoning:
The application proposes to rezone the properties from a Site-Specific Development Control Provision (DC2.917) and the Public Parks Zone (AP) to a new Site-Specific Development Control Provision (DC2) and the following conventional residential zones: Medium Density Multiple Family Zone (RF6), Low-Rise Apartment Zone (RA7), Medium-Rise Apartment Zone (RA8), and High-Rise Apartment Zone (RA9).

The proposed rezoning would allow for the development of a primarily residential transit oriented urban village with a range of housing types complemented by local, small scale commercial uses. 

A colour rendering of the street level view of the plaza area with retail businesses with the site towers in the background
A colour rendering of the site from a street level view from a distance, looking towards the 3 mid and low rise buildings on the site

Applicant Renderings, Subject to Change.


Road (lane) Closure
The application also includes a proposed closure of portions of the laneway between 95 Avenue NW and 96 Avenue NW and west of 87 Street NW.

Southeast Area Plan Amendment

The application generally conforms with the intent of the Southeast Area Plan, which supports the redevelopment of the Strathearn Heights Apartments site into a mixed-use urban village. Updates to the Southeast Area Plan are proposed to reflect the proposed rezoning.


Please watch the video presentation (below) and view the zoning comparison table for more details on the site history and current proposed rezoning.


Tell Us What You Think About The Application

Please let us know what you like and what could be better about this application. What should Council know as they decide whether or not to approve the rezoning? Other people that visit this part of the site will be able to see your comments.

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We moved into this neighbourhood a few years ago with the knowledge of the previous development proposal. Now there are significant changes that would have made me think twice about investing in a property that would likely lose its value (along with its look and feel as well as sunlight).

NT almost 3 years ago
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No. Come on. With only Strathearn Drive and 95 Avenue as access points, monstrosities like this will choke out these established neighbourhoods. Edmonton is filled with empty residences. Do we really need more? The boom is over and never coming back. Gutting one of our most beautiful areas is tacky and disrespectful to the hardworking folks who have paid their dues to built this city and built their lives in Strathearn.

Ams almost 3 years ago
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Absolute opposition to this greedy and annoying trend developers have of upzoning these large scale developments. Meetings were held. With the community and council. Zoning was stretched far beyond anything thus neighborhood could ever have imagined and can handle. Wasting tax payers money and time, they want to shop it to council again, they want more more more.

Like the large scale development in Holyrood who asked for more after the fact and was denied, I hope younfollow suit here.

This development was first pitched to integrate itself in to mature neighborhood by starting with smaller building on the perimeter moving to the large scale towers in the center.

What happened to that concept?

Now they want to start with towers on the perimeter. And towers in the center.

The work was done. The meetings held.

I ask that you keep to the already massive scale. Help us maintain the concept of integration.

By the way, as a homeowner located literally across the street, I was not contacted.

Who do I speak to about this.

Erica almost 3 years ago
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Isn't this a whole different project than was proposed a few years back? The original plan was to have 4 slim towers and this shows large apartment buildings.
Why change it now? Trying to stuff the neighborhood like this. Who will pay for my property value going down hard? Me?

Richard almost 3 years ago
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