SASKATOON – A ‘big city’ skyline is in the making for Saskatoon.
On Monday, city council lifted a restriction that limited the height of downtown buildings to 76 metres.
Councillors also added a minimum height of 10 metres for all new buildings.
The change is part of the city centre plan, a revamp to downtown that is focused on creating higher density.
Ward 6 councillor Charlie Clark said the lifted height restrictions may now be countered with developers having to meet other requirements.
“You can go higher but we’re going to ask that you incorporate public space, street scaping, underground parking or other things,” Clark said.
The change comes as North Prairie Development gets set to start construction on the 27-storey City Centre Tower, a condo-hotel complex at the corner of 22nd Street and 3rd Avenue.
Construction on the $80-$100 tower is slated to start in March and when complete, will be almost 90 metres tall.
Victory Majors Investments is also looking to construct a 95 metre tower at River Landing.
Currently, the tallest building in Saskatoon is La Renaissance Apartments on Spadina Crescent East at 79.2 metres.
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