Beaconsfield residents have triggered a register — a public consultation through the collection of signatures to determine whether a proposed four-storey condo project can proceed.
The Adamus condo project is slated to have 140 units and three storeys under its current zoning, and it would sit at the northwest corner of Elm Street and Alton Street.
The developer, however, is now asking for a rezoning that would make it the first four-storey building in the city of Beaconsfield.
According to Bernard McHugh, the project’s sales director:
“You can’t call a penthouse on the third floor a penthouse.”
“By putting in a penthouse level we gain the sale price of a penthouse-style unit,” he added.
McHugh said adding the penthouse apartments wouldn’t change the height of the building and the number of units would remain the same.
But some residents, like Marjorie McConnell, are concerned about the noise, traffic and parking problems the development would create.
McHugh said adding the extra floor wouldn’t change the parking in the original proposal. Other residents, like Monique Boisseau, said the project would likely add value to the neighbourhood.
Beaconsfield’s city council is expected to schedule the register period for sometime in December. Should there be enough signatures, the city will either hold a referendum or withdraw the project entirely.