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• Kingston, Ont. developer wins lengthy legal battle to build two apartment towers in the downtown

  Homestead Land Holdings Ltd. has won a lengthy legal battle to construct 19 storey and 23 storey buildings on lower Queen Street in downtown Kingston.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2022
  
• Downtown Kingston high-rises approved by Ontario planning appeal tribunal

  A long battle between a developer and grassroots heritage organizations in Kingston is finally over, with the Homestead Landholding towers approved by a provincial appeals board.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2021
  
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• The story behind Kingston’s Capitol condo compromise: ‘A walk in the park’

  Despite nearly six years of feuding over height vs. heritage, all it took was a walk in the park to reach a compromise deal for downtown Kingston’s Capitol condominium project.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2021
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• Kingston’s Capitol condo most likely to go ahead after settlement reached: developer

  After years of opposing the downtown high-rise, the developer says it has reached a deal with the appellants in Kingston's Capitol Condo project.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2021
• Capitol condo project returns to Kingston city hall for crucial vote

  IN8 Developments, the company behind the project at 223 Princess St., is pitching its downsized project as a 'pretty good compromise' and it has the support of city planners.

  Politics

  Sep 17, 2020
• Ministry of Health approval next hurdle after court upholds tribunal decision on York St. supervised consumption site

  Officials are hoping that if the ministry gives the go-ahead, a permanent facility could open at 446 York St. by October 2021.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2020
• Mayor’s task force lays out potential solutions to Kingston’s chronic housing shortage

  Kingston’s rental vacancy rate may have crept higher, but the city remains mired in a chronic shortage of affordable rental units – a point driven home in a new report to council.

  Economy

  Feb 28, 2020
• Kingston, Ont., man builds foam model of city’s downtown, including proposed developments

  Tim Soper began construction of the model nearly three years ago and has been building it piece by piece at his kitchen table.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2020
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• Kingston citizens group ‘in it to win it’ in fight over downtown condo project

  Samantha King of the group Building Kingston’s Future says the revised 12-storey application by IN8 Developments Inc. shows no respect for residents or the planning process.

  Politics

  Jan 30, 2020
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• Frontenac Heritage Foundation urges city hall to stay on sidelines for highrise hearings

  The Frontenac Heritage Foundation sent a letter to Kingston council saying the city needs to get a better handle on how much these appeals are costing taxpayers and the potential impact on the environment.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2020