Charlottetown city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to move a proposal for a 158-unit apartment building at 199 Grafton Street, in the parking lot behind the Polyclinic, to public consultation.
The project had already passed second reading in June of 2021 but developer Tim Banks has proposed two more floors for the building, which would bring its height to just under 27 metres. The new plan also almost doubles the number of units, which was previously 84.
“This is probably one of the best infill projects in any city in Atlantic Canada,” Banks said, adding there will be space for indoor public parking included in the project.
“When you can bring 158 units to the downtown core and increase the public parking while you are doing it, and take a parking lot that is pretty hard looking from a streetscape perspective and add a new building to it, it is very positive.”
