Strata | 16 & 22 fl | Proposed

[Markster]

Here are the primary goals for Uptown:

(1)Serve as a major focal point and destination for investment in institutional and Region-wide public services, as well as residential, commercial, employment, social, cultural, entertainment, recreational, accommodation and public open space uses;
(2) Accommodate and support major transit, pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure;
(3) Serve as a higher density major employment centre that will attract significant employment uses, with a particular focus on office employment;
(4) Accommodate a significant share of the City’s future population and employment growth in a compact urban form that features high-quality design, supports a balanced transportation mode share and is designed to increase the number of pedestrians and cyclists;
(5) Achieve a minimum gross density target of 200 persons and jobs combined per hectare by 2031 or earlier. To achieve this target, intensification of properties will occur over time in a manner that is compatible with, and appropriate within, the context of the surrounding neighbourhood. To support achievement of this target:
(a) A range of development heights and densities are planned for within the Uptown Waterloo Urban Growth Centre, as shown on Schedule‘B1’ – Height and Density of this Plan; and,
(b) A development application, excluding applications for site plan approval, for lands located within the Uptown Waterloo Urban Growth Centre which proposes densities lower than 200 persons and jobs per hectare must provide an appropriate and accepted rationale through a 26 Planning Justification Report.
(6) Accommodate development that conserves cultural heritage resources.

I'll leave it as an exercise to others to detail what the development hits and misses.