102 Fountain Street South (former Preston Springs Hotel) | 26, 24 & 22 fl | Proposed

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I have to assume this isn't deserving of a new thread, but there is a new proposal on the Cambridge city site and it's a very big one:

The City has received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 102 Fountain Street South and 199 Abraham Street.

The Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendments will facilitate the development of the subject lands to permit three residential towers, ranging in height from 22, 24 and 26 storeys, with 753 dwelling units, commercial uses at grade and a public outdoor amenity space.

The Site is proposed to be developed as a high-density mixed-use residential project with three (3) towers atop a five-storey podium parking structure. The Proposed Development will be orientated towards Fountain Street, framing the street in an urban form, and will provide vehicular access directly through the signalized intersection at King/Fountain (see Figure 5). A right-in only access is proposed at the north end of the Site and a right-out only access is proposed at the south end of the Site. The Abraham Street frontage provides for an additional vehicular access point to the Proposed Development, along with a community trail connection. This community trail will provide connection to an open space/heritage park to the rear of the buildings and provide connectivity to a public piazza – Preston Square at grade with Fountain Street.

As illustrated on the conceptual site plan, the Proposed Development includes a large on-site open space and amenity area at the rear of the future building. This portion of the Site is located adjacent to the rear lot lines of the Abraham Street residences, providing enhanced separation, screening and landscape buffering between the uses. A Preliminary Vegetation Management Plan and Landscape Design Concept has been prepared that confirms the trees on Site as well as the conceptual landscape design of this space. This inventory will be used to inform the future Site Plan application process.

Approximately, 25% of the proposed building footprint will be below grade in the podium providing structured parking for the proposed mixed uses. This area is illustrated on the conceptual Site Plan as a dotted line through the Site (see Figure 5)

Overall, the Proposed Development includes:
• 753 residential apartment units, including a mix of bachelor, studio, one-bedroom, one-bedroom plus den and two-bedroom units;
• 420 square metres of commercial retail space; • Building heights of 26-storeys (89.2 metres), 24- storeys (82.7 metres) and 22- storeys (76.4 metres)
• Indoor and outdoor amenity spaces for both the residents and the public;
• Landscaped and outdoor amenity area including community trail from Abraham to Fountain and heritage gardens;
• 682 parking spaces to be shared between the residential and commercial uses

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