GTA OMB NEWS: Hearing set for Vaughan apartments

NRU
February 19, 2014

In a decision issued February 6, board member Sylvia Sutherland set a 15-day hearing starting March 18 for appeals by Casertano Development Corporation and Sandra Mammone of the City of Vaughan’s failure to enact official plan and zoning by-law amendments.

Casertano applied to redesignate its property at 9060 Jane Street from general commercial to high density residential/commercial and rezone it from restricted commercial to apartment residential. It seeks permission to develop six residential apartments from 26 to 40 storeys with 2,050 units and two two-storey office/commercial buildings.

Mammone applied to redesignate her site at 8940 Jane Street from general commercial to high-density residential/commercial and rezone lands from prestige and general employment area to apartment residential zone. She wishes to construct six residential apartments from 25 to 35 storeys with 1,600 units and two two-storey offi ce/commercial buildings.

Solicitors involved in the case are Mary Flynn-Guglietti and Annik Forristal (McMillan LLP) representing Casertano Development and Sandra Mammone, Rick Coburn (Borden Ladner Gervais LLP) representing the City of Vaughan, regional solicitors Gabriel Szobel and Francesco Santaguida representing York Region, Steven Zakem (Aird and Berlis LLP) representing Magna International Inc. and Granite Real Estate Inc., Eric Davis (Miller Th ompson LLP) representing 2272769 Ontario Inc., Michael Melling and Meaghan McDermid (Davies Howe Partners LLP) representing Tesmar Holdings Inc., Barry Horosko and Caterina Facciolo (Brattys LLP) representing Delisle Properties and Rutherford Land Corporation and Alan Heisey (Papazian, Heisey Myers) representing CN Rail. (See OMB Case No. PL110419.)