Nineplex proposed for 14th St. passes first hurdle

A plan to build rental housing on vacant land across from the Stanley Park pickleball courts gained momentum on Tuesday at Brandon City Council. Read this article for free: Already have an account? As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to bring you the latest local updates to keep you safe and informed. Now, more than ever, we need your support.

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A plan to build rental housing on vacant land across from the Stanley Park pickleball courts gained momentum on Tuesday at Brandon City Council. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? A plan to build rental housing on vacant land across from the Stanley Park pickleball courts gained momentum on Tuesday at Brandon City Council. Council gave first reading to rezone the properties at 305 and 307 14th St.

Westman Premier Homes, acting for the property owner, is looking to combine the lots and build a three-storey complex with nine housing units as well as a parking lot. A nineplex rental building is planned for two vacant properties (marked with red icon) located kitty-corner to the Stanley Park pickleball courts. Council gave first reading to a bylaw to rezone the 14th Street properties on Tuesday.

(Google Maps) The building would sit on the corner of 14th Street and Lorne Avenue, kitty-corner to Stanley Park on the southeast. Project manager Billy Gerry told the Sun on Tuesday that the planned units would have three bedrooms with two bathrooms and one bedroom with one bathroom. The space has been “mostly vacant for several decades,” a city document says.

The rezoning before council would allow the housing development on the properties, changing them from low-density residential to moderate-density residential. In support of the proposal, Gerry wrote to the city that the proposed nineplex suits the area. Properties to the immediate north and to the west are designated moderate density.

Hobbs Manor, a six-storey, high-density residential building, is one block to the west. Speaking to the Sun, Gerry said there would be seven three-bedroom units and two one-bedroom units. His proposal to the city shows the nineplex building having a footprint of about 2,630 square feet.

A separate parking lot with nine spaces would be built east of the building. A detached garage would need to be demolished, and the two properties would need to be combined for the project. The plan aligns with council’s strategy to infill areas with residential builds across Brandon, city administration wrote in a report to council.

Staff also pointed out that the city would gain additional property taxes from the project, as the assessed value of the site would climb after being vacant. With council having given first reading to the rezoning bylaw, the city will schedule a public hearing before the bylaw moves to second reading. Residents will be invited to give feedback in support or opposition to the development.

No date for the public hearing has been set. Following the public hearing, the rezoning bylaw would then go back for further consideration of second and third readings by council, before it could be adopted. Gerry applied for the rezoning on behalf of the property owner, 4468890 Manitoba Ltd.

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