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Lawyers for Mac/Knightstone state “Good progress has been made towards resolution.” Their “client believes that asking the Tribunal to approve the plans/drawings and conditions of approval would be the preferred route forward.”
McMaster University successfully lobbied the Ontario Progressive Conservative government for legislative changes to facilitate its new for-profit private partnership student residence.
As part of COVID pandemic omnibus legislation, the government’s Bill 213 exempted land intended to be used by McMaster University from development charges.
Lawyer for the McMaster consortium is hopeful a deal will be reached before the end of 2020. LPAT agrees to postpone hearing to give time for sides to finalize deal.
City Council approved the development in October 2019, but McMaster had already appeal to the LPAT.
McMaster now meeting with City staff to resubmit to NEC with City backing.
Mac doesn’t get funding from Province and the prospect of a McMaster Downtown undergraduate campus is not hopeful for the next round of funded expansion.
McMaster University is coming to James Street North with a 2,500 square feet business incubator focused on “digital media and information communication technology, tourism and culture, education and life sciences and advanced health.”