The Town of Oakville has given the green light to build four mixed-use towers near the Bronte GO Station.
The project developer, NBIM 2172 Wyecroft LP, was recently given the OK to move forward with construction.
The heights were revised to two 21-storey towers and two 24-storey towers – a scaled down version of what was proposed in December 2025.
The previous proposal was two buildings, one 32 storeys and the other 25 storeys, which exceeded the town’s 24-storey building height limit for the area.
“We listened to the feedback we received at the public meeting in December. We made substantial changes to the application, including a reduction in height to completely conform to the Livable Oakville Plan,” said Ashley Paton of Bousfields Inc., the consultants for the applicant.
“We introduced a substantial amount of ground-floor landscaped area, we redesigned the ground floor and introduced a grocery store use and we increased the number of family-sized units.”
According to Leigh Musson, senior manager, planning and development for the Town of Oakville, the approved zoning bylaw requires a minimum variation of three storeys between the towers to facilitate a varied skyline. The revised versions of this project will be reflected in future site planning phases.
The development includes 1,191 residential units:
- 619 (52 per cent) will be one-bedroom units.
- 445 (37.4 per cent) will be two-bedroom units.
- 127 (10.7 per cent) will be three-bedroom units.
“The zoning bylaw amendment requires that a minimum of 45 per cent of the units be two-and three-bedroom units to meet the town’s housing policies around including a range of building and unit types and sizes to accommodate a variety of households,” said Musson.
The plans also include 2,550 square metres of retail/commercial space, a 1,355-square-metre day care facility, 1,742 parking spaces, including 1,407 parking spaces for residents and 335 visitor/retail spaces, among which there will be 42 accessible parking spaces and 1,199 bicycle parking spaces.
The purpose of the applications are to implement the vision of the Bronte GO Major Transit Station Area, whose policies outline the vision for the MTSA and include functional and implementing policies.
The goals outlined in these policies outlined by Musson are:
- The Bronte GO major transit station area will be a transit-supportive complete community.
- It will transition over time into an urban, pedestrian-oriented place, functioning as both an origin and destination for employees and residents.
- It will be a focus area for employment growth while introducing compatible mixed-use development, including residential uses, primarily through mid-rise development.
- The immediate station area will serve as the heart of this community, with the highest densities, building heights and mix of uses, with Speers Road as its spine.
Reducing the scale of the proposal was welcomed by council, in particular, Ward 1 Coun. Sean O’Meara, who said to the consultants during the meeting, “I think that’s something we don’t see too often. We went through a very long process on the Bronte MTSA and had to go through a number of different iterations, so it’s great to see that you listened to the residents and you came back with what the town was asking for.”
In next steps, the town’s planning department is currently examining issues around transportation and plans for the surrounding roads and subdivision have not yet been approved.
The architect for the project is Turner Fleisher and the timeline, cost and contractor have not yet been made public by the applicant.
