Three Towers Approved For Construction Next To Timberlea Golf Course
TIMBERLEA—The developer behind Brunello Estates has been granted permission to build three new residential towers next to The Links At Brunello golf course in Timberlea.
May 11, Halifax and West Community Council approved a development agreement that should soon allow the Brunello Estates developer to begin work on the project.
The towers are technically all one building, with all three sitting on a shared podium and connected by an underground parking garage.
Two of the towers will stretch 12 storeys, while a third will reach 16 storeys. Between them, the towers will hold 333 residential units.
The development will also feature 480 parking stalls.
The three new towers are the next phase of a decades-long development project that will eventually cover 550 acres of land, located off highway 103 in Timberlea. The more than 300 new living units will significantly increase the number of residences on the development.
The Brunello development dates back as far as the 1990s when the local council that was then in charge of the area okayed a residential community on the 550-acre tract.
New owners bought the land in the late 1990s and in 2001 the plan was changed into a comprehensive, mixed-use community.
As city planner Dean MacDougall explained to council on May 11, the high-level concept for the development is to create what is essentially a “small town.”
The plan is for a community with 3,200 residential units, split between single-family homes, townhouses, condos, and apartment buildings.
Along with the residential units, the “town” would also include a golf course, town centre, parks, trails, and two “commercial nodes” near the highways.
Development of the community has been “incremental” since 2001. It started with what is now The Links At Brunello gold course and has continued with about 520 dwelling units so far being approved.
The three new towers will add a significant number of new units to the development.
On May 11, Halifax and West Community Council was asked to approve slight changes to the development plan that will make the towers possible.
The developers asked for permission to build the towers closer to the property line, which staff said was appropriate considering the buildings will be largely surrounded by vegetation and sit next to the gold course.
The amendment to the development agreement is the 13th that has been granted since the agreement was first created.
Council granted the request quickly, with little debate.