What’s happening at the corner of Midland and Hugel avenues?

Construction crews have started preparing a parcel of land on the corner of Midland and Hugel avenues in downtown Midland. The property, known as , will be the site of a three-storey, 10-unit condominium. The building is just down the street from the Beer Store and across the street from the Advanced Foot and Orthotic Clinic.

Just the facts:

• The vacant lot currently houses a mobile fast-food truck.

• The property has approximately 21 metres of frontage along Midland Avenue and 50.5 metres of frontage on Hugel Avenue.

• The proposed building will have 16 parking spots with 11 of those spots in a partial basement.

• Access to the parking garage is proposed off of Midland, while access to the five other spots will be off Hugel.

• Residential units will be on storeys two through four and accessed via an elevator and stairwell.

• A building height of 13 metres will be permitted even though previous zoning regulations only allowed for 11 metres.

• The lot was rezoned to permit residential use, as previous zoning required the first floor to be commercial use only.

• The entire building will have a total gross floor area of 1,673 square metres.

• All exterior lighting on the building will be shielded so that it does not infringe on adjacent properties.

• The top floor would be smaller than floors two and three and include a rooftop patio.

• There will be four units on floors two and three and two units on the fourth floor.