113 Blackmarsh Road

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The City received an application for 113 Blackmarsh Road from 89272 NL Inc. for a 4 level Apartment Building with a total of 24 units, six (6) units per floor. Each unit will range from 522 square feet to 650 square feet with one bedroom. This is a vacant lot on the corner of Blackmarsh Road and Albany Street.

The subject property is within the Commercial Land Use District of the Envision St. John's Municipal Plan and is zoned Industrial Commercial (IC). An Apartment Building is not permitted in the IC Zone, therefore rezoning the land is required. A Municipal Plan amendment is also required to redesignate the Commercial Land Use District to the Residential Land Use District.

The applicant is seeking the subject property be rezoned from the IC Zone to the Apartment 2 (A2) Zone to enable the Apartment Building. Apartment Building is listed as Permitted in the A2 Zone.

Review the materials on this page, once the consultation period opens you can provide your feedback. Ask a question at any time while the application is active.

Return to Planning St. John's main page to see other projects or learn more about the planning application process.

The City received an application for 113 Blackmarsh Road from 89272 NL Inc. for a 4 level Apartment Building with a total of 24 units, six (6) units per floor. Each unit will range from 522 square feet to 650 square feet with one bedroom. This is a vacant lot on the corner of Blackmarsh Road and Albany Street.

The subject property is within the Commercial Land Use District of the Envision St. John's Municipal Plan and is zoned Industrial Commercial (IC). An Apartment Building is not permitted in the IC Zone, therefore rezoning the land is required. A Municipal Plan amendment is also required to redesignate the Commercial Land Use District to the Residential Land Use District.

The applicant is seeking the subject property be rezoned from the IC Zone to the Apartment 2 (A2) Zone to enable the Apartment Building. Apartment Building is listed as Permitted in the A2 Zone.

Review the materials on this page, once the consultation period opens you can provide your feedback. Ask a question at any time while the application is active.

Return to Planning St. John's main page to see other projects or learn more about the planning application process.

Questions

Please use this space to ask questions regarding this application and we will provide an answer. All questions will be posted as submitted. Some questions may require coordination with internal departments and additional time may be needed to post a response. 

The Q & A section will remain open while the application is active. 

If you prefer to provide comments or  submit questions using mail or email, please do so to the Office of the City Clerk, including your name and address, e-mail cityclerk@stjohns.ca or write to P.O. Box 908, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5M2. Be sure to include the name of the application in your submission. 



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  • Share Parking may not be an issue as apartment dwellers do not have the same average 1-2 vehicle ownership as suburban detached homer dwellers. My question is the about the lack of apartments for new or growing families. One bedroom apartments of about 522 - 650 sq ft. are very small for two adults let alone an additional child. How is this being addressed? Affordable apartments with two or more bedrooms for families are desperately needed in the city. on Facebook Share Parking may not be an issue as apartment dwellers do not have the same average 1-2 vehicle ownership as suburban detached homer dwellers. My question is the about the lack of apartments for new or growing families. One bedroom apartments of about 522 - 650 sq ft. are very small for two adults let alone an additional child. How is this being addressed? Affordable apartments with two or more bedrooms for families are desperately needed in the city. on Twitter Share Parking may not be an issue as apartment dwellers do not have the same average 1-2 vehicle ownership as suburban detached homer dwellers. My question is the about the lack of apartments for new or growing families. One bedroom apartments of about 522 - 650 sq ft. are very small for two adults let alone an additional child. How is this being addressed? Affordable apartments with two or more bedrooms for families are desperately needed in the city. on Linkedin Email Parking may not be an issue as apartment dwellers do not have the same average 1-2 vehicle ownership as suburban detached homer dwellers. My question is the about the lack of apartments for new or growing families. One bedroom apartments of about 522 - 650 sq ft. are very small for two adults let alone an additional child. How is this being addressed? Affordable apartments with two or more bedrooms for families are desperately needed in the city. link

    Parking may not be an issue as apartment dwellers do not have the same average 1-2 vehicle ownership as suburban detached homer dwellers. My question is the about the lack of apartments for new or growing families. One bedroom apartments of about 522 - 650 sq ft. are very small for two adults let alone an additional child. How is this being addressed? Affordable apartments with two or more bedrooms for families are desperately needed in the city.

    seymourmd asked 8 months ago

    Thank you for your question and comments. The City's role is to enable a variety of dwelling types through regulations and then review what is submitted in accordance with those regulations. It is up to the applicant to determine what type of development they would like to propose. 

  • Share The City has a NIMBY toolkit to push back against the people that complain about developments. How committed is Council to using this information to carry through on much-needed developments in the city when only a handful of complainers are opposed? on Facebook Share The City has a NIMBY toolkit to push back against the people that complain about developments. How committed is Council to using this information to carry through on much-needed developments in the city when only a handful of complainers are opposed? on Twitter Share The City has a NIMBY toolkit to push back against the people that complain about developments. How committed is Council to using this information to carry through on much-needed developments in the city when only a handful of complainers are opposed? on Linkedin Email The City has a NIMBY toolkit to push back against the people that complain about developments. How committed is Council to using this information to carry through on much-needed developments in the city when only a handful of complainers are opposed? link

    The City has a NIMBY toolkit to push back against the people that complain about developments. How committed is Council to using this information to carry through on much-needed developments in the city when only a handful of complainers are opposed?

    sherwin_flight asked 9 months ago

    The City does have a NIIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) toolkit, developed in co-operation with the Canadian Home Builders Association – NL.  Rezoning is a political process as well as a regulatory process.  Under the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000 as well as the City's policies and regulations, Council must solicit public input and reflect on it before making land-use decisions.

  • Share Echoing others who already commented. This type of infill is exactly what St. John's needs more of and would be a significant improvement from the current empty lot. Good for people, and good for the area. on Facebook Share Echoing others who already commented. This type of infill is exactly what St. John's needs more of and would be a significant improvement from the current empty lot. Good for people, and good for the area. on Twitter Share Echoing others who already commented. This type of infill is exactly what St. John's needs more of and would be a significant improvement from the current empty lot. Good for people, and good for the area. on Linkedin Email Echoing others who already commented. This type of infill is exactly what St. John's needs more of and would be a significant improvement from the current empty lot. Good for people, and good for the area. link

    Echoing others who already commented. This type of infill is exactly what St. John's needs more of and would be a significant improvement from the current empty lot. Good for people, and good for the area.

    DanGreen asked 9 months ago

    Thank you for your comments.

  • Share What is the parking situation? That lot would not be big enough for 24 parking spots on top of the building. Blackmarsh road has no on street parking allowed so that would end up causing cars to be parked on the side residential streets. What would be the rental cost of these apartments. Right now the area is one of the more affordable areas in the city. Will these 24 units be priced at the same rate as the 3 story buildings further up the road that is away from the residential area? The largest issue with housing in the city isnt the availability of apartments but the rising cost. If these apartments are priced as high end units, they would not solve the main issue that people are having with finding housing, especially if these are one bedroom units. on Facebook Share What is the parking situation? That lot would not be big enough for 24 parking spots on top of the building. Blackmarsh road has no on street parking allowed so that would end up causing cars to be parked on the side residential streets. What would be the rental cost of these apartments. Right now the area is one of the more affordable areas in the city. Will these 24 units be priced at the same rate as the 3 story buildings further up the road that is away from the residential area? The largest issue with housing in the city isnt the availability of apartments but the rising cost. If these apartments are priced as high end units, they would not solve the main issue that people are having with finding housing, especially if these are one bedroom units. on Twitter Share What is the parking situation? That lot would not be big enough for 24 parking spots on top of the building. Blackmarsh road has no on street parking allowed so that would end up causing cars to be parked on the side residential streets. What would be the rental cost of these apartments. Right now the area is one of the more affordable areas in the city. Will these 24 units be priced at the same rate as the 3 story buildings further up the road that is away from the residential area? The largest issue with housing in the city isnt the availability of apartments but the rising cost. If these apartments are priced as high end units, they would not solve the main issue that people are having with finding housing, especially if these are one bedroom units. on Linkedin Email What is the parking situation? That lot would not be big enough for 24 parking spots on top of the building. Blackmarsh road has no on street parking allowed so that would end up causing cars to be parked on the side residential streets. What would be the rental cost of these apartments. Right now the area is one of the more affordable areas in the city. Will these 24 units be priced at the same rate as the 3 story buildings further up the road that is away from the residential area? The largest issue with housing in the city isnt the availability of apartments but the rising cost. If these apartments are priced as high end units, they would not solve the main issue that people are having with finding housing, especially if these are one bedroom units. link

    What is the parking situation? That lot would not be big enough for 24 parking spots on top of the building. Blackmarsh road has no on street parking allowed so that would end up causing cars to be parked on the side residential streets. What would be the rental cost of these apartments. Right now the area is one of the more affordable areas in the city. Will these 24 units be priced at the same rate as the 3 story buildings further up the road that is away from the residential area? The largest issue with housing in the city isnt the availability of apartments but the rising cost. If these apartments are priced as high end units, they would not solve the main issue that people are having with finding housing, especially if these are one bedroom units.

    WGF asked 9 months ago

    Thank you for your comments and questions. The applicant is required to provide a dimensioned parking plan, including circulation details, as part of their Land Use Report. For further details on what is required for parking, please refer to the terms of reference for the Land Use Report. 

    The rental cost is unknown and is not something the City regulates. 



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    Projects like this apartment building on Blackmarsh are exactly what the city needs

    Lzy asked 9 months ago

    Thank you for your comment.

  • Share This is a great use and much needed infill project that increases density. The location does provide many amenities in a walkable area. Is there a plan for any parking spaces? Would like to see this development be approved. on Facebook Share This is a great use and much needed infill project that increases density. The location does provide many amenities in a walkable area. Is there a plan for any parking spaces? Would like to see this development be approved. on Twitter Share This is a great use and much needed infill project that increases density. The location does provide many amenities in a walkable area. Is there a plan for any parking spaces? Would like to see this development be approved. on Linkedin Email This is a great use and much needed infill project that increases density. The location does provide many amenities in a walkable area. Is there a plan for any parking spaces? Would like to see this development be approved. link

    This is a great use and much needed infill project that increases density. The location does provide many amenities in a walkable area. Is there a plan for any parking spaces? Would like to see this development be approved.

    C709 asked 9 months ago

    Thank you for your comments and question. The applicant is required to submit off-street parking information as part of their Land Use Report. Details on off-street parking requirements are outlined in the terms of reference for the Land Use Report. 

  • Share This is such a good thing. The cost of infrastructure to continuously support the sprawl outside of population-dense areas is going to bankrupt us. We need more things like this for the continued growth of St. John’s. I hope there are more of these proposals and more are approved. on Facebook Share This is such a good thing. The cost of infrastructure to continuously support the sprawl outside of population-dense areas is going to bankrupt us. We need more things like this for the continued growth of St. John’s. I hope there are more of these proposals and more are approved. on Twitter Share This is such a good thing. The cost of infrastructure to continuously support the sprawl outside of population-dense areas is going to bankrupt us. We need more things like this for the continued growth of St. John’s. I hope there are more of these proposals and more are approved. on Linkedin Email This is such a good thing. The cost of infrastructure to continuously support the sprawl outside of population-dense areas is going to bankrupt us. We need more things like this for the continued growth of St. John’s. I hope there are more of these proposals and more are approved. link

    This is such a good thing. The cost of infrastructure to continuously support the sprawl outside of population-dense areas is going to bankrupt us. We need more things like this for the continued growth of St. John’s. I hope there are more of these proposals and more are approved.

    jwfh asked 9 months ago

    Thank you for your comments.

  • Share This is a good idea and will improve St. John's. Considering the crisis of homelessness in this province and country, we should be doing more projects like these on Facebook Share This is a good idea and will improve St. John's. Considering the crisis of homelessness in this province and country, we should be doing more projects like these on Twitter Share This is a good idea and will improve St. John's. Considering the crisis of homelessness in this province and country, we should be doing more projects like these on Linkedin Email This is a good idea and will improve St. John's. Considering the crisis of homelessness in this province and country, we should be doing more projects like these link

    This is a good idea and will improve St. John's. Considering the crisis of homelessness in this province and country, we should be doing more projects like these

    Emmanuel asked 9 months ago

    Thank you for your comments.

  • Share Great idea! We need more housing, would love to see this. on Facebook Share Great idea! We need more housing, would love to see this. on Twitter Share Great idea! We need more housing, would love to see this. on Linkedin Email Great idea! We need more housing, would love to see this. link

    Great idea! We need more housing, would love to see this.

    Kimberley Picco asked 9 months ago

    Thank you for your comment.

  • Share Excellent infill project. The city needs more of these. The City should use the opportunity to future proof the intersection to be traffic calmed with curb bump-outs and greening of the oversized road. The Road does not need to be 10.0m+ asphalt surface with parking only permitted one side that is underutilized. This road has an apparent lane width of 4.0m which s 0.5m above the transport authority of Canada's maximum for and urban industrial road. The car space should be reduced to 3.0 to be more in line with modern safe street policies enacted across North America. on Facebook Share Excellent infill project. The city needs more of these. The City should use the opportunity to future proof the intersection to be traffic calmed with curb bump-outs and greening of the oversized road. The Road does not need to be 10.0m+ asphalt surface with parking only permitted one side that is underutilized. This road has an apparent lane width of 4.0m which s 0.5m above the transport authority of Canada's maximum for and urban industrial road. The car space should be reduced to 3.0 to be more in line with modern safe street policies enacted across North America. on Twitter Share Excellent infill project. The city needs more of these. The City should use the opportunity to future proof the intersection to be traffic calmed with curb bump-outs and greening of the oversized road. The Road does not need to be 10.0m+ asphalt surface with parking only permitted one side that is underutilized. This road has an apparent lane width of 4.0m which s 0.5m above the transport authority of Canada's maximum for and urban industrial road. The car space should be reduced to 3.0 to be more in line with modern safe street policies enacted across North America. on Linkedin Email Excellent infill project. The city needs more of these. The City should use the opportunity to future proof the intersection to be traffic calmed with curb bump-outs and greening of the oversized road. The Road does not need to be 10.0m+ asphalt surface with parking only permitted one side that is underutilized. This road has an apparent lane width of 4.0m which s 0.5m above the transport authority of Canada's maximum for and urban industrial road. The car space should be reduced to 3.0 to be more in line with modern safe street policies enacted across North America. link

    Excellent infill project. The city needs more of these. The City should use the opportunity to future proof the intersection to be traffic calmed with curb bump-outs and greening of the oversized road. The Road does not need to be 10.0m+ asphalt surface with parking only permitted one side that is underutilized. This road has an apparent lane width of 4.0m which s 0.5m above the transport authority of Canada's maximum for and urban industrial road. The car space should be reduced to 3.0 to be more in line with modern safe street policies enacted across North America.

    MylesRussell asked 10 months ago

    Thank you for your comment. 

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