142 Queenston Street

The City of St. Catharines has received applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision for the lands addressed as 142 Queenston Street (former St. Catharines General Hospital site).

The received applications are from a new applicant and contain a new proposal that is different from the proposal received by the City in 2022.

The amendments are requested to permit a proposed development consisting of 9 residential towers, with each tower having a height of 24 storeys. A total of 2,443 residential units are proposed, with up to 2,360 square metres of commercial on the ground floor facing Queenston Street.

The lands would be subdivided into 4 blocks with Valleyview Road being extended through the site to connect with Queenston Street at Prince Street. A total of 2991 parking spaces have been proposed as a mixture between underground and structured parking.

The site plan (below) illustrates the layout of the proposed development. Click the image to open the site plan.

The City’s Official Plan currently designates the subject lands Medium Density Residential. The applicant has requested an Official Plan Amendment to re-designate the portion of lands over the private development to Mixed Use to permit the proposed uses, height and density. The Official Plan Amendment also requests to re-designate the proposed trail and parkland area between the rear of the private development and Oakdale Avenue to Parkland and Open Space.

The City’s Zoning By-law currently zones the subject lands Medium Density Residential with Special Provision 82 and Holding Provision H1 (R3-82-H1). The applicant has requested a portion of the lands over the private development be rezoned to High Density Mixed Use, with a new Special Provision over Block 1 and Block 2 (M3-187 and M3-188) and to remove the Holding Provision over the subject lands. The Zoning By-law amendment further requests to rezone the potion of the lands over the proposed trail and parkland area between the rear of the private development and Oakdale Avenue to Minor Green Space (G2). The requested Zoning By-law amendment will permit the proposed uses, height and density, and provide site-specific provisions for building setbacks, lot frontage, and parking.

Public Engagement

The City will host an in-person public open house on October 8, 2025 at Connaught Public School Gymnasium, 28 Prince Street, at 6:30 p.m. The notice is available in the important documents list of this webpage.

In addition to the public open house, the City will accept questions and comments via EngageSTC using the engagement tool below. You can also contact Alexa Cooper, Senior Planner, at 905.684.7241, or email acooper@stcatharines.ca.

Copies of all plans and documents may be viewed by visiting stcatharines.ca/development and accessing the folder titled 142 Queenston Street. Please note that the information submitted with this application is preliminary. Additional or revised information may be uploaded to the City’s website via the link above as it becomes available.

The City will also update its website and EngageSTC with any further public engagement opportunities, including the legislated public meeting, at which time City Council will consider a staff report, recommendations and make a decision.