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Plans are being revised for Brightwater, a masterplanned community on a sprawling 72-acre site on the shores of Lake Ontario in Port Credit. Developed by Port Credit West Village Partners — a consortium including Kilmer Group, Dream Unlimited, Diamond Corp, FRAM + Slokker, and Slokker Real Estate Group — and designed by Giannone Petricone Associates, the latest resubmission to the City of Mississauga seeks to upzone its as yet undeveloped southernmost blocks to bring additional residential units.
The former industrial site at 70 Mississauga Road South has been an active hub of construction since 2019, with phased development progressing from north to south. To date, about 725 residential units have been built, and significant site works and infrastructure development, including extensive remediation and road network construction, have been completed.
The development strategy emphasizes a mix of uses and housing types, with townhomes, mid-rise, and tall buildings. Already lining the main street along Lakeshore Road West are retail and mid-rise buildings.
In 2019, the Brightwater Master Plan, implemented via Amendment 97 to the Mississauga Official Plan, laid a comprehensive foundation for transforming the site into a mixed-use, transit-supportive community. It envisioned 2,995 residential units distributed across a variety of building types, from townhomes to high-rise towers reaching 29 storeys, with a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of approximately 417,500m². Public spaces were integral, with around 18 acres designated for parks and open spaces, amounting to 25% of the net site area.
A March, 2024 Official Plan Amendment application introduces modifications to Blocks P, Q, and U, aiming to optimize residential capacity, increasing the total number of units by 898 to 3,893. Block P would now feature a 35-storey tower, up from the previously approved 29 storeys, increasing Brightwater's skyline presence. Block Q would see a shift from townhomes to two high-rise towers at 15 and 29 storeys, supporting sustainable urban growth and maximizing the waterfront location.
Block U would see its maximum heights adjusted slightly. Its buildings, previously capped between 8 and 15 storeys, are now revised to span from 9 to 19 storeys, to better transition from the adjacent blocks to the waterfront park to the south.
The site is about 1.5km west of Port Credit GO station, which is accessible only by walking, biking, MiWay bus, or by car via the congested Lakeshore Road bridge over the Credit River, although an electric shuttle will be running as of sometime next month for Brightwater residents to get to and from the GO station. The City of Mississauga currently has no remedies insight for the substantial Lakeshore Road bridge congestion issue. The GO station, however, is set to expand with the Hurontario LRT, now under construction, running north to Square One and beyond to Brampton. The Lakeshore West GO line is due to receive significant upgrades in the future as part of the GO network expansion, including electrification and enhanced service of all day frequencies of 15 minutes or better.
The Brightwater development is part of a broader surge in urban revitalization sweeping through Port Credit along the waterfront. Directly to the north, The Shores of Port Credit, completed in 2022, features two 8-storey buildings. On the east side of the Credit River, avoiding the congestion on the Lakeshore Road bridge, and closer to the GO station, the Port Credit Marina Redevelopment is an ambitious master-planned project that encompasses 8 blocks and includes 9 buildings, with the tallest reaching 22 storeys. Meanwhile, 42-46 Park Street East and 70 Park Street East are proposed at 22 and 38 storeys, respectively, and 88 Park Street East is a proposed 42-storey tower directly adjacent to the GO station.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The story has been corrected to indicated 18 acres of parks, not hectares, and now includes a reference to a shuttle to and from the GO station.
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