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Lakhouse project digs in at old Lakeview Dairy site

Mixed-use building to include 178 condominium units, rooftop garden, and more than 1,700 square metres of ground-floor commercial
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From left, Piia Alatalo and Tomi Alatalo, developers with Northern Lights Enterprises, are shown with Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman and Marcus Gillam of the Gillam Group. Bob Bruton/BarrieToday

Shiny silver metal shovels chipping frozen ground this week marked the beginning of a significant downtown Barrie development.

Lakhouse Lakeside Residence had the official ground-breaking for its residential condominium project at 185-265 Dunlop St. W., the former Lakeview Dairy site.

“Our downtown is growing today. This is a significant day,” Mayor Jeff Lehman said. “It (the property) has been vacant for a long time.”

“As many of you know we have been looking for this property since 2006,” said Tom Alatalo of developer Northern Lights Enterprises. “Who could have imagined this will take 14 years.”

The 10-storey boutique, Scandinavian-inspired condominium project will sit alongside Barrie’s North Shore Trail and offer its residents unobstructed views of Kempenfelt Bay.

Aalto Developments registered its site plan for the project almost a year ago.

It’s to be a mixed-use building with 178 condominium units. There will be 248 total parking spaces, 129 underground, and more than 1,700 square metres of ground-floor commercial uses. Roof gardens are proposed for the second and fourth floors, along with the rooftop.

Couns. Mike McCann and Gary Harvey joined Lehman at Wednesday’s ground-breaking.

Officials from Gillam Construction, ISM Architects, development principals and the Finnish Consulate were invited to participate in the chilly event.


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