{"id":915736,"date":"2026-09-30T20:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915736\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T20:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:42:16","slug":"nine-tower-development-at-mississauga-mall-approved-in-ontario-land-tribunal-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915736\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine-tower development at Mississauga mall approved in Ontario Land Tribunal settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nA rendering shows the previous plans for 5100 Erin Mills Parkway. Rendering: City of Mississauga submission<\/p>\n<p>A nine-tower mixed-use development at a Mississauga mall has been approved under an Ontario Land Tribunal settlement.<\/p>\n<p>The plan is for a property in the northwest quadrant of Erin Mills Town Centre at 5100 Erin Mills Parkway. The property is currently home to restaurants and shops, which would be torn down for the development.<\/p>\n<p>The property owner, EMTC Holdings Inc., was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/9-condo-towers-proposed-in-huge-project-at-a-mississauga-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">planning a multi-phased development<\/a> with nine towers, from 20 to 44 storeys high, with a total of 3,162 units. Residents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/44-storey-condo-too-high-for-a-mississauga-mall-property-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">opposed the project<\/a> when it came to public meetings in 2025. People raised concerns about the height of the buildings, the lack of proposed affordable and rental units, and the loss of existing retail businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6808256947024969901xmsonormal\">The property owner appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, citing council\u2019s failure to make a decision on the official plan amendment and rezoning applications. The tribunal has the power to override municipal decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The city and the developer reached a settlement, which the tribunal approved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omb.gov.on.ca\/e-decisions\/OLT-25-000906-SEP-24-2026.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">decision released last week.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The revised plan is for nine mixed-use tower-on-podium buildings ranging from 20 to 37 storeys in height, a public park, an urban plaza and a pedestrian and road network. The project would be built in phases.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790800932_87_2DeNPYdrXQbde46QivZd2A.jpg\" data-videoid=\"845292\" data-uuid=\"2DeNPYdrXQbde46QivZd2A\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790800934_822_Afo3papz87ELh8xheU2122.jpg\" data-videoid=\"850158\" data-uuid=\"Afo3papz87ELh8xheU2122\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-851693\" class=\"wp-image-851693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5100-erin-mills-parkway-settlement-mississauga-chart.png\" alt=\"5100 erin mills parkway settlement mississauga\" width=\"970\" height=\"398\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-851693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A chart shows the differences between the original proposal and new proposal for 5100 Erin Mills Parkway. Chart: Ontario Land Tribunal<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6808256947024969901xmsonormal\">The city supported the settlement as the revisions address the key planning issues, including building heights and massing, site organization, simplified site circulation, a mix of uses, the conveyance of a public street and the requirement for a comprehensive master plan, a City of Mississauga spokesperson told INsauga.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6808256947024969901xmsonormal\">\u201cThe revised proposal represents good planning and an appropriate level of intensification within an identified growth area,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>With Ontario\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/backgrounder\/1002525\/more-homes-built-faster-act-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">mandate to build more homes<\/a>, the tribunal typically decides in favour of developers, Ward 9 Councillor Martin Reid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MartinReid4Ward9\/videos\/1646273793593440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">indicated during a live social media meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 55,065 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,549,800 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    2193 VOTES<br \/>\n    What have you cut back on the most because of the cost of living?    <\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6808256947024969901xmsonormal\">\u201cThe city is subject to the province and their building more homes mandate,\u201d Reid said. \u201cIt was advised by legal to accept the offer of fewer floors and the same density instead of spending millions in court, losing and then having to build the original plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under Ontario\u2019s <a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/applying-changes-land-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi3upb045aXAxX4kokEHesPCDcQy_kOegoIAggACAAICBAB\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAgQAQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans=\"\" arial=\"\" sans-serif=\"\" font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" underline=\"\" rgb=\"\" border-bottom:=\"\">Planning Act<\/a>, a developer can appeal an application to the Ontario Land Tribunal after 120 days if municipal council fails to make a decision. Reid said the developer did not revise plans as requested by the city\u2019s Planning and Development Committee, and waited out the required 120 days to go to the tribunal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-694803\" class=\"wp-image-694803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Erin-Mills-mall-towers-5100-Erin-Mills-Parkway-e1736464732893.jpg\" alt=\"9 towers with over 3,000 units planned at Mississauga mall\" width=\"1290\" height=\"860\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-694803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rendering shows the previous plans for 5100 Erin Mills Parkway. Rendering: City of Mississauga submission<\/p>\n<p>Several compromises were made under the new proposal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6808256947024969901xmsonormal\">Building heights were reduced, with the towers now ranging from 20 to 37 storeys, compared to heights of up to 44 storeys in the original proposal, the city spokesperson said. Two buildings exceed the 25-storey maximum height permitted by the Official Plan, compared to five buildings in the original submission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6808256947024969901xmsonormal\">The spokesperson said the revised development has varied building heights and massing. Buildings along Glen Erin Drive are 25 storeys, with 20-storey buildings located at the northwest corner of the site and 23-storey buildings along Erin Centre Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6808256947024969901xmsonormal\">The buildings include significant setback and stepbacks to further break up the building massing and reduce its visual impact, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6808256947024969901xmsonormal\">\u201cThe two taller buildings, at 35 and 37 storeys, are strategically located within the interior of the site, reducing their presence and potential impact along the surrounding streets and adjacent neighbourhoods,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cThe resulting built form provides an appropriate transition from the surrounding streets and neighbourhood while supporting intensification within the identified growth area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-845469\" class=\"wp-image-845469 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790800936_711_5100-erin-mills-parkway-phase-plan.jpg\" alt=\"5100 erin mills parkway development mississauga\" width=\"1398\" height=\"1192\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-845469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A diagram shows phases and the placement of buildings and a park. Diagram: City of Mississauga submission<\/p>\n<p>The city amended zoning by-law 0225-2007 to establish a revised minimum tower separation distance of 25 metres. The revised proposal satisfies the minimum 25-metre tower separation requirement and, in several locations, exceeds this minimum by providing additional separation between the proposed towers, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6808256947024969901xmsonormal\">The Peel District School Board actively participated throughout the mediation process. Based on the board\u2019s assessment of school capacity requirements and the site constraints, it determined that it would not pursue an elementary school site on the mall lands, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the plans, see the city <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.ca\/services-and-programs\/planning-and-development\/development-applications\/active-development-applications\/5100-erin-mills-parkway-oz-opa-24-15-w9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">website page here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tStay in the know.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to receive our daily email of today\u2019s top stories in your city!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A rendering shows the previous plans for 5100 Erin Mills Parkway. 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