Subscribe

Would you like to subscribe to our newsletters?

Four more highrise towers proposed for Kelowna’s waterfront

These four towers, ranging up to 36 storeys, are proposed as part of the Waterscapes development in downtown Kelowna
These four towers, ranging up to 36 storeys, are proposed as part of the Waterscapes development in downtown Kelowna
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/City of Kelowna

An application has been filed with the City of Kelowna to rezone land in order to build four highrise towers on the waterfront next to the Waterscapes development on Sunset Drive.

There is no text describing the project in the application, also called Waterscapes, just drawings and information showing an application for a development variance permit to allow towers of 28, 32, 34 and 36 storeys.

The drawings show the four tours are proposed for the corner of Ellis Street and Industrial Avenue, just to the north of the two towers of One Water Street and east of the existing Waterscapes project.

READ MORE: iN VIDEO: Kelowna's One Water Street penthouse could be yours for $10 million

The tallest One Water Street tower is 36 storeys and is currently the highest building in Kelowna, although Water Street by the Park has approval to build three towers on Leon Avenue, with the tallest being 42 storeys.

READ MORE: Kelowna city council approves massive downtown housing project

The existing Waterscapes is described on its web page as a luxury resort that consists of Waterscapes Skye Tower and a pair of four-storey apartment developments, The Herons and Osprey.

It’s built by Ledingham McAllister, the same company listed on the application documents for four new highrise towers filed with the city.

The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


To contact a reporter for this story, email Rob Munro or call 250-808-0143 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.