With the clock seemingly ticking, Midland council has approved a developer for the Midland Bay Landing waterfront redevelopment. Council selected Georgian Communities Inc. at a special closed meeting this week following evaluation of proposals submitted by three short-listed developers.
“Georgian Communities’ concept for Midland Bay Landing creatively builds on and enriches the current Master Plan, which was developed through extensive public engagement with residents,” the town and Midland Bay Landing Development Corp. (MBLDC) said in a joint statement.
Headquartered in Barrie, Georgian Communities Inc. has a number of other developments in their final phases in the Simcoe area including Braestone Estates in Horseshoe Valley, Mountain House at Blue, and Windfall at Blue in Collingwood.
Working in tandem with Georgian is architecture firm, IBI Group, which has worked across the United States and in some Canadian centres on various redevelopment projects.
“Georgian Communities’ concept for Midland Bay Landing creatively builds on and enriches the current Master Plan, which was developed through extensive public engagement with residents,” the town and Midland Bay Landing Development Corp. said in a joint statement.
“It took many years of work and public engagement by multiple Town Councils to get the project to this stage,” said Mayor Stewart Strathearn. “We are pleased that this proposal provides so many important benefits to our entire community, and we look forward to working with Georgian and our residents to bring this exciting project to Midland.”