[Mike K]

 

[Mike K]

Here's the roadwork currently underway on Main Street and Beach Drive. They are starting with the storm sewers that will drain into the river.

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

Yeah I was over there the other day and was pretty surprised how well they're doing on framing also totally read this development map wrong and thought the stonebridge map for phasing was for the entire main end

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

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Thanks for the awesome pictures I haven't been able to get out the car when I've been down there cuz most of the time it's on my morning drive with my son progress is definitely picking up and I am very excited for it I lived in the area my entire life hated it when the original main drag burned down

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

So do we know if they are planning to break ground on the larger building this year or next

 

[Mike K]

The last I heard was that they plan to break ground for the hotel in the spring of 2026 but who knows for sure...

 

[Mike K]

Framing for the 1st phase of Stonebridge is moving along. You can see the shop lay out taking shape on the first floor of these work / live townhouses.

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

Wonder how much these townhomes are going for actually

 

[PurplePinky]

Thanks for the memories!

Just loved the water park.

 

[Mike K]

I haven't been able to get firm pricing - just ball park. If you contact Stonebridge sales directly you might get something more definitive. I think they are waiting to show off some finished product before marketing this seriously. They are taking a different approach - instead of pre-sales to finance the project they are building on spec first, and then selling after people get to see the finished product. I guess in a market like this it makes some sense..

 

[Mike K]

Roadwork currently under way. You can see how much higher the new road will be by looking at the top of the cement sewer drains - a good 6 feet higher than the old road level. They are also starting work on the second story of the first phase work/play townhouses.

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

Thanks for saving me a drive I was going over later tonight to check out how the progress was going is going to be a massive change with the raised road

 

[Dan416]

What's the reason for raising the road that much?

 

[Mike K]

To mitigate the risk of flooding in new lower ground development from high lake levels (which has happened in the past). Even though lake levels are low now, they do fluctuate each year. I recall just a few years ago water running across the existing road into the stores, especially with strong winds off the bay. Council at that time decided to leave sand over the road to expand the beach and build a retaining wall along the sidewalk in front of the stores. The sand and wall were removed about 2-3 years ago to allow vehicles to drive along it again (until it closed again with this summer's construction of the new road). With the new builds they don't want any risk - there will be a retaining wall built along the beach with access from many points.

 

[Mike K]

Dropped by Beach Drive today - new street level is clearly shown with the installation of new hydrants. The last remaining establishment "The Sand Bar" first level stores and entrance will be below the street - not sure what they will do.

They are working on the third story of the townhouses...