A property that has been part of Belleville industry for over a century, may turn residential.
The Stephens Adamson property (Keegan Parkway, Foster Avenue South, and Franklin Street) in south Belleville is up for sale.
Finish industrial machinery company Metso (Metso Mineral) is looking to sell the property to a developer, who could turn the site into residential housing.
Prior to Stephens Adamson (1927-2013), the site was known as Marsh Engineering.
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(Photo: Flickr Hastings County Historical Society)
(Photo: Michael Durante August 1975, given to the Hastings County Historical Society)
Metso tore down the old buildings in 2018, and has cleaned the 10.4 acre site to get ready for sale.
Quinte News has learned the company is looking to sell the property to a residential developer, not redo the property themselves.
Weston Consulting put forward concept drawings for residential development of the property. They include new roads, townhouses, and apartment/condo buildings.
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One of the proposals put forward by Weston Consulting
Some of the items that will be looked at for those interested in the property are the flood line for the Bay of Quinte, the nearby sewage treatment plant, and whether the lane has any contaminants on the site after years of industrial work. The bedrock on the site is down about five feet, so it would be costly to dig far below ground.
Proposals run from 98 town houses, to 486 units of apartments/condos and townhouses, with some buildings as high as 12 stories.
Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk says zoning changes will need to take place in the area.
He says following their affordable housing summit in early 2019, some approvals have been made, which could help bring more housing, such as the waiving of development charges.
