Union Park Kingston

02/01/2023

Our friends from SkEye Stream shared this video highlighting many of the great aspects to life in Kingston. We'll let the video speak for itself!

If you look closely, you'll briefly spot the Union Park property during one flyover by the Kingston Penitentiary.

Kingston, Ontario Drone Montage 2022Sharing our passion for Kingston, Ontario where we work, live and play! Created by Broken Chart Records and SkEye Stream...

04/13/2022

A few enquiries have come in recently asking about our progress on the Union Park Kingston proposal. It reimagines the site of the former Prison for Women as a vibrant mixed-use neighbourhood for the benefit of all neighbours, Kingstonians, and the hundreds of people that will live and work there.

Since filing our applications on June 30, 2021, we have met with many neighbours and community groups, hosted two open houses, hosted one statutory public meeting, and answered many questions from our neighbours. During recent months, we have continued to work with the City of Kingston, its planning department, and our neighbours to address technical comments related to our proposal. We are working on some changes to our plans that incorporate the feedback we have received to date, and anticipate that the community at large, especially our immediate neighbours, will be pleased with these changes.

It is a complex proposal that incorporates residential condominium units, a hotel for short-term and extended stays, a senior’s retirement residence, a public art wall, a substantial community-oriented park and connecting pathway, and a proposed healing garden in collaboration with the P4W Memorial Collective. Discussions with the City have led to progress on a number of planning, architectural, traffic, heritage, and cultural matters. We are now sorting out a few last issues that remain to be resolved and are anticipating a resubmission within the coming months.

If you have a specific question or comment that you wish to share about Union Park Kingston, please contact us at [email protected]. You may also join our mailing list via the signup form on our homepage.

We look forward to sharing further updates in the near future.

https://unionparkkingston.ca/union-park-april-2022-update/

02/08/2022

Mayor of Kingstown has been renewed for a second season! Expect to see more of Kingston Pen and the former P4W on the big screen soon!

Via Variety:

“Mayor of Kingstown” has been renewed for Season 2 at Paramount Plus. The first season of the drama series debuted in November, with the season finale airing on Jan. 9. The first two ep…

01/13/2022

Miss the recent Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce State of the City event?

In his recent State of the City remarks, Mayor Bryan Paterson singled out Union Park Kingston as the type of development he feels the city needs, and a priority for the City.

11/19/2021

Featuring a guest appearance by the former Prison for Women!

With the Mayor of Kingstown premiering on Paramount+ this week, it’s shining a spotlight on the city of Kingston, Ont.

11/11/2021

Due to the many break-ins into the building and theft of copper wiring and plumbing, the City of Kingston has given permission for us to commence the limited removal of interior copper wire and plumbing. No interior demolition of the building and no heritage features, cells, or locking mechanisms will be removed during this phase.

This notice is being provided as part of our ongoing commitment to keeping our neighbours and the community informed about Union Park Kingston and our commitment to transparency. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Due to the many break-ins into the building and theft of copper wiring and plumbing, the City of Kingston has given permission for us to commence the limited removal of interior copper wire and plumbing. No interior demolition of the building and no heritage features, cells, or locking mechanisms wi...

10/28/2021

If you want to visit Kingston for a short stay of a few days or a weekend, there are lots of great options: from traditional hotels, to historic boutique hotels, to bed and breakfasts, and more. (We’re biased, but The Frontenac Club is one you should definitely check out!)

What if you’re staying for several weeks, or even months?

While it’s not as common, Kingston does attract many visitors who come to town for lengths of time that make a home rental or purchase unfeasible, while also making a traditional hotel stay impractical.

For example: visiting academics, scholars, researchers, or graduate students needing seasonal residencies; out-of-town contract workers such as construction teams and film crews; those visiting family members who are ill and needing support due to medium- or long-term health challenges; artists-in-residence; and visiting members and longer-term guests of our military.

These are just a few examples of people who might need amenities not typically offered by traditional short-term accommodation options. And there are many people for whom this is a real need, as identified by Tourism Kingston (Visit Kingston) in its destination strategy and in the City of Kingston - Municipal Government Housing and Homelessness Task Force report.

Read more details on our blog!

https://unionparkkingston.ca/stay-a-while/

SPEAKingston Real Vision for Kingston

10/07/2021

Our project will be appearing before City of Kingston - Municipal Government Planning Committee this evening. If you wish to attend, find details on the City's website:

https://www.cityofkingston.ca/-/public-notice-planning-committee-october-7-2021?redirect=%2Fcity-hall%2Fcommittees-boards%2Fplanning-committee

In advance, both the City and our team have received a number of letters about the project - the majority positive. We've uploaded them to our site for convenience:

https://unionparkkingston.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Oct-7-Union-Park-Kingston-Planning-Committee-Correspondence-Received-updated-511pm.pdf

09/20/2021

NEW on the Union Park Kingston blog: we dive into the commercial space that forms an important part of our plans.

https://unionparkkingston.ca/the-business-of-community-building/

SPEAKingston Real Vision for Kingston

When you take a walk in your old neighbourhoods, your mind inevitably turns to memories from years gone by. The convenience store where you spent way too much money on candy as a kid. The coffee shop where you took your first date. The burger joint where you had your first summer job.

09/08/2021

A key feature of our proposed designs for the former Prison for Women involves open space – a lot of it, in fact.

The full site is approximately eight acres, and just shy of 75 percent of the land will be left as parks, walkways, and roads. Within this (almost) 75 percent, Union Park Kingston will add a walking path between Union and King Streets, a Healing Garden in collaboration with the Prison for Women Memorial Collective, and the West Yard Park.

Learn more about the West Yard Park:

The full site is approximately eight acres, and just shy of 75 percent of the land will be left as parks, walkways, and roads. Within this 75 percent, Union Park Kingston will add a walking path between Union and King Streets, a Healing Garden in collaboration with the Prison for Women Memorial Coll...

09/03/2021

The former Prison for Women and the Kingston Penitentiary appear during the trailer for Mayor of Kingstown, coming to Paramount+ in November. We were pleased to help facilitate the taping at the P4W property.

MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN Trailer (2021) Jeremy Renner, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Sheridan, Thriller Series© 2021 - Paramount+

08/23/2021

Over the next 20 years, Canada’s seniors population — those age 65 and older — is expected to grow by over two-thirds, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Locally, the City of Kingston predicts that seniors will constitute a quarter of Kingston’s population by 2036.

Those seniors will need places to live. Yet, while you might like to stay in the same neighbourhood you have lived for years or even decades, there are many challenges in doing so due to a lack of senior-geared housing particularly near Kingston’s downtown core.

Learn about how our development would help to address this issue:

Over the next 20 years, Canada’s seniors population — those age 65 and older — is expected to grow by over two-thirds, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Locally, the City of Kingston predicts that seniors will constitute a quarter of Kingston’s population by 2036.