Council passed motion 26-184 unanimously at its Aug. 25 meeting, approving development permit DP 26-026 for Lots 9-1 and 9-2, Plan 617, plus a utility easement in the City’s favour. The applicant is Nunastar Properties Inc. The City’s planning report describes the project as Astro Hill Sky I and II, with two standalone residential buildings and no commercial space. It lists 61 parking stalls, above the 50 stalls required under the City’s rules. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

If completed as proposed, the redevelopment would add 118 apartments in Iqaluit’s Core Area. That is a meaningful approved housing project, but it is not yet completed housing and the City record does not establish rents, ownership arrangements, financing, tenant eligibility, a construction schedule or a move-in date.

Before the City issues the development permit, the developer must meet several conditions. These include a water-flow test, updated studies on servicing and sprinkler demand, a site-servicing plan, a grading and drainage plan, and a snow-and-wind study. A designated-substance report is also required at least two weeks before demolition work. Before occupancy, the developer must complete a legal survey and utility-easement agreement. The developer must sign a development agreement before permit issuance; the approval lapses if that agreement is not signed within one year. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The same Aug. 25 council meeting also approved a utility-easement survey over portions of Lots 868 and 869 on Ulu Lane, and survey sketches for a road right-of-way, sidewalk easement and development lot on Sivumugiaq Inuit Owned Lands west of the Aqsarniit Hotel. The Sivumugiaq application was made by Akiuq Corporation on behalf of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association. These are land and infrastructure approvals; they are not confirmation that the related work is complete. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗