City Council approved plans for the second phase of the Old Victoria Hospital Lands at its meeting on March 2, 2020, an important step in the redevelopment of this prominent site within London.
Located along the Thames Valley Corridor, between Waterloo Street and Colborne Street, the site was previously home to London Health Sciences Centre hospital facilities before the last patients were relocated to new hospital facilities in 2013.
The second phase of the Old Victoria Hospital lands redevelopment process will include the disposition of 124 Colborne Street (0.80 acres), as well as the lands bounded by Waterloo Street, South Street, Colborne Street and Hill Street (5.45 acres), which includes the Health Services Building (Building 50) and the War Memorial Children’s Hospital (Building 52), excluding lands reserved for the future construction of a public square.
As part of the disposition of lands, the City of London will begin a tender sale process later this year. A sale by tender will include sale conditions and land use permissions consistent with the Old Victoria Hospital Secondary Plan. In preparation of the tender sale, the City will initiate a Zoning By-law amendment consistent with the polices of the Old Victoria Hospital Lands Secondary Plan to clearly identify the facilities, services, and matters through bonusing provisions as a requirement to obtain increased density.
The approval of the second phase of redevelopment comes as construction is expected to begin later this year on the first phase of the project. As part of the first phase, the property associated with the Colborne Building was individually designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The properties associated with the Health Services Building (Building 50) and the 1922 portion of the War Memorial Children’s Hospital (Building 52) are currently listed on the Register of Cultural Heritage Resources and it is anticipated that these properties will be individually designated through the second phase of redevelopment of the Old Victoria Hospital lands. The City has since entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale for Phase I with the successful respondent, Medallion Corporation, construction of this project is expected to begin later this year.
Details of the tender sale and opportunities will be available at a later date on the City’s bids & tenders online procurement service.