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Latitude/Longitude: 42.31124446 latitude and -83.01981293
Lot Dimensions: Approximately 82 metres along Giles Boulevard and approximately 248 metres along Elsmere Avenue and Parent Avenue.
Total Area: Approximately 2 hectares
Public Transportation: Bus stop for the Ottawa 4 bus route on Giles Boulevard and bus stops for the Parent 14 bus route on Parent Avenue.
Site Servicing: Envisioned to be serviced with new or existing connections to a combination of the following existing fronting sewers - combined sewer along Parent Avenue, trunk sanitary sewer and storm sewer along Giles Boulevard, and sanitary sewer and storm sewer along Elsmere Avenue.
City of Windsor Official Plan: Major Institutional as per Schedule D – Land Use Plan
Zoning By-law 8600: Institutional District 1.2 (ID 1.2)
Community Engagement Survey
Tuesday, August 19 to Tuesday, September 16, 2025
The City of Windsor is exploring future opportunities for 874 Giles Blvd. East, and we want to hear from you. The survey will be open from August 19 to September 16, 2025, giving you a chance to share your ideas and help shape the vision for this upcoming housing development.
Expression of Interest will be coming in the near future.
Latitude/Longitude: 42.31124446 latitude and -83.01981293
Lot Dimensions: Approximately 82 metres along Giles Boulevard and approximately 248 metres along Elsmere Avenue and Parent Avenue.
Total Area: Approximately 2 hectares
Public Transportation: Bus stop for the Ottawa 4 bus route on Giles Boulevard and bus stops for the Parent 14 bus route on Parent Avenue.
Site Servicing: Envisioned to be serviced with new or existing connections to a combination of the following existing fronting sewers - combined sewer along Parent Avenue, trunk sanitary sewer and storm sewer along Giles Boulevard, and sanitary sewer and storm sewer along Elsmere Avenue.
City of Windsor Official Plan: Major Institutional as per Schedule D – Land Use Plan
Zoning By-law 8600: Institutional District 1.2 (ID 1.2)
Community Engagement Survey
Tuesday, August 19 to Tuesday, September 16, 2025
The City of Windsor is exploring future opportunities for 874 Giles Blvd. East, and we want to hear from you. The survey will be open from August 19 to September 16, 2025, giving you a chance to share your ideas and help shape the vision for this upcoming housing development.
Expression of Interest will be coming in the near future.
The information on this form is collected under the authority of section 10 of the Municipal Act, 2001, and is subject to the provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The community feedback collected through this survey will be included in an upcoming Expression of Interest to be issued by The Corporation of the City of Windsor (the “City”) seeking developers that are interested in submitting a response for a potential future residential development at the City-owned property located at 874 Giles Blvd East, being the Former WD Lowe High School (the “Subject Property”). Questions about this collection may be made to ecdev@citywindsor.ca.
In 2023, the City began a process to review City-owned lands throughout the community that could support developments aimed at addressing the housing crisis in Canada. That review identified several properties with significant and immediate potential for development covering all types of housing needs. On March 1, 2024, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens announced that members of City Council and members of City Administration have identified a list of City owned lands that are available for development under the Housing Solutions Made for Windsor (HSMFW) Initiative, with the Subject Property being one of those properties.
The goal of the HSMFW Initiative is to build more housing on City-owned land to help address the current housing shortage. The City envisions a residential development on the Subject Property that increases density, considers the neighbourhood character, proposes high quality design, promotes walkability and sustainable forms of transit, offers enhanced amenities. The City will be issuing an Expression of Interest to seek proposals from the development community to redevelop the existing vacant school building and the former school yard for housing. As a result, changes to the existingbuilding and yard behind the building will likely be proposed.
The Subject Property is currently located within the Institutional 1.2 (ID1.2) Zone according to Zoning By-law 8600. The original red-brick, four-storey building was designed by locally prominent Architect D. J. Cameron and was constructed between 1922 to 1923. The Collegiate Gothic styled school building features a decorated front facade demonstrating a high degree of artistic merit and craftsmanship. It is also a longstanding landmark in the neighbourhood, reflecting the growth of vocational studies and the demands for higher public educational institutions in the City of Windsor. A number of additions have been made to the original school building since its initial construction.
We value your input on future residential developments on the Subject Property. Please answer the following questions to help us understand public preferences and needs.
The survey will be open from August 19 to September 16, 2025
