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WINDSOR – London-based Farhi Holdings is embarking on one of the largest development projects in Windsor’s history, with 543 homes planned for a long-vacant former industrial wasteland.

There will be 101 building lots for single family homes, seven condo/apartment buildings with a total of 442 units, plus commercial buildings and possibly a hotel, according to a source familiar with the project that gets underway this fall. Farhi intends to have foundation work on the first of the seven condo buildings completed in November at the former GM Trim plant site on Lauzon Road.

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“This is a massive project and it will of course happen in phases because you can’t build all this stuff at one time,” said the source. “But it’s starting this year and you’ll see huge activity happening in the spring of next year.”

The source described it as one of the largest development projects the city has ever seen, with a total value of $200 million to $220 million. The project has changed “slightly” since Farhi revealed its plans in March for 397 homes: 119 single family lots, four townhouse blocks with 48 units, five condo-type buildings with a total of 230 units, 7.8 acres of commercial and a seven-storey hotel. More details are expected on Wednesday.