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Inquiries for Baydo from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix were directed to Kaveri Braid with the Earnscliffe Strategy Group. Braid on Friday declined comment on plans for the site.

The City of Saskatoon put the former Saskatoon Police Service parking lot up for sale at the start of 2017 for $4.1 million.

With about 364 units in two 23-storey towers, the Baydo development would be larger than any of the proposed infill projects, such as the one by North Prairie Developments in Varsity View (171 units) and by Victory Majors Development Corp. in Nutana (112 units).

City of Saskatoon officials declined to comment on whether the project would be the city’s largest of its kind.

A project of that magnitude would would help the city achieve infill goals in the downtown core.

“The completed project will be a significant, positive step forward in achieving the goals and vision of the City Centre Plan,” the city report says.

The report also notes the buildings would be located along the 25th Street rapid bus route connecting downtown to the University of Saskatchewan.

The two towers would be among the tallest in Saskatoon and could become the tallest residential buildings depending on the size of the floors. The 24-storey La Renaissance Apartments is currently Saskatoon’s tallest building at 79.2 metres, followed by the 27-storey Hallmark Place (78.3 metres), which is located about a block from the vacant lot.

The title of tallest building — for both Saskatoon and Saskatchewan — is expected to go to Nutrien Tower, an office building under construction on Parcel Y at River Landing.

On Friday, the ‘For sale’ sign remained on the parking lot facing 25th Street. The property is zoned to allow a wide variety of uses, including multiple-unit developments.

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