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A 12-storey office tower is in the works for the Holland Cross complex, which would be the tallest on the site so far.

Planning committee approved the rezoning unanimously for the Scott Street building on Tuesday but it still requires final approval from city council. City planners are recommending an amendment to the mixed-use centre zoning, which would allow 12 storeys, instead of eight.

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The proposed development is an 11-storey office building atop the existing one-storey retail podium, for a total of 12 floors, at Bullman Street and Hamilton Avenue.

In the report that went to planning committee Tuesday, city staff wrote the development satisfies the area’s mixed-use centre zoning and is compatible with the official plan and community design plan for Scott Street, which is just north of the proposed tower.

“The new building will be designed and set back to respect the low density townhouses currently located to the south,” the report states.