A lawyer for the city and consultant for a developer hoping to build condominium towers near Winona’s lakeshore clashed over the plan’s compatibility with neighbouring homes at the outset of an eight-day Ontario Land Tribunal appeal hearing.

Fengate LIUNA Gardens Holdings LP is seeking zoning changes to allow for towers of 22- and 26-storeys high that would be bookended by 12-storey buildings on a 3.4-hectare lakeshore lot between Winona Road and East Street.

The proposed 1,160 housing units also include 25 three-storey townhouses closer to the lake and 64 stacked townhouses by the property’s southern boundary, as well as a two-storey amenity building. All parking would be in a two-level underground garage.

Fengate appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal in June of last year, arguing it needed help “to ensure a timely approval” of the development, which had yet to be reviewed by the city.

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