People could be getting tired of mounting opposition to big infill projects, since one of the largest proposed developments seems to be getting a warmer reception.

A 17-storey condominium tower with office space on the bottom two floors got the stamp of approval Tuesday from the municipal planning commission at Saskatoon city hall.

The building is planned for a vacant lot at the top of the Broadway Bridge along Broadway Avenue.

A joint venture between Saskatoon’s Victory Majors Investment Corporation and Toronto’s Urban Capital Property Group, it would be the tallest building in the Nutana neighbourhood.

“We engaged,” Victory Majors president John Nasser said in an interview. “We have a good developer with a proven track record that we’re partnering with. It’s a very thoughtful design.”

The building would include 112 residential units ranging from one to three bedrooms and 141 underground parking stalls.

Brent McAdam, the City of Saskatoon’s city centre planner, said the project has received “substantially more positive feedback.”

A public meeting on Oct. 10 attracted 115 people, a city report says. A petition opposing the tower was signed by 37 residents of the 12-storey Broadway Condominium, which is located on the opposite side of Broadway Avenue.

The tower exceeds the maximum height of nine storeys prescribed in the Broadway 360 plan, the commission heard, but the Broadway commercial zoning status sought for the project lacks a maximum height.

That zoning applies to most of the properties located along Broadway from the bridge to Eighth Street.

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