Current Planning Application Details
4898 & 4873 Kitchener Street (AM-2026-007)
An Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted to facilitate the development of a 50-storey hotel at 4898 Kitchener Street, containing 409 hotel suites and amenities, a 400-person capacity music venue/place of entertainment, recording studios, event space, and restaurants/bars/cafes. Further, a 5-storey parking garage/surface parking with 570 parking spaces is proposed at 4873 Kitchener Street, which is owned by the City of Niagara Falls. Schedules 1, 2, 3 and 4 contain the proposed Site Plans and Conceptual Elevations.
The subject properties are designated Tourist Commercial in accordance with the City’s Official Plan and are located within the Clifton Hill Subdistrict of the Central Tourist District. An Official Plan Amendment is proposed to amend the Height Strategy of the Official Plan and to introduce a Special Policy Area that permits a maximum building height of 50 storeys at 4898 Kitchener Street and a maximum building height of 5 storeys at 4873 Kitchener Street.
4898 Kitchener Street is zoned Deferred Tourist Commercial Zone, and 4873 Kitchener Street is zoned two site-specific Tourist Commercial Zones, in part, Deferred Tourist Commercial Zone, in part, and a site-specific Parking Zone, in part. A Zoning By-law Amendment is proposed to rezone the subject properties to site-specific Tourist Commercial Zones. Site-specific zoning relief is
requested for 4898 Kitchener Street to recognize the existing front yard depth, increase the maximum lot coverage and maximum height of a building or structure, reduce the loading area requirements, secure a roof feature, and permit off-site parking spaces at 4873 Kitchener Street. Site-specific zoning relief is also requested for 4873 Kitchener Street to increase the maximum height of a building or structure and maximum floor area for each retail store, reduce the minimum exterior side yard width, and accommodate parking spaces for the proposed development at 4898 Kitchener Street.
Meeting Date
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Application Types
- Official Plan Amendment (OPA)
- Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA)
Associated Files
The application files have been submitted by developers and builders and may not conform to accessibility standards. Should you need assistance with these files, please contact Planning, Building and Development.
- Architectural Design Review Form
- Architectural Elevations - 4873 Kitchener Street
- Architectural Elevations - 4898 Kitchener Street
- Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report - 4898 Kitchener Street
- Draft OPA & ZBA
- Floor Plans - 4873 Kitchener Street
- Floor Plans - 4898 Kitchener Street
- Functional Servicing Design Brief
- Heritage Impact Assessment - 4898 Kitchener Street
- Landscape Plan
- Ministry Acknowledgement Letter - Stage 1 & 2 Archaeological Assessment
- Ministry Acknowledgement Letter - Stage 1 Archaeological Background Study
- Municipal Servicing Study
- Notice of Public Meeting - July 14, 2026
- Planning Justification Report
- Shadow Study - 4898 Kitchener Street
- Site Plan - 4873 Kitchener Street
- Site Plan - 4898 Kitchener Street
- Stage 1 & 2 Archaeological Assessment
- Survey
- Traffic Impact Study & Parking Study
- Tree Inventory and Preservation Plan
- Urban Design Brief - 4898 Kitchener Street
- Wind Study - 4898 Kitchener Street