Two projects thought to be dead, or at the very least, on the back burner, seem to both have some activity in terms of fire hydrant layout permits. A developer will typically get this permit when moving forward with a project or permit review.
Pine Street Townhomes - After demolishing an entire block of homes on Pine Street and SInclair, this townhome project stalled out, and was privately shopped around as a package sale (land, project, plans, permits etc), but now a fire hydrant layout permit has appeared for the vacant lot, so maybe this project is moving ahead after all.
420 Valley Road - The last project planned for this address was Print Shop Lofts, which was a cool 23-unit conversion project. Like many others, the project never got off the ground, but now a new fire hydrant layout permit for the property might provide a clue that either this project is back on the table or something new is coming to this spot. I also spy a fire supression permit as well.
The former Junkee building at 960 South Virginia Street now has just one space left to lease out of six spaces. Currently, 5 spaces include 2 restaurants, 1 coffee shop, 1 bar, 1 hair salon. Last available space is 3,064 sqft.