Moose Jaw city council got its first look at the proposed development of the former Valley View Centre site on Monday night. 

The Valley View Centre closed in 2019 and the land was purchased by Carpere from the Province of Saskatchewan after the closure. 

The land consists of 160 acres including 120 acres of land that will be able to be developed. 

The concept plan includes a mixture of land uses, from residential to commercial and institutional. It would include an estimated population of 1,478 residents and 1,409 job opportunities. 

“The number of lots and residents that you have here, and the mixed-use is quite impressive to see this property used as creating a whole new neighbourhood all its own,” said Coun. Crystal Froese. 

Broken up into five phases, the first phase of the development would be in the west and northeast sections of the property that will include estate lots, standard lots, a commercial building, local and collector roadways, two roundabouts, a tourism/recreational use area and greenspace. 

Phase two will take place in the northwest corner of the property with more estate lots, institutional land use, a multi-unit residential site, local roadways, a park and a stormwater pond. 

Phase three will be the east side of the land and will be highlighted with more multi-unit residential sites, commercial centres and a public plaza. 

Phase four in the southwest corner of the property will have similar land uses as phases one and two. 

Finally, phase five in the southeast area will have a multi-unit residential site, senior bungalow sites, a park and local roadways. 

The overall objective of the developers is to take advantage of the fact that it is right next to Wakamow Valley by utilizing greenspace and lookout points into the valley. 

The developers are hoping to have shovels in the grounds starting this fall and estimate 20 to 25 years to finish all five phases of the project. 

Developer Alan Wallace of Wallace Insights said there are several existing buildings on the property that Carpere is looking to reuse. 

“Carpere is examining the reuse potential and we've completed a building reuse study for Carpere and it is simply matching the right tenant to one of the existing buildings to make that happen,” Wallace said. 

Wallace Insights wanted to present the proposed concept plan to city council before moving on to the next steps in the public engagement process. 

A virtual open house is available for viewing at www.wallaceinsights.com/valleyview. Wallace Insights is hoping to have a final concept plan for city council by March.