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Now that city council has approved a 33-storey hotel, condo and convention centre for downtown Kelowna, what's next?

How will the skyline of downtown Kelowna change over the next five, 10 and 20 years?

Planner Terry Barton gave council a hint during Tuesday's discussion with a map of downtown showing sites where taller buildings are being contemplated.

The map includes 11 locations within the broader downtown where towers are being proposed, although he cautions the sites are at various stages of discussion.

Ella, a 20-storey mixed use building at the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Ellis Street is already in the early stages of construction.

"One of the sites we chose, the Courier site, it's currently for sale. We've been fielding obviously many inquiries from potential developers as to what planning would support there," said Barton.

"There are a number of developers who are interested in pursuing two towers on that site. Who knows if it will get sold, who it gets sold to, if we see an application in a year or two."

He said there is a general level of intent that, regardless of who buys it, at some point in time they would likely pursue a highrise.

Barton says the same holds true for what was the proposed Monaco site across from the Courier at Doyle Avenue and St. Paul Street and the former Dragon King restaurant property on Harvey Avenue between Pandosy and Ellis streets.

Both he says are under new ownership and there is a desire to develop at some point in the future.

A rezoning application has been forwarded to the city for a property on St. Paul, behind the old Bargain Shop.

Barton says that could be the first phase of what may be a three-tower development including the former Bargain Shop location.

Other properties contemplated for high rise construction are the former RCMP site on Doyle Avenue and two potential towers on what is now the parking lot in front of Prospera Place fronting Water Street.

It's envisioned the sites under consideration would accommodate buildings of between 12 and 26 storeys, however, developers may seek more density to further their specific project.

As for the public's appetite for height in the downtown core, Barton agreed with Coun. Gail Given's assertion that the outcry around the size of downtown buildings has waned over the last decade since the uproar over the failed CD21 proposal.