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Mille Sabords
Sep 4, 2008, 3:00 AM
This little infill is coming along nicely in the Glebe. I'm not crazy about the architecture, this isn't Domicile's best effort, but the building will fill this empty spot quite well. On both side streets they have ground-oriented units, like a mini-version of the townhouse podium (without a real podium), which really opens up the building on all its three sides. (my pics)

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/Ottawa/2008-09-01088.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/Ottawa/2008-09-01089.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/Ottawa/2008-09-01091.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/Ottawa/2008-09-01094.jpg

waterloowarrior
Nov 8, 2008, 7:15 PM
everytime I see this thread I try to think of a "G-Unit" joke :p

http://wwuploads.googlepages.com/g-unit.jpg

Davis137
Nov 9, 2008, 3:13 AM
This place should look pretty good when it's done, however...it's going to make the oldschool apartment complex on the west side of Bank look totally Ghetto, even more than it does now...

waterloowarrior
Nov 27, 2008, 2:19 AM
from Ottawa Urbain (http://www.ottawaurbain.ca/?p=web&menu=blogitem&blog_id=95#comments)


http://www.ottawaurbain.ca/include/interplex/ottawaurbain/images/blog/600/img_4009_copy1226462339.jpg

http://www.ottawaurbain.ca/include/interplex/ottawaurbain/images/blog/600/img_4014_copy1226462339.jpg

http://www.ottawaurbain.ca/include/interplex/ottawaurbain/images/blog/600/img_4013_copy1226462339.jpg

Mille Sabords
Dec 1, 2008, 1:37 AM
Here are some shots I took today of the almost-finished "G" spot :D


From the south, at a distance, it blends into the street and takes its place as it should, the way any infill had to on this site;

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/2008-11-30009.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/2008-11-30010.jpg


The south side, frontong onto Central Park. Two of the units will have street-level stoops onto the sidewalk:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/2008-11-30011.jpg


How many floors is this building? A good illustration of how an infill project can be "made to look" smaller than it really is. It looks like 3 floors, but from across the street the 3rd floor is concealed behind the terrace walls.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/2008-11-30014.jpg


And it does a fine job "meeting the street" - even though it's of pretty banal architecture:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/2008-11-30015.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/2008-11-30016.jpg


Another background building that knows its place and does its job unpretentiously.

harls
Dec 1, 2008, 1:43 PM
I like this place.. it really does a good job of fitting in with the neighbourhood.

osirisboy
Dec 1, 2008, 8:05 PM
i thinks its ugly. it looks very stark and cold and reminds me of an office complex. they could of added a bit more detailing etc. it looks like something clairidge would build not domicile.

although one good thing is its interaction with the streets

waterloowarrior
Jan 11, 2009, 9:05 PM
from Ottawa Urbain
(http://www.ottawaurbain.ca/?p=web&menu=blogitem&blog_id=186)
http://www.ottawaurbain.ca/include/interplex/ottawaurbain/images/uploaded/1231605151_20492_thumb.jpg

harls
Jan 11, 2009, 9:26 PM
I went by here shortly after Christmas, and I really like the patios on the third floor. It's a good infill project.

the added benefit of the LCBO across the street is a plus. :cheers:

AuxTown
Jan 12, 2009, 6:15 AM
This place should look pretty good when it's done, however...it's going to make the oldschool apartment complex on the west side of Bank look totally Ghetto, even more than it does now...


If you're referring to the apartments seen on the Left side of this picture (hidden behind the tree) then you are out of your mind. That is a gorgeous building that adds tons of character to that stretch of Bank and the Glebe. It's old, but I bet the units are $$$ and very nice inside.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t30/CortinaFan/2008-11-30010.jpg

Davis137
Jan 12, 2009, 7:23 PM
This building looks awesome...puts that other "Thing" up the road across from Lansdowne look even more hideous

waterloowarrior
Feb 8, 2019, 2:01 AM
Bumping a 10 year old thread :oldlady

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/condo-manager-warned-of-sagging-balcony-months-before-collapse-1.5007722

Condo manager warned of sagging balcony months before collapse

No one injured when balconies of 10-year-old Glebe building collapsed Tuesday
Giacomo Panico · CBC News · Posted: Feb 06, 2019 2:18 PM ET | Last Updated: February 6

The fourth-floor balcony at the rear of 235 Patterson Ave. collapsed early Tuesday morning, taking the two balconies below with it. (Submitted)
Annie Fitzgerald's Tuesday morning started with a bang, literally.

"I was in bed and woke up to a loud crashing," Fitzgerald said Wednesday. "I went out and saw that the balcony had fallen."

It was just before 7 a.m.

I'm glad no one was hurt. It could have been a lot worse.
- Annie Fitzgerald

The fourth-floor balcony above Fitzgerald's Glebe condo had collapsed onto hers, sending them, and part of the one below, crashing onto the building's entrance ramp off Strathcona Avenue, steps from Bank Street.

The building is only a decade old, but the collapse didn't come as a shock to Fitzgerald.

"It was a long time coming. I texted my boyfriend, 'It finally fell, the balcony finally fell,'" she said. "We had noticed issues for quite a few months. The balcony above us was slanting downwards."


Balcony slated to be 'reinforced'

In July, Dorothy Church, a senior manager with Condominium Management Group (CMG), the company responsible for managing 235 Patterson Ave., notified Fitzgerald's landlord that the company needed access to her unit to cut a hole in the bulkhead in order to access the tie-in of the balcony above.

CBC has reviewed a copy of the email.

"They came into our unit, drilled some holes into the ceiling," said Fitzgerald, who rents the unit. "It was a couple of hours, and that was it."

Fitzgerald said the workers left work materials on her balcony following the repair, prompting her to email Church in late October to ask for an update.

Worried over weight of snow

Fitzgerald's email to Church also contained what could well amount to a prophecy.

"With the cold weather upon us, snow cannot be far behind," Fitzgerald wrote. "I worry that the weight of the snow could cause the above balcony to collapse onto ours. Can you please let me know when the job will be completed?"

Church replied with an apology for the materials that were left behind, and assured Fitzgerald the company was "working with the engineers to address what is a very complicated issue. I will have the schedule and scope by the end of this week."

Fitzgerald said she never heard back.

"The materials were still there. They fell with the balcony," she said. "I'm glad no one was hurt. It could have been a lot worse."

Investigation underway

CBC requested an interview with CMG, but was only provided with a short written response by Church.

"The cause and repair is under investigation and we will be working with engineers and all related parties in this regard," she wrote.

The City of Ottawa also provided a written statement, attributed to Frank Bidin, the city's chief building official.

According to that statement, city inspectors last visited the building during its construction in 2009. The city confirms an investigation is underway.

nredding
Feb 8, 2019, 2:46 PM
About six or so years ago quite extensive repairs were done to the roof and upper walls. Since the condo was quite new at that time, you wonder about the construction quality if major repairs were needed so soon.

danishh
Feb 9, 2019, 5:26 AM
About six or so years ago quite extensive repairs were done to the roof and upper walls. Since the condo was quite new at that time, you wonder about the construction quality if major repairs were needed so soon.

yeah, this building makes me very concerned about domicile's competency. Properly designed balconies should not require reinforcements 10 years in.

kwoldtimer
Feb 9, 2019, 2:21 PM
yeah, this building makes me very concerned about domicile's competency. Properly designed balconies should not require reinforcements 10 years in.

Not just this building ...

eltodesukane
Feb 9, 2019, 2:49 PM
You can see the 3 balconies on the right. (from Google Street View)
https://i.imgur.com/0sDLyT0.jpg

J.OT13
Feb 9, 2019, 3:37 PM
Not just this building ...

So they've had issues with other buildings?