Developer eyes Kanata town centre for apartment towers
Lepine plans four buildings on Canadian Shield Avenue
June 24, 2009
BY CHERYL BRINK
http://www.yourkanata.com/KanataKourier/article/14305
The area outlined in black is the site where Groupe Lepine hopes to build four apartment towers and a one-storey mixed-use building, on Canadian Shield Avenue. Courtesy of the City of Ottawa
"We laid the appropriate charges and brought them home to mom and dad."Groupe Lepine is hoping to build four apartment buildings on Canadian Shield Avenue in the next few years.
The developer submitted a site plan to the city last month detailing their goal to construct a mixed-use area at 1001 Canadian Shield Ave., halfway between Highway 417 and Campeau Drive.
Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson displayed the plans at her ward council meeting on Monday, June 22.
Phase one of Lepine’s project is to build a 10-storey apartment building with 146 units; a two-storey mixed-use building, for a child care centre and small businesses; and 157 parking spaces. Wilkinson said originally the developer didn’t have enough parking, and she fought to ensure there was at least one per unit.
Eventually, the developer wants to put up three more apartment buildings on the same site, once the housing market picks up. Wilkinson said she is pushing to ensure there is a height restriction for all of the buildings of 10 storeys or 37.5 meters, whichever is lower.
Wilkinson said the city wants to see projects with high density like this one, since their recent review of the official plan designated urban land for the next 15 years, instead of the usual 20. Because of that decision, the density target has increased to 34 units per hectare from 28 units.
Comments about the site plan can be sent to city planner Michael Boughton at
michael.boughton@ottawa.ca or by calling 613-580-2424, extension 27588.