740 Springland Drive | Norberry Residences Redevelopment | U/C

[Jayday23]

The subject property is located in the Riverside Park community of Ottawa, approximately five
kilometres south of the City’s urban core. The property has an area of 56,800 m2
(14.03 acres) and contains three six-story apartment buildings, one ten-story apartment building, and a
centrally located community pool and small convenience store.
The proposal is to construct three new apartment buildings on the site, and to re-allocate parking facilities.

Planning rationale: http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Image%20Referencing_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Amendment%20Application_Image%20Reference_2017-10-30%20-%20Planning%20Rationale%20-%20D02-02-17-0090.PDF

http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Image%20Referencing_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Amendment%20Application_Image%20Reference_2017-10-16%20-%20Elevations%20Building%20A%20-%20D02-02-17-0090.PDF

[Davis137]

I will be moving to that neighbourhood in a few weeks, and I actually have to take Springland to get into my part of the neighbourhood...wonder how much mess and/or Chaos this development will cause for the area...

[kwoldtimer]

Are these new buildings on the existing site or replacements for the existing buildings?

[Davis137]

I read through some of the documents in the link hosted by Jayday23, and it would appear that they want to put new buildings on the parcels of the land that are currently surface parking lots. Adding more density to the block. I feel bad for the people that own single detached homes on Springland and Norberry, as they directly face this area proposed to be redeveloped...

[Multi-modal]

I feel bad for the people that own single detached homes on Springland and Norberry, as they directly face this area proposed to be redeveloped...

That is silly. They, presumably, have knowingly bought or gotten used to living across from 4x 6-10 story towers, I can't imagine a few additional 4 story apartment buildings are going to kill any of their children. Plus, the new apartment buildings still have quite a generous setback from Norberry Crescent, which combined with the road and the single family home setbacks puts them about 30m back from any of the single detached homes.

[Jayday23]

Are these new buildings on the existing site or replacements for the existing buildings?

According to my understanding, the new buildings will be build on surface lots that are currently there for the existing buildings. However, it does note that other parking spaces will be "moved"... where? No clue.

[TransitZilla]

According to my understanding, the new buildings will be build on surface lots that are currently there for the existing buildings. However, it does note that other parking spaces will be "moved"... where? No clue.

Not sure why this is a mystery... the planning rationale document lays everything out pretty clearly.

There are currently 741 parking spaces but only a 58% utilization rate. They are proposing to maintain roughly the same number of parking spots but with 225 new units.

Even with the new units, there will be 0.76 spots per unit (higher than the actual utilization rate today) and there will be an 18% reduction in asphalt surface area on the site. Sounds pretty good to me...

[Jayday23]

Renders from Greatwise's website:

http://greatwise.ca/wp-content/themes/greatwise/img/home/norberry.jpg

link:http://greatwise.ca/communities/