General Update/Rumour thread

[Harley613]

Did everyone forget the former US embassy is already spoken for as an Indigenous Centre of some kind?

I had no idea. Good location for something like that.

[Acajack]

A new 20-storey federal office building might be in the cards for the Vieux-Hull.

The location is the corner of Montcalm and Wellington, across the street from the hotel that is part of the Terrasses de la Chaudière complex. Currently the site is occupied by a parking lot and a furniture-décor store called Vice-Versa. Funny how I noticed that Vice-Versa was having a closing or moving sale recently.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/gatineau/projet-de-100-millions-pour-un-edifice-federal-au-centre-ville-de-gatineau-8e1ec62a9d0c177cf52082ab8ba4f108

[harls]

Funny how I noticed that Vice-Versa was having a closing or moving sale recently.


I think that place has a yearly "going out business" sale just to get people in the door.

[Acajack]

I think that place has a yearly "going out business" sale just to get people in the door.

Never noticed that.

[J.OT13]

A new 20-storey federal office building might be in the cards for the Vieux-Hull.

The location is the corner of Montcalm and Wellington, across the street from the hotel that is part of the Terrasses de la Chaudière complex. Currently the site is occupied by a parking lot and a furniture-décor store called Vice-Versa. Funny how I noticed that Vice-Versa was having a closing or moving sale recently.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/gatineau/projet-de-100-millions-pour-un-edifice-federal-au-centre-ville-de-gatineau-8e1ec62a9d0c177cf52082ab8ba4f108

I like what they are proposing. Multivesco seems to be keen on working with the community even if they don't need to. Adding an art piece to the "Pôle Culturel" and offering up the underground parking to the Théâtre de l'île so that the City can remove the surface parking lot along the Ruisseau are some great initiatives. Hoping this goes through. Looking forward to seeing the design.

[harls]

Never noticed that.

It's common. "Oh my god, that store is going to close, they are going to have awesome deals!"

Three months later.. still there.

[Acajack]

It's common. "Oh my god, that store is going to close, they are going to have awesome deals!"

Three months later.. still there.

I know. Just meant I never saw that at Vice Versa.

[harls]

I know. Just meant I never saw that at Vice Versa.

They have (had?) that leverage. If they are going to be bulldozed, it might be the last liquidation sale. Guess we will find out soon enough.

[Abe Simpson]

They have started construction on McArthur Ave across from the Loblaws, but for the life of me I can't find the original thread! :shrug:

[ServiceGuy]

Sobeys at Metcalfe and Lisgar is closing beginning of August for about 3 months while it's converted over to a Farm Boy.

[kwoldtimer]

They have started construction on McArthur Ave across from the Loblaws, but for the life of me I can't find the original thread! :shrug:

I can't recall anything about a project on that site. Is it a new apartment tower?

[TransitZilla]

I can't recall anything about a project on that site. Is it a new apartment tower?

This one?

https://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=192427

[Vanier]

This one?

https://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=192427

Yes. All the pilings are in and the excavation has begun.

[Acajack]

Haven't paid attention to this in years, but yesterday I noticed that CHEZ 106 wasn't playing an all-Canadian music selection for July 1. When I was a kid they seemed to do this every year.

So I guess they stopped. Does anyone know if any other stations go all-Canadian on July 1?

[MichelKazan]

Haven't paid attention to this in years, but yesterday I noticed that CHEZ 106 wasn't playing an all-Canadian music selection for July 1. When I was a kid they seemed to do this every year.

So I guess they stopped. Does anyone know if any other stations go all-Canadian on July 1?

Not an FM radio station. But Blast the Radio (BlastTheRadio.com; BTR) went 24 hours Canadian music yesterday. It's locally owned and operated by John Mielke (aka the Milkman) who was on 93.9 Kool FM and later Bob Fm for many years.

[Acajack]

Not an FM radio station. But Blast the Radio (BlastTheRadio.com; BTR) went 24 hours Canadian music yesterday. It's locally owned and operated by John Mielke (aka the Milkman) who was on 93.9 Kool FM and later Bob Fm for many years.

While I know that some stations' format (ie musical genre) makes it difficult to go all-Canadian, I am still surprised that none of the OTR stations did it. Especially rock stations - it wouldn't have been too hard for them.

[MichelKazan]

While I know that some stations' format (ie musical genre) makes it difficult to go all-Canadian, I am still surprised that none of the OTR stations did it. Especially rock stations - it wouldn't have been too hard for them.

I could see that. Blast The Radio labels itself as the "Very Best of Everything" from classic rock to teen pop to the occasional country song. It's a very interesting playlist. I once listened every day for a week and didn't hear a single repeat song during the hours that I listened. And they had a great variety of all-Canadian songs all day.

As for the rock stations, there are so many great Canadian acts that you could definitely fill the better part of the day with great Canadian music. Unless it was something decided at the corporate level. Because, as you know, with Bell and Rogers taking over the majority of our radio and television stations, more and more in-house stuff has disappeared over the years.

[Jayday23]

As per this article, The James Street Pub will be closing this fall in anticipation of "new developments".

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/james-street-pub-to-close-permanently-this-fall

As a reminder, this render for a new development was proposed about 10 years ago.

http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/pec/2008/02-26/ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0059_files/image006.jpg

[bartlebooth]

As per this article, The James Street Pub will be closing this fall in anticipation of "new developments".

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/james-street-pub-to-close-permanently-this-fall

As a reminder, this render for a new development was proposed about 10 years ago.

http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/pec/2008/02-26/ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0059_files/image006.jpg

I believe RAW Design out of Toronto is working on a proposal for this site. I don't expect that 2010 render to be close to what we soon see.

[danishh]

As per this article, The James Street Pub will be closing this fall in anticipation of "new developments".

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/james-street-pub-to-close-permanently-this-fall

As a reminder, this render for a new development was proposed about 10 years ago.

http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/pec/2008/02-26/ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0059_files/image006.jpg

I see nothing approved in ottWatch devapps, so seems strange to me that they're closing so soon.

Heart and Crown might be renovating and re-branding it. Doesnt really make sense to shut it down before approvals are in hand for a redevelopment.

[Proof Sheet]

As per this article, The James Street Pub will be closing this fall in anticipation of "new developments".

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/james-street-pub-to-close-permanently-this-fall

As a reminder, this render for a new development was proposed about 10 years ago.

http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/pec/2008/02-26/ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0059_files/image006.jpg

Interesting mix of cars in that render with european and north american licence plates:slob:

[MattRichling]

I see nothing approved in ottWatch devapps, so seems strange to me that they're closing so soon.

Heart and Crown might be renovating and re-branding it. Doesn't really make sense to shut it down before approvals are in hand for a redevelopment.

Wasn't this bought by Urban Capital? Could this be confidence in the market, so that they can launch and start construction sooner?

[danishh]

Wasn't this bought by Urban Capital? Could this be confidence in the market, so that they can launch and start construction sooner?

still seems early to me. For example glue pot on albert stayed open until April 2019, claridge had their first devapps in for moon in August 2018.

Now, they may already have the zoning they need from 2008 (http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/pec/2008/02-26/ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0059.htm). Still seems ambitious. Closing the pub in the fall implies demo in the fall/winter. Demo can be done with a quick permit, but it's in a heritage zone which could complicate the approvals for construction down the road.

[harls]

Interesting mix of cars in that render with european and north american licence plates:slob:

The cars are also to scale and the laws of perspective are given a big middle finger.

[ServiceGuy]

Just a rumour to me but... I hear Claridge also bought the CIBC land across from Icon at Preston and Carling. If that is true it will make for a tall gateway to Little Italy for sure.

[danishh]

Just a rumour to me but... I hear Claridge also bought the CIBC land across from Icon at Preston and Carling. If that is true it will make for a tall gateway to Little Italy for sure.

confirmed
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=8287618&postcount=5411
Claridge bought the Carling/Preston CIBC... Claridge Icon 2?

http://www.juteaujohnsoncomba.com/newsletters/2018/June-2018-Newsletter-April-Sales.pdf

829 Carling Avenue was purchased by
Claridge Homes (March Rd Phase 5)
Inc. from Ontario & Central Properties
Inc. (Metrus Properties) for $6,700,000
or $411 per square foot of site area. It is
improved with a two-storey CIBC
branch and 21 paved surface parking
spaces. It is located within 600 metres of
the Carling transit station. It previously
sold in 2016 for $3,660,661 or $224 per
square foot of site area.

[danishh]

501 Bronson - Proposed 4 storey/8 unit infill
http://ottwatch.ca/devapps/D07-12-19-0110

the plans show 8 2br 1ba apartments, but each apartment has an enclosed dining room and office. Expect the outcome to be 8 4br 1ba apartments.

I expect it would be marketed to Carleton students.

[UrbOttawa]

Noticed the city posted up a board for this 3 story infill on Parent St in the market.

https://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__BHATZB

[J.OT13]

Probably not downtown, but Parks Canada has announced a new storage facility in Gatineau. Somehow can't find any indication of where in Gatineau it will be built.

Seems to be a pretty small facility at 88,000 square feet.

Parks Canada unveils plans to store historical artifacts in new Gatineau storage facility

https://obj.ca/sites/default/files/styles/article_main/public/2019-07/Parks_Canada_Government_of_Canada_announces_design_of_Parks_Cana.jpg?itok=XmUghAmH
A rendering of the planned 88,000-square-foot storage facility in Gatineau.

The Canadian Press, Jul 23, 2019 1:23pm EDT

Many of the country's priceless historical artifacts – and millions of other assorted bits – will be getting a new home in the National Capital Region, Parks Canada announced Tuesday.

The federal agency responsible for managing the country's archeological heritage released the design for a new storage facility to house 25 million historical and archaeological artifacts in their care.

The collection, which encompasses 11,000 years of human history, includes historical costumes, pre-contact Indigenous hunting tools, and ancient household objects.

Most of it, though, is stone chips from tools, shards of centuries-old ceramics and glass, nails and other fragmentary material. While not particularly exciting for the public, those artifacts are a valuable resource for researchers. All told, the collection includes 31 million objects.

https://obj.ca/sites/default/files/inline-images/Parks_Canada_Government_of_Canada_announces_design_of_Parks_Cana%20%281%29.jpg
The interior of the planned storage facility in Gatineau.

And right now, 60 per cent of the collection is at risk, Parks Canada said.

The items in Parks Canada's care that are not already displayed in parks or historic sites are held in six storage facilities in cities across the country: Winnipeg, Ottawa, Cornwall, Quebec City and Dartmouth, N.S.

The existing facilities in all those cities except Dartmouth, Parks Canada said, do not meet the environmental and security standards set for the protection of the materials they hold.

The new 88,000-square-foot building to be constructed in Gatineau will provide modern climate control and protection, as well as easier access for researchers and the public, Parks Canada said.

The storage facility was designed by Montreal’s NFOE Architects as well as Moriyama and Teshima Architects, which has offices in Ottawa and Toronto.

The agency said the building is designed specifically to preserve the objects for the benefit of future generations.

About a sixth of the square-footage in the facility will be reserved for research and staff space, as well as for receptions and ceremonies. The purpose is to ensure Canadians maintain access to the collection after it is centralized near the capital.

The building will also be built to minimize its environmental footprint through use of energy-efficient building techniques and use of renewable energy.

Any objects currently on display across the country will stay there, Parks Canada said.

A review of the collection to determine which objects are worth moving will also take place, the agency said, while cautioning that such a review is a normal activity among collection institutions.

Artifacts will only be moved to the storage facility once it is completed, which is scheduled for 2022, Parks Canada said.

In earlier announcements, the agency had set the start date for construction in 2019, but construction is now estimated to begin in spring 2020.

https://obj.ca/article/parks-canada-unveils-plans-store-historical-artifacts-new-gatineau-storage-facility

[le calmar]

^ It will be in the small industrial area north of the 50, near Labrosse (in the area where the STO bus depot is).

[J.OT13]

^ It will be in the small industrial area north of the 50, near Labrosse (in the area where the STO bus depot is).

Yup. Le Droit provided the answer. It will be at 555, avenue des Entreprises, between the new STO Bus Depot and the old Price Club.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/politique/une-pointe-de-fleche-datant-de-11-000-ans-se-fraie-un-chemin-jusqua-gatineau-036761f2b96776585a3ac3f188af25ec

Created a new thread:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=8639688#post8639688

[OTownandDown]

confirmed
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=8287618&postcount=5411

Jesus, sold for double the 2016 sale price. I wondered who laundered all that money?

[J.OT13]

I don't know if we had a thread for this one, but the Bloome project on St-Joseph and Monclaire in Gatineau (Hull) has been canceled.

For those who don't remember, a handful of renters in the shitty high-rise building across the street complained that their view of the Casino's fountain would be blocked. That was enough to bring down the project and ensue court battles.

Instead of fighting the handful of NIMBYs, the developer (Kevlar), decided to go back to the drawing board.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/gatineau/le-projet-bloome-de-retour-a-la-case-depart-046539ef15c004e150204c77ce4bf50e

[Marcus CLS]

On the Large Parking Lot South of Preston Square Geo-Technical Engineering company Paterson Group was drilling bore holes this past week. I noted 2 so far on a walk through after work Wednesday. Although I noted this same activity more than 5 to 10 years ago on this site and nothing happened. We shall wait and see.

[danishh]

Jesus, sold for double the 2016 sale price. I wondered who laundered all that money?

this is a month late but iirc the first sale was a bulk sale of multiple cibc branch properties, and the second was flipping just this property. Effectively the first sale was many properties valued by rental yield and square footage of multiple properties, whereas the second sale to claridge was one valued entirely on the development value of this lot.

[Jayday23]

not sure where to post this, so i'll post your laugh of the day here!

Senators Sports and Entertainment has been lobbying the city on the following items:

-a traffic circle @ 195 Huntmar
-a Huntmar Bridge
- LRT to Canadian Tire Centre
- traffic planning around Canadian Tire Centre growth and development

With this, can we assume that a stadium at le breton is officially dead in the minds of these clowns?

http://ottwatch.ca/lobbying/files/2242

[danishh]

not sure where to post this, so i'll post your laugh of the day here!

Senators Sports and Entertainment has been lobbying the city on the following items:

-a traffic circle @ 195 Huntmar
-a Huntmar Bridge
- LRT to Canadian Tire Centre
- traffic planning around Canadian Tire Centre growth and development

With this, can we assume that a stadium at le breton is officially dead in the minds of these clowns?

http://ottwatch.ca/lobbying/files/2242

I wouldn't read it that way. If the LeBreton arena is revived, under the current NCC plan, it's probably still five+ years before it opens, and beyond that, redevelopment of the Palladium lands represents a good chunk of Melnyk's future profit from the move.

[AR-OTT]

not sure where to post this, so i'll post your laugh of the day here!

Senators Sports and Entertainment has been lobbying the city on the following items:

-a traffic circle @ 195 Huntmar
-a Huntmar Bridge
- LRT to Canadian Tire Centre
- traffic planning around Canadian Tire Centre growth and development

With this, can we assume that a stadium at le breton is officially dead in the minds of these clowns?

http://ottwatch.ca/lobbying/files/2242

Regardless of the future of the sens I actually think lrt to the Canadian Tire Centre makes a lot of sense to serve as a park and ride for Stittsville. Hopefully the sens are out of there long before the lrt is built to Stittsville though.

[danishh]

They seem to own most of the block around parkdale now...

"1530 Scott Street & 15 Bullman Street was purchased by Richcraft (Bullman) Ltd. from Christie and Walther Communications Ltd. for $9,750,000 or $250 per square foot. It is currently improved with a one-storey automotive service garage and parking lot."

Link:http://www.juteaujohnsoncomba.com/newsletters/2019/June-2019-Newsletter-April-Sales.pdf

some interesting stuff in that release

- Sun Life Building stake was sold @438/sqft - this is the first new benchmark for an LRT-attached building.
-TREBLA building, already known, will be converted to residential by InterRent
- CNIH, a dental hygenist school, has moved from lincoln fields to the market.
- Star Motors on Hunt Club bought the Wendy's and Tim Horton's property next door. Presumably to expand their lot.

[YOWflier]

some interesting stuff in that release

- Sun Life Building stake was sold @438/sqft - this is the first new benchmark for an LRT-attached building.
-TREBLA building, already known, will be converted to residential by InterRent
- CNIH, a dental hygenist school, has moved from lincoln fields to the market.
- Star Motors on Hunt Club bought the Wendy's and Tim Horton's property next door. Presumably to expand their lot.

More than presumably, they have a "future expansion site" sign in front of the property.

[Jayday23]

A couple updates:

- a lot of work is happening in the former holt renfrew space at 240 Sparks. Not sure what's going on there;

- the Fuller building (578 Rideau), at Rideau and Charlotte is going to be completely redeveloped. There is an image of the redeveloped building on the side of the building

[rocketphish]

A couple updates:

- a lot of work is happening in the former holt renfrew space at 240 Sparks. Not sure what's going on there;

- the Fuller building (578 Rideau), at Rideau and Charlotte is going to be completely redeveloped. There is an image of the redeveloped building on the side of the building


I'm confused.

Is the Fuller Building at 578 Rideau St the same as the Molot Building at 168 Charlotte St? There's no 578 Rideau St on GeoOttawa either.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/578+Rideau+St,+Ottawa,+ON/@45.4324324,-75.6759837,3a,35.7y,260.91h,87.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJxcK6tB4AobsoxnMH5ogPw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cce051091e2cca5:0x3200cb240f447c0c!8m2!3d45.4325319!4d-75.6763144

[kevinbottawa]

I'm confused.

Is the Fuller Building at 578 Rideau St the same as the Molot Building at 168 Charlotte St? There's no 578 Rideau St on GeoOttawa either.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/578+Rideau+St,+Ottawa,+ON/@45.4324324,-75.6759837,3a,35.7y,260.91h,87.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJxcK6tB4AobsoxnMH5ogPw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cce051091e2cca5:0x3200cb240f447c0c!8m2!3d45.4325319!4d-75.6763144

Here's the rendering for the building at Rideau and Charlotte.

https://i.imgur.com/A1lJVvF.jpg?1

[Urbanarchit]

Here's the rendering for the building at Rideau and Charlotte.

https://i.imgur.com/A1lJVvF.jpg?1

I've never been a fan of Composite Architectural Panels or Insulated Metal Panels. I think the original bring design should have been cleaned up and kept for a much more memorable design. 578 Rideau (https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4327029,-75.6762219,3a,89y,201.2h,95.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2PZNb1zmvzwvioZx3f2BzA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192). It's kind of like how Modernist architects covered up beautiful older buildings with boring facades, only to have them removed decades later to reveal a stunning and much better building beneath it.

I do like that the ground floor will be opened up with more windows.

[kwoldtimer]

Unless this is being done to cover deteriorating bricks, I agree, as the render looks bland. Also agree that that opening up the ground floor is a plus.

[rocketphish]

Ah ok... that sign explains it. Fuller isn't the name of the building, it's the name of the company doing the retrofit, Thomas Fuller Construction.

http://fuller.ca/

[Acajack]

There is a "Fuller Building" in Ottawa, but it's at 75 Albert St. in the CBD.

[Urbanarchit]

There is a "Fuller Building" in Ottawa, but it's at 75 Albert St. in the CBD.

Funny fact: Thomas Fuller was the architect behind the original Parliament buildings. There's a street in the Civic Hospital Neighbourhood named after him too.

[Orleans123]

[QUOTE=Jayday23;8685620]A couple updates:

- a lot of work is happening in the former holt renfrew space at 240 Sparks. Not sure what's going on there;

The new tenant at Holt Renfrew will be Federal Government.

[Uhuniau]

[QUOTE=Jayday23;8685620]A couple updates:

- a lot of work is happening in the former holt renfrew space at 240 Sparks. Not sure what's going on there;

The new tenant at Holt Renfrew will be Federal Government.

sigh. Natch.

Between that and the DND recruiting office that took over the prime Bank/Queen corner, 240 Sparks has subtracted a great deal of the enlivening that the food court and brewpub added.

[SidetrackedSue]

I did a quick search for 1655 Carling and didn't see anything on this new tower. Pre-application Open House on this one is coming up.

https://kitchissippiward.ca/content/1655-carling-ave-development-pre-application-open-house?fbclid=IwAR1gIwY4M3IYQLWVX0rfshcjdF1p3jP-Fzu7PMXcqfhIO1MaXB8mql-ng4Q

[AuxTown]

https://i.imgur.com/fjAgPFQ.jpg

Very nice mural near my office on Gilmour near Bank. Would love to see more stuff like this in Ottawa.

It's too bad there are so many large surface lots in this area of Centretown, even on main streets like Somerset.

[AuxTown]

https://i.imgur.com/fjAgPFQb.jpg

Very nice mural near my office on Gilmour near Bank. Would love to see more stuff like this in Ottawa.

It's too bad there are so many large surface lots in this area of Centretown, even on main streets like Somerset.

[AuxTown]

https://i.imgur.com/fjAgPFQh.jpg

Very nice mural near my office on Gilmour near Bank. Would love to see more stuff like this in Ottawa.

It's too bad there are so many large surface lots in this area of Centretown, even on main streets like Somerset.

[kwoldtimer]

I'm told that the properties on Bronson between Albert and Slater recently sold. Anybody know who the buyer was and what might be planned for the site? Seems to me like an interesting site for a residential tower.

[danishh]

I'm told that the properties on Bronson between Albert and Slater recently sold. Anybody know who the buyer was and what might be planned for the site? Seems to me like an interesting site for a residential tower.

edit:
Let me do this again.

The land assembly is advertised here: http://www.collierscanada.com/27642#.XYpPArxKiUk
Escarpment district plan calls for low rise on this site: https://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/documents/files/documents/con055249.pdf

The properties are heritage graded but not listed, the whole section of houses has a heritage overlay.

I wouldnt expect highrise development on this site to be easy, as there will be a lot of pressure to retain the heritage buildings, the last of what remains of uppertown when the lumber barons lived there.

[J.OT13]

edit:
Let me do this again.

The land assembly is advertised here: http://www.collierscanada.com/27642#.XYpPArxKiUk
Escarpment district plan calls for low rise on this site: https://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/documents/files/documents/con055249.pdf

The properties are heritage graded but not listed, the whole section of houses has a heritage overlay.

I wouldnt expect highrise development on this site to be easy, as there will be a lot of pressure to retain the heritage buildings, the last of what remains of uppertown when the lumber barons lived there.

Terrified of this one. This entire block should be restored and preserved.

[kwoldtimer]

This reminds me - I'm told that the new owners of the old mansion at the corner of Bronson and Lisgar are planning to build a four storey addition to the back of the house (ie. facing north). I think it is currently divided up into three or four apartments.

[rocketphish]

22-storey mixed-use rental apartment building proposed at 1655 Carling avenue.

Source (http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/1655-carling-ave-development-pre-application-open-house)

As originally reported by SidetrackedSue...
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=8696214&postcount=5856

[Harley613]

Looks like another Lahey masterpiece.

Jokes aside if it's his it's not his worst. It certainly reminds me of the 22 storey East Market Lofts tower. This area is interesting right now with Canadian Tire closing, a recently abandoned milk plant, and an abandoned warehouse. This development and the renovation of Carling Volvo will be welcome signs of life.

Not a bad spot for some good density. Direct access to the Queensway and a quick ride down the 85 to an O-Train stop. It's close to the new mega hospital that's opening in a few years.

[RideauRat]

[QUOTE=Urbanarchit;8700539]22-storey mixed-use rental apartment building proposed at 1655 Carling avenue.

[URL="http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/1655-carling-ave-development-pre-

big win for carling Imo hope westgate and the travelogde prospect development get's rolling that stretch of the 417 will be good looking in the future

[Urbanarchit]

big win for carling Imo hope westgate and the travelogde prospect development get's rolling that stretch of the 417 will be good looking in the future

Looks like another Lahey masterpiece.

Not a bad spot for some good density. Direct access to the Queensway and a quick ride down the 85 to an O-Train stop. It's close to the new mega hospital that's opening in a few years.
The 85 is anything but a quick and reliable ride down Carling. With the planner development along Carling I really hope the City builds BRT or LRT or something quicker and reliable along Carling because this sort of high-density development is going to create a lot of traffic problems as most people living there are going to need a care to get around. The buses on Carling (especially the 85) are not something I rely on anymore to get around,

[Harley613]

[QUOTE=RideauRat;8701068]


The 85 is anything but a quick and reliable ride down Carling. With the planner development along Carling I really hope the City builds BRT or LRT or something quicker and reliable along Carling because this sort of high-density development is going to create a lot of traffic problems as most people living there are going to need a care to get around. The buses on Carling (especially the 85) are not something I rely on anymore to get around,

The last time I rode the 85 down Carling was in the 90's and it used to be a viable alternative to get downtown if the transit way was busy back then. I guess things have changed in 20 years haha.

[CityTech]

The city is planning on putting bus lanes on Carling. Not quite to the level of the Baseline BRT, though. IIRC, they're going in soon... as in, they'll be up by the time Phase 2 opens.

[TransitZilla]

The city is planning on putting bus lanes on Carling. Not quite to the level of the Baseline BRT, though. IIRC, they're going in soon... as in, they'll be up by the time Phase 2 opens.

https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-engagement/projects/carling-avenue-transit-priority-measures

Implementation is supposed to be next year...

I e-mailed them this summer suggesting that the EB stop at Merivale needs to be moved to the far side of the intersection. Whenever I am on a bus down Carling, that intersection takes forever to get through.

[J.OT13]

I'm puzzled as to why the 85 is so unreliable. Carling Avenue is 6 to 8 lanes wide and has very little traffic outside of rush-hour, yet when I tried to take the 85 from the Civic to Carling Station and vis-versa, often one or two don't show up or they bunch up 30-45 minutes late. Bank is worse, Rideau-Montréal is significantly worse. Suburban routes (starting or ending outside the Greenbelt) are the only ones that seem to be respectively reliable.

[rocketphish]

Federal workers sent home due to bedbug infestation
100s of government employees sent home due to persistent bedbug issue

Matthew Kupfer · CBC News
Posted: Oct 08, 2019 7:49 PM ET | Last Updated: an hour ago

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5314134.1570574335!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/70-cremazie-street-gatineau-quebec.jpg

The federal government is treating a Gatineau, Que., office building for a persistent bedbug issue, which is forcing hundreds of employees to work from home or by alternative arrangements.

Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC) said previous attempts to treat the issue at 70 Crémazie Street have been unsuccessful.

PSPC is treating the entire building "as well as PSPC employees' homes, as necessary." The department says employees have been sent home until the situation is resolved.

Eddy Bourque, national president of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU), says workers were notified Tuesday morning to not come to the building. He said between 500 to 600 CEIU members work at 70 Crémazie.

On Tuesday afternoon, Bourque said he was checking with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) about some employees that still had to work on the building's sixth floor.

In a statement Tuesday evening, IRCC said all of its employees have been instructed to find alternative arrangements and that such arrangements "are available to all IRCC employees engaged in all business lines and types of work."

He said he wants the department to also commit to support for employees should they have brought bedbugs home. He said the bugs have been detected in the building going back to 2018.

"I would like, once for all, that they would fix the problem for the employees' health and for anybody else's health that the employees are in contact with at home," he said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bedbugs-cremazie-gatineau-1.5314095

[Uhuniau]

I'm puzzled as to why the 85 is so unreliable. Carling Avenue is 6 to 8 lanes wide and has very little traffic outside of rush-hour, yet when I tried to take the 85 from the Civic to Carling Station and vis-versa, often one or two don't show up or they bunch up 30-45 minutes late. Bank is worse, Rideau-Montréal is significantly worse. Suburban routes (starting or ending outside the Greenbelt) are the only ones that seem to be respectively reliable.

And the city is planning on doing exactly nothing to resolve any of those situations on Bank or Montreal-Rideau over any planning horizon. The time, convenience, social and economic mobility of those neighbourhoods is valued at zero. The urban transit plan does not yet exist.

[J.OT13]

Could things I've noticed the last two weeks. Work is being done on the Lester B. Pearson building; new porte-cochère near the Sussex main entrance and a crane at the eastern part of that same façade.

Also, they had blue fencing around Roper House. I hope they aren't gutting the interior, assuming it is still mostly original.

[kwoldtimer]

Could things I've noticed the last two weeks. Work is being done on the Lester B. Pearson building; new porte-cochère near the Sussex main entrance and a crane at the eastern part of that same façade. ...

Has there been a render of the LBP Building project? I’m assuming it’s some sort of new secure entry building.

[rocketphish]

Has there been a render of the LBP Building project? I’m assuming it’s some sort of new secure entry building.

A rendering? I don't know. But I just found the NCC's Lester B. Pearson Building Rehabilitation Plan document. On p.2 there is mention of other major projects are being completed on Lester B. Pearson, including the perimeter security project which was approved by the NCC in July of 2017.

The purpose of the security project was to improve security of the building for occupants and operations through the implementation of two new guard booths screening areas outside of the building and a security landscape/fence on site perimeter.

On p.13 there is a cross-section of the main Security Pavilion on Sussex Drive.

http://ncc-website-2.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/21.0-2019-P182-Lester-B-Pearson-building.pdf


Note that since we don't seem to have a project thread for the rehabilitation, I've just started one over here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=240586

[kwoldtimer]

That’s got it. Basically, just a glass box out front to be used for security screening. Iirc, you used to be able to just walk in the front doors and go to the bank, library, and cafeteria, until they installed security gates in the lobby. Not a design for these more dangerous times, unfortunately.

[RideauRat]

carling wood and fairlawn 22 stories where the diner/cafe is currently can't find the application but the board is up on site.

[rocketphish]

carling wood and fairlawn 22 stories where the diner/cafe is currently can't find the application but the board is up on site.

This one?
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=234350

[RideauRat]

yes but they updated it I think i remember 12 stories but it said 22 on the bill board! and the design was way nicer, It wasn't hard to tell from the bus lol

[YOWflier]

Anybody know what the story is with 111 Parent (formerly Pier 21)? Couldn't find anything on devapps.

[poptronic]

111 Parent was through the committee of Adjustment. This is that latest I can find on it

http://app05.ottawa.ca/sirepub/item.aspx?itemid=359181

[YOWflier]

Fascinating, thanks. Docs are from 2016/2017 but it looks like the plan was (is?) for this to become a Brazilian restaurant called Copacabana. Probably this:

www.thecopa.ca

[Acajack]

Something needs to be done with that site. What an eyesore in a prime location.

[kwoldtimer]

I see that demolition fencing has gone up around the (former?) Egyptian Embassy and adjoining property on Laurier at Range Road. I recall the Egyptians had an expansion proposal a number of years ago that got shot down. Anybody know what's happening?

[rocketphish]

Feds seek pest control pros for 'bedbug situation in the national capital area'

Taylor Blewett, Ottawa Citizen
Updated: November 13, 2019

The federal government is rushing to hire pest control professionals who can deal with bedbugs that public servants bring home from the office, as the insects continue to pop up in government buildings around the national capital region.

According to a tender posted last Friday by Public Works and Government Services Canada, the feds are looking to issue up to five standing offers to pest management firms that can inspect and treat its workers’ homes and vehicles for bedbugs as needed, over the next five years.

The budget for each standing offer? Up to $400,000.

The procurement will close Nov. 22, and the tender offers an explanation for the short turnaround time.

“There is an urgency … considering the health and safety risks associated with the bedbug situation in the national capital area.”

It called the situation “unforeseeable, as this is something that is not expected in an office setting.”

It also notes that the problem has grown.

“Because of the increasing number of government buildings affected by bedbugs, a longer solicitation period is impracticable as the Government of Canada is required to proactively act in an expeditious manner to control (the) spread of bedbugs.”

According to Health Canada, bedbugs come out at night to feed on people and pets. Their bites can result in skin reactions and their presence has been known to cause anxiety and insomnia in those living with a bedbug infestation.

The presence of bedbugs has been confirmed in nine federal government office buildings in Ottawa-Gatineau in the past sixth months, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) said Tuesday. They’ve also been found in seven other federal offices across the country.

In Ottawa-Gatineau, affected properties are: 200 Kent St., 333 Laurier Ave., 150 and 170 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, 200 Eglantine Driveway, 300 Slater St., 350 King Edward Ave., 22 Rue Eddy, and 70 Rue Crémazie.

Of the 16 affected buildings nationwide, PSPC said that in 13 of these the bedbug presence would be considered “very low” – a classification ranging from one to 20 insects. Two buildings would be in the “low” range (21 to 100) and one, 70 Rue Crémazie in Gatineau, would be at the low end of the “moderate” range. It had an estimated 150 bedbugs.

In a statement dated Oct. 30, PSPC instructed federal employees who suspect bedbugs in their workplace to notify their manager and call 1-800-463-1850.

A report triggers an expert inspection, treatment if bedbugs are identified, and post-treatment monitoring, according to the statement.

“PSPC is taking this issue very seriously and has been working closely with facility managers in affected departments to address detections as quickly as possible,” the statement reads. “Government actions to manage bedbugs are being guided by expert advice.”

Murray Isman, a pest management expert from the University of British Columbia had been working with the government on its bedbug problem. PSPC said it was also randomly testing high-traffic buildings, educating employees and cleaning staff on what to watch out for, and consulting with federal public sector unions on the bedbug issue.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the largest union representing federal public servants, has called on the government to cover all fumigation expenses for employees who find bedbugs in their homes, and work in buildings where the insects have also been found.

PSAC also asked the government to inspect all its buildings across the country using sniffer dogs to check for bedbugs, and to fumigate the entire building if the insects are discovered.

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/there-is-an-urgency-feds-seek-pest-control-pros-to-help-employees-with-bedbugs

[Jayday23]

Claridge will be building new residental townhome development in lowertown called "101 on the river"

https://storage.googleapis.com/morphio-kpi-171314.appspot.com/accounts%2Ff45e147cbde47f5e5e775056%2Ffiles%2F/inventory-homes%2FScreen%20Shot%202019-09-23%20at%209.20.16%20PM.png

[rocketphish]

Claridge will be building new residental townhome development in lowertown called "101 on the river"

Interesting... I wonder if they own 346 Bruyere, next to their WaterStreet project? That's the only large unbuilt "on the river" site I see in Lowertown.

https://i.imgur.com/qoovrDQ.png

[danishh]

Claridge will be building new residental townhome development in lowertown called "101 on the river"

https://storage.googleapis.com/morphio-kpi-171314.appspot.com/accounts%2Ff45e147cbde47f5e5e775056%2Ffiles%2F/inventory-homes%2FScreen%20Shot%202019-09-23%20at%209.20.16%20PM.png

is this going at 101 Wurtemburg St?
If so the original proposal was an 18 story tower.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=191646

It's right next to the massive appartment building on Wurtemburg. It's going to be a hard sell to ask people to pay ~$1M for a family townhome there.
The site is actually the former Clarence Street ROW east of Wurtemburg to the river.

[McKellarDweller]

is this going at 101 Wurtemburg St?
If so the original proposal was an 18 story tower.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=191646
It's going to be a hard sell to ask people to pay ~$1M for a family townhome there.
They should be able to get some presales, but it may be a bit harder sell once people with good taste in this price range see some of the actual finished product.

[rocketphish]

is this going at 101 Wurtemburg St?

Yes, you're probably right. Odd location for this proposal.

[m0nkyman]

is this going at 101 Wurtemburg St?
If so the original proposal was an 18 story tower.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=191646

It's right next to the massive appartment building on Wurtemburg. It's going to be a hard sell to ask people to pay ~$1M for a family townhome there.
The site is actually the former Clarence Street ROW east of Wurtemburg to the river.

River front. That's huge. Easy sell.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.4365005,-75.6765428,63a,35y,180h,45.05t/data=!3m1!1e3

[zzptichka]

Something going up at Laval & Laurier in Hull.

https://i.imgur.com/YNnrdSA.jpg

[Jayday23]

Something going up at Laval & Laurier in Hull.

https://i.imgur.com/YNnrdSA.jpg

its the new HQ for the Native Women's association of Canada.

[Harley613]

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/buckles-how-closing-ottawa-bus-lanes-can-open-a-green-corridor

Here’s a silver lining in the LRT story: a downtown street once clogged with buses and cars can become a linear park with big, mature trees, dedicated cycle lanes and places to sit and walk.

In the neighbourhood where I live (Champlain Park in Kitchissippi Ward), a whole city block was depaved a few weeks ago, a first for Ottawa. More than 50 neighbours, working with city staff, the EnviroCentre and Coun. Jeff Leiper’s office, lifted and carted away more than 400 small squares of pavement from Pontiac Avenue. This expanded the City Park and connected it to NCC green space. A fence dividing municipal and NCC lands was removed and fresh soil-seeded with grass. A bike-pedestrian path was created simply by leaving in place a strip of the original pavement. A path now connects bike commuters from Westboro to the Sir John A. Macdonald path along the Ottawa River, and stormwater now soaks into the ground rather than running off through storm sewers. As a finishing touch, we added selected native plants from a neighbourhood house destined to be torn down for an infill. Next spring, it will emerge as a pollinator garden.

A path now connects bike commuters from Westboro to the SJAM along the Ottawa River, and stormwater now soaks into the ground rather than running off through storm sewers.

How about applying this kind of creative thinking to a downtown street such as Slater or Albert streets, where buses will (soon) no longer run? Turn one of them into a dedicated, two-way feeder bus corridor with no cars. Turn the other into a linear park and commuter corridor for bikes where the Zero Vision policy (no bike fatalities) can be truly supported. Critically, depave most of the street so that mature trees – oaks, maples, elms, and other giants – can reach for the sky in the heart of the city.

Ottawa can take this moment of transition to transform a street soon to be freed of buses by the LRT into something truly useful, before it becomes just another street choked with cars. While Sparks Street offers a pedestrian-friendly business and entertainment corridor, what the city needs downtown now more than ever is more green space and healthy ways to get around without bringing traffic and people into deadly conflict.

For everyone in Ottawa, access to green space is a life saver. Trees and other kinds of green space help us relax while also filtering the air, absorbing stormwater and moderating the air temperature. Let’s uncover the soil, bring nature into the downtown, and connect the growing bike commuter network from east to west. New York has done it. The High Line in West Side Manhattan is a unique public park established on a former freight rail track elevated above the city streets. People walk it in the thousands, making it one of New York City’s greatest attractions, according to tour operators. By changing a downtown street into a linear park and healthy commuter corridor, we can also show what it looks like to be climate leaders at this time of crisis.

Right now, city staff are pondering what to do with the battered pavement along the former bus routes. I say, rip it up!

Daniel Buckles is a tree activist living in Champlain Park, and retired social anthropologist.

What an idiotic idea.

[Urbanarchit]

https://i.imgur.com/FBJcXtp.jpg

Looks like the building on Cambridge off of Somerset was done. It's alright, but I think they missed the mark on how to design a building using older styles because the proportions and volumes look kind of weird. The leftmost part looks better, and I do like the brick they used.

[kevinbottawa]

https://i.imgur.com/FBJcXtp.jpg

Looks like the building on Cambridge off of Somerset was done. It's alright, but I think they missed the mark on how to design a building using older styles because the proportions and volumes look kind of weird. The leftmost part looks better, and I do like the brick they used.

Don't these throwback designs break some architectural rules or does that only apply to additions?

[kwoldtimer]

I kind of like it, although the wishbone dormer/mansard above the main entrance is out of whack (too narrow and, for some reason, too short).

[Urbanarchit]

Don't these throwback designs break some architectural rules or does that only apply to additions?

I believe that with specific to the Chateau Laurier's addition, though I wouldn't be surprised if it applied to other buildings of significant historical significance, as materials, building codes and bylaws, construction methods and how to design buildings have changed enough that additions copying old styles will look pastiche/ fake, or not fit well enough with the original that it can cheapen the architecture.

In this case, the entire build is completely new while trying to copy old styles. It's sort of a good example that with today's bylaws, building code requirements, and that architectural education doesn't teach how to design like historical architects designed. It's usually permitted to do this, but it's frowned upon in the architecture profession.

[Mille Sabords]

In this case, the entire build is completely new while trying to copy old styles. It's sort of a good example that with today's bylaws, building code requirements, and that architectural education doesn't teach how to design like historical architects designed. It's usually permitted to do this, but it's frowned upon in the architecture profession.

Well then the architectural profession needs a kick in the ass, because there is absolutely nothing wrong with this building and what it's trying to do. It is utter arrogance to call this a pastiche. The use of classical styles is and has always been legitimate, no matter what the current small minds of architecture would have us believe.

[Urbanarchit]

Well then the architectural profession needs a kick in the ass, because there is absolutely nothing wrong with this building and what it's trying to do. It is utter arrogance to call this a pastiche. The use of classical styles is and has always been legitimate, no matter what the current small minds of architecture would have us believe.

How is it arrogant when it is, by the very definition of the word, pastiche? Interestingly, all throughout history the average person has hated and opposed all new architecture, especially all those that are so beloved nowadays by those who despise modern architecture in favour of historical architecture. It's not the architects with the small minds. ;)

[Kitchissippi]

Practically much of the exterior additions they're doing to Parliament Hill mimics the original style. None of this stuff at the visitor centre existed until a couple of years ago and no one is screaming "Fake!"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49119780511_545f780c00_b.jpg

Now why can't they do the same thing at the Chateau Laurier? :)

[Uhuniau]

Don't these throwback designs break some architectural rules or does that only apply to additions?

There.

Is.

No.

Such.

"Rule".

[kevinbottawa]

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/buckles-how-closing-ottawa-bus-lanes-can-open-a-green-corridor



What an idiotic idea.

Don't let Uhuniau see that Sparks Street green space idea. :haha:

[danishh]

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/buckles-how-closing-ottawa-bus-lanes-can-open-a-green-corridor



What an idiotic idea.

there's also already an Albert/Slater renewal project under way, so if that's the great idea it's at least a year too late.