[McC]

For reference, cross-posting the previous discussion of this proposal from the Rumour Thread:

Originally Posted by amanfromnowhere

RHOMBUS CONDOS PRE-REGISTRATION:

http://111parkdale.com/

I'm confused... Is it something new that we are not aware of?

Originally Posted by Harley613

According to this document the proposal will be 33 stories
http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Im...20Services.PDF

Originally Posted by McC

It's the TEGA site at Parkdale and Burnside (south of Urbandale's 99 Parkdale).

They're asking for 32 storeys, over 100 metres, 220 units with 200 parking spaces on seven underground levels.

The proposed design is a strange but striking one, with this glass diamond spire (the eponymous "Rhombus" -- barf!) set inside of a 9-12 storey masonry block, that spire continues up the full height, ending with a pointy top. ("it's pointy so we can put solar panels on it, aren't we green?!")

It might be all for show, because it's a little hard to believe that TEGA can pull together the $50M-plus to actually build this thing, and us in the neighbourhood suspect that the design is a bit of a bait and switch to try and get the property up-zoned, then they'd flip it to someone else who could actually build a building there. If that happens, the actual developer would have the zoning approval to build a 100 metre tower, etc., but there'd be no requirement that it look anything like what TEGA proposes. But that's just speculation; who knows?

Originally Posted by J.OT13

That is an awesome building! Never seen an actual point tower in Ottawa before.

But I'm not sure TEGA can pull it off; if they had so much trouble on that little project on Kent, my confidence in their abilities is pretty low.

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Well I think that the name is silly, but the render is awesome! I also agree that Tega probably can't pull it off... but I hope somebody does!

Originally Posted by McC

On the name: I might have tried to find some play on "Diamonds are Forever" before going with a latin-greek (rhymes with math geek) name that sounds vaguely like it should be the scientific term for some part where the sun don't shine. But that's just me. Of course these are the people who think 'living in Attika' is going to be a winning sales pitch. Moral of the story: there's no accounting for taste.

Originally Posted by amanfromnowhere

In my opinion it's just wrong location for this building... It shouldn't be surrounded by other tall structures... I think it would be nice to see it on the site soon to be demolished Sir John Carling Building

Originally Posted by McC

I wouldn't worry, if it happens, the spire should still stand out, a lot. The Fotenn pictures of the render in context from different angles didn't try to make it blend in to the tallish buildings around the site (or soon to come) at all, it was very much "LOOK AT ME!" Stats to bear in mind: the proposal is more than 20 metres taller than 99 Parkdale (itself about twice the height of the older apartment blocks around it), and there would be a good 20 metres between the two new towers. Sorry to keep quoting from pictures/presentations that you haven't seen -- they held a briefing for the community -- but I imagine that they'll be available on the city site soon enough...