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Originally Posted by J.OT13
This is not surprising. We're expanding a racetrack in the middle of a rural area. It could never compete with a long established, centrally located casino.
And, we're Ottawa. Ottawa is the centre of mediocrity. Look at our development projects. Look at our rapid transit line, our Convention Centre, the planned Central Library. Look at what certain companies do well in other cities but half-ass in Ottawa: Brookfield and Place de Ville compared to Brookfield Place in Calgary or the Toronto Dominion Centre, Hudson's Bay's impressive renovation of their Toronto and Vancouver flagships compared to the little work they've done with the Rideau store.
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Sadly somewhat true.
But it could have been different-at least with Place de Ville. Way back when Place de ville was proposed, it was approved at 42 storeys by the city. The NCC put a stop to it and we ended up with the 29 storeys (and likely the wider side). Imagine if we had had a 42 storey building downtown since the early 70s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_de_Ville