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[Cre47]

Group Heafey is proposing three new residential buildings behind the Terrassess de la Chaudiere. The towers will be 24, 27 and 30 stories high along Eddy, Montcalm, Wellington, Wright and Saint-Redempteur. The developper hopes to start construction next year if the zoning change request passes.

In a future phase, the developper hopes to including a brand new Central City Library in the area.

Hopefully, there won't be much NIMBYISM in this case.

http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/o...gatineau.shtml (article in French)

Here are some possible rendering from La Revue and found on the French forum

http://www.journallarevue.com/Actual...nt-de-zonage/1

[Ottawan]

Wow! Great proposal! Are we finally witnessing the start of the rebirth of Downtown Gatineau / Vieux Hull?

[FiereSansVoiture]

Originally Posted by Ottawan

Wow! Great proposal! Are we finally witnessing the start of the rebirth of Downtown Gatineau / Vieux Hull?

Anyway, seems like something is going on in downtown Gatineau

Condos:
- 24 fl, 27 fl, 30 fl - 1200 condos + Gatineau great library + grocery store
- Le Viu - 18 fl - 150 condos
- Cartier-Wellington - 14 fl - 140 condos
- 260 Maisonneuve - 10 fl - 90 condos

Offices:
- 30 rue Victoria | 16 fl
- 22 Eddy St. | 15 fl

Other
- Destination Gatineau
- Hotel - Laurier street (across the street from civilisation museum)
- microbrewery - 5, rue Aubry

[FiereSansVoiture]

It adds deepness to the skyline

picture originally taken by harls

Residents from the top floors will have a peek-a-boo view of parliament building right between place du portage lll and place du centre

[Postmaster]

Nice placement. Nice buildings. It will be nice for TC to have some company. Looking forward to this.

[amanfromnowhere]

Originally Posted by FiereSansVoiture

Anyway, seems like something is going on in downtown Gatineau

Condos:
- 24 fl, 27 fl, 30 fl - 1200 condos + Gatineau great library + grocery store
- Le Viu - 18 fl - 150 condos
- Cartier-Wellington - 14 fl - 140 condos

...

By the way, what's up with Cartier-Wellington?

[J.OT13]

Quebec sure loves it's bright colours.

Check out the podium (library?), reminds me of that weird art piece on Maisonneuve, the Montreal Congress Centre and ta few metro station (like Beaudry station).

[kevinbottawa]

Originally Posted by FiereSansVoiture

Anyway, seems like something is going on in downtown Gatineau

Condos:
- 24 fl, 27 fl, 30 fl - 1200 condos + Gatineau great library + grocery store
- Le Viu - 18 fl - 150 condos
- Cartier-Wellington - 14 fl - 140 condos
- 260 Maisonneuve - 10 fl

Offices:
- 30 rue Victoria | 16 fl
- 22 Eddy St. | 15 fl

Other
- Destination Gatineau
- Hotel - Laurier street (across the street from civilisation museum)
- microbrewery - 5, rue Aubry

And they wanna build a Byward Market type district in the old downtown Gatineau near the Centre Sportif.

Un marché By pour Gatineau

Patrick Duquette
Le Droit

Plus de 1500 logements, des condos de luxe, un hôtel, des commerces et une rue d'ambiance se bâtiront d'ici 10 ans dans l'ancien centre-ville de Gatineau, sur les vastes terrains situés au nord de la Maison de la culture et du centre sportif. La vie du quartier tournera autour d'une artère commerciale destinée à reproduire à Gatineau le concept du marché By.

Des bistrots, des restaurants, des commerces spécialisés, des boutiques et de grandes terrasses extérieures à l'européenne s'installeront le long de cette artère commerciale d'ambiance. Ils s'établiront au rez-de-chaussée d'immeubles qui pourront atteindre jusqu'à 18 étages de hauteur, soit plus que la limite actuelle de 10 étages. L'entrée de la rue se trouvera entre le café Moca Loca et la Maison de la culture. Elle aura une vocation piétonnière, même si les voitures pourront y circuler. Un concept de « carrés giratoires » ralentira le trafic.

Le conseiller Joseph De Sylva a pu consulter les plans d'ensemble du futur quartier. Il ne cache pas son enthousiasme, même s'il prévient que le projet est encore embryonnaire. « Ça veut dire qu'on n'aura plus besoin d'aller sur le marché By à Ottawa pour aller souper avec des amis, faire une promenade et un peu de shopping. On va pouvoir faire ça ici, chez nous », se réjouit-il à l'avance.

L'ensemble du projet a été baptisé « centre d'activités de la Cité ». La Ville a ainsi voulu éliminer toute référence au centre-ville de l'ex-Gatineau, qui n'existe plus. Depuis la fusion, c'est une partie du secteur Hull qui est désigné comme le centre-ville officiel de Gatineau.

Trois promoteurs se partagent les terrains du futur « centre d'activités », soit Roger Lachapelle, Léon Adam et Sam Chowieri. Avant de creuser les fondations de leurs nouvelles tours à logements, ils ont encore plusieurs autorisations à obtenir de la Ville de Gatineau. Mais un premier immeuble à logements semble sur le point de décoller le long du boulevard de l'Hôpital. Un condo-modèle a été érigé tout près du complexe Cité-Jardin.

Pour Joseph De Sylva, c'est de bon augure. « Quand quelqu'un commence, normalement, les autres vont suivre. Je peux dire que ça avance à grands pas, les plans ont été déposés et notre service d'urbanisme travaille avec les promoteurs pour que leurs projets soient conformes à nos règlements et à notre schéma d'aménagement. »

Au plan environnemental, plus rien ne s'oppose au développement des terrains, poursuit M. De Sylva. La présence d'une espèce menacée, la rainette faux-grillon, avait été détectée voilà quelques années. Après vérification, le ministère du Développement durable et de l'Environnement (MDDEP) a donné son aval au développement. « Le propriétaire a donné de la compensation ailleurs où il y a de la rainette faux-grillon et, de ce côté-là, la situation est réglée », indique Christian Perron, porte-parole du MDDEP.

Le futur quartier de la Cité sera situé à distance de marche du futur Rapibus. Et donc facilement accessible par autobus, note M. De Sylva. « Les gens vont pouvoir prendre le Rapibus et arrêter là pour manger, magasiner, prendre une bouchée avant d'aller voir un spectacle à la Maison de la culture ou de se dépenser au centre sportif. »

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/actu...r-gatineau.php

[FiereSansVoiture]

Originally Posted by amanfromnowhere

By the way, what's up with Cartier-Wellington?

No signs of construction and it seems like the builder is having financial problems

[Postmaster]

Even if Gatineau does take a bit of business away from the Market if their plan does pan out, it might encourage better transit between the two. It would also give it more of a twin cities feel which not many cities can claim.

[kevinbottawa]

They desperately need to do something about Greber to link the Hull and Gatineau sectors. Greber has potential but, man, it looks gross.

[Boxster]

This is a lot of people in one place and one of the BIG drawbacks at least in the first tower (24 floors) is the ratio of condos (80 units) to "logements" (220 units) which I interpret as being rentals.

Need I say more.

[Harley613]

wow!!! VERY cool! i'm liking where downtown hull is headed these days, it is so due for an update. if this flies hull is well on it's way to having a signature canadian skyline!

[phil235]

Originally Posted by Boxster

This is a lot of people in one place and one of the BIG drawbacks at least in the first tower (24 floors) is the ratio of condos (80 units) to "logements" (220 units) which I interpret as being rentals.

Need I say more.

Yes, please say more? What do you mean?

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Postmaster

Even if Gatineau does take a bit of business away from the Market if their plan does pan out, it might encourage better transit between the two. It would also give it more of a twin cities feel which not many cities can claim.

I live not too far from the area where this is being proposed (La Gappe/La Cité) and so I have an interest in seeing this happen, but what I would like to see first is this city's real downtown (Vieux-Hull) become more vibrant like a real downtown.

There are also plans for Rue Jacques-Cartier (where the Ottawa and Gatineau rivers meet) with a boardwalk, cafés and shops:
http://www.journallarevue.com/media/...334_resize.jpg

Also this plan for the river's edge in downtown:
http://www.journallarevue.com/Actual...e-de-135M%24/1

Plus every part of the city has its own urban village plan. This is the one for the Plateau:
http://www.gatineau.ca/docs/la_ville...port_final.pdf

We've got plans coming out of our ears on this side of the river.

[Boxster]

Originally Posted by phil235

Yes, please say more? What do you mean?

Well let's say that tenants generally do not have the same incentive to take care of their unit including the common areas .

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

They desperately need to do something about Greber to link the Hull and Gatineau sectors. Greber has potential but, man, it looks gross.

Fast food, cheap motels, cockroach infested plywood apartments, strip malls, strip clubs and a few classic “stand de patate” .

Come on! That street is the epitome of all that Québec represents!

[FiereSansVoiture]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

They desperately need to do something about Greber to link the Hull and Gatineau sectors. Greber has potential but, man, it looks gross.

I actually think it is old Gatineau's coolest street, what street can claim to have KFC, Taco Bell, Mc Donald's, Burger King, Harvey's, Pizza Pizza, Pizza Hut, Viva Pizza, Gabriel Pizza, Pizza La différence, Nickel's, Bob Patate, La Belle Province, 2 Shawarma's, 2 Chinesse food, Subway, 3 Tim Hortons, ...

One could argue that de la Gappe is getting there, but it is a completely different oriented street.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by FiereSansVoiture

I actually think it is old Gatineau's coolest street, what street can claim to have KFC, Taco Bell, Mc Donald's, Burger King, Harvey's, Pizza Pizza, Pizza Hut, Viva Pizza, Gabriel Pizza, Pizza La différence, Nickel's, Bob Patate, La Belle Province, 2 Shawarma's, 2 Chinesse food, Subway, 3 Tim Hortons, ...

One could argue that de la Gappe is getting there, but it is a completely different oriented street.

Gréber is in the running for the most comlete fast food boulevard in Canada (or at least in Québec).

And it has a killer view of Ottawa heading south.

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Gréber is in the running for the most comlete fast food boulevard in Canada (or at least in Québec).

I'm pretty sure Division St. in Kingston has that one locked up :p