The site plan application would allow the construction of 2 buildings with total 354 dwelling units in
two phases divided by underground storm water line easement. Phase one (Building A) is a 6-storey
building containing 208 units; Phase two (Building B) is 6-12 storey building with 146 units.
Old Proposal (2014)
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Mark Motors has acquired the properties at 1125, 1129, 1133, 1137, and 1145 Cyrville Road for a proposed automobile dealership to be called the Audi Terminal. The properties collectively have an area of 0.836 ha, and have 116.5 m of frontage on Cyrville Road. The Audi Terminal would be located in the centre of the frontage on Cyrville Road. An additional Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) building would be located towards the east end of the frontage. The majority of the vehicle inventory storage is in the interior of the building in a below grade parking garage (84 spaces) with 27 spaces at grade located behind the building.
I like it... although I agree with the UDRP panel comments that the pre-owned building could be more like the main dealership. I assume the concrete courtyard out front will be used for customer parking?
Wowzers...It will be right across the street from the new Elite BMW that will be starting construction soon. Mercedes, BMW, and Audi all within 1000 feet of each other.
I hate the sprawl of North American car dealerships. I know its an artifact of the dealership model, but I'm always depressed by the wasteful land use.
For a view of what's possible for a downtown car dealership, here's what Audi Manhatten looks like:
I can't remember which car dealership it was, Jaguar(?), but there was a similar dealership on Queen St W really close to the Eaton Centre in Toronto. At least, that was during the time I lived there (2008-2009).
I hate the sprawl of North American car dealerships. I know its an artifact of the dealership model, but I'm always depressed by the wasteful land use.
For a view of what's possible for a downtown car dealership, here's what Audi Manhatten looks like:
You should post this in "Architecture for Ottawa".
Would be nice if Mark Motors Porsche would move to a new location. I guess that is not in the cards as they just renovated the existing building in Vanier to align with Porsche image.
The existing garage has limited bays for servicing and appointments sometimes require several weeks.
Would be nice if Mark Motors Porsche would move to a new location. I guess that is not in the cards as they just renovated the existing building in Vanier to align with Porsche image.
The existing garage has limited bays for servicing and appointments sometimes require several weeks.
Oh dear!
"Honey can you believe I won't be able to bring in the 911 for 3 weeks! Scandalous!"
Would be nice if Mark Motors Porsche would move to a new location. I guess that is not in the cards as they just renovated the existing building in Vanier to align with Porsche image.
The existing garage has limited bays for servicing and appointments sometimes require several weeks.
Would be nice if Mark Motors Porsche would move to a new location. I guess that is not in the cards as they just renovated the existing building in Vanier to align with Porsche image.
The existing garage has limited bays for servicing and appointments sometimes require several weeks.
when Audi opens the intention is that Montreal road will only service Porsche and so take a big load of the demand on the bays.
With proper transit reducing peoples suburbanites dependence on cars to get downtown, they could convert parts of underground garages to dealerships, so storefront giving access to street level show rooms. These show rooms could have stairs down to the parking lot where they store their test drive vehicles.
Storefront dealerships would work brilliantly here...but the outdated rules for geographic brand proximity and territories limit what can be done because the legacy dealerships are guaranteed their markets.
Not nearly as schnazzy as those examples, but there's a long-standing Toyota dealership on Sainte-Catherine Street West in MTL that's on the first two floors of ona office building http://goo.gl/maps/hAlpj
There's a Mini dealership in downtown Toronto, and a GM one in the centre of Montreal.
Here in Ottawa, Surgenor was on Sparks where the Delta is now, and Myers was on Catherine at Elgin where the OPS is now. There was also a dealer on Slater (Campbell, Turpin or Belisle?) where that new Brocolini is being built.
Winnipeg also had Carter's just across from the University of Winnipeg. But it moved to the suburbs when GM pushed dealerships to modernize in the late 80s.
Last edited by Norman Bates; Sep 13, 2013 at 10:56 PM.
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