Updated proposal (July 2023)
In response to comments provided since April 2022 and subsequent discussions with City Staff, significant revisions have been made to the proposed development and site design for this submission, including:
- Elimination of the 36-storey tower resulting in two remaining towers of 40-storeys (closest to the New Orchard LRT Station), and 38-storeys (in the eastern part of the site). This revision has resulted in a reduction of 191 residential dwelling units. Stepbacks are provided from Richmond Road atop the third storey to a podium height of six storeys. with additional stepbacks provided atop the ground floor central to the site. Townhouses have been introduced to increase unit diversity and add architectural interest at the base of both tower podiums.
- A six storey mixed-use mid-rise building has been introduced central to the site along Richmond Road, framing the streetscape and providing a stepback atop the third storey; The podiums have been setback 3 metres from Richmond Road to create a wider public realm, increasing opportunities for meaningful landscaping and street trees.
- Commercial spaces are proposed along Richmond Road and facing the new proposed park, at a total of 859 square metres. Active entrances are provided along Richmond Road and abutting the park to these uses; and,
- The centrally located, open, and accessible outdoor amenity spaces remain to provide porosity through out the site. POPS have been introduced to the east and west of the mid-rise building to allow public access and pedestrian movement into and through the site, while the 1,013 square metre public park remains at the corner of Richmond Road and New Orchard Avenue.
The proposed development now contains 3 buildings, connected underground with a parking garage. There are two towers of 38-storeys and 40-storeys heights atop six-storey podiums, with frontage onto both Richmond Road and New Orchard Avenue North, along with a six-storey mid-rise building along Richmond Road central to the site. A total of 1,152 residential units are proposed, ranging from studios to three-bedroom units, including 181 barrier free units. The proposed development contains a total of 689 underground parking spaces within three levels of underground parking, 621 for residential use and 68 visitor parking spaces. Vehicular access to the site will be provided from New Orchard Avenue North along the northern edge of the site. The proposed development contains an internal pick-up and drop-off area accessed via a drive aisle from the north, which will be designed to also function as a central outdoor amenity space. Privately owned publicly accessible space (POPS) is provided to the east and west of the mid-rise building, totaling an area of approximately 311 square metres.
The ground floor of the development is proposed to contain a total of 859 squares metres of commercial space intended to accommodate retail tenants, with active entrances along Richmond Road and facing the park. A total of 726 bicycle parking spaces are provided for residential use. Residential amenity spaces are proposed internally within the podium, as well as via private balconies and communal at-grade spaces. A 1,013 square metre public park area is proposed at the corner of Richmond Road and New Orchard Avenue North, connecting the New Orchard Light Rail Transit (LRT) Station to the subject site.
Architect: IBI Group
Development application:
https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applica...2-0012/details
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