3930-3960 Riverside Dr | ?m | up to 17f | Proposed

[SidetrackedSue]

Originally Posted by JHikka

So that driveway creates a new intersection/stoplight on Riverside? Pre-COVID the Riverside/Hunt Club intersection would back up decently far at the right time of day.

I really like the this layout and it could become a lovely community. On the other hand, I would never consider living there, not because of the planes (depending on the construction of the buildings, they would be an amenity for me) but because getting in/out of my neighbourhood would be a stress point for almost 50% of the 24h day. Not to mention, when I leave the neighbourhood, I'm at Hunt Club/Riverside, still not a winning place to start one's trip from.

Given the state of OC Transpo, I don't expect the bus service to improve, plus any buses along there will caught up in the traffic as well.

So not a good place to live if you intend to come and go, whether or not you own a car.

(Transit options on a Saturday)

To: South Keys (pretending the LRT will be functional by the time the complex is built) - Walk to Hunt Club, single bus, the 96. Actually the 96 appears to be the only regular option, the 199 and 198 are rush hour buses only. It appears to run every half hour although when I look on a weekday, it looks like it is every hour so I'm obviously not using the OC trip planner properly. (I'm tempted to put a /s there.)

To: Billings Bridge: Well that's currently more complicated, but maybe it will get easier when the train actually runs but, since no bus runs down Riverside, the trip involves going to South Keys.

[JHikka]

I think this is the point in the OC Transpo thread where I was speaking about 5-7 minute frequencies on major roads in straightforward destinations. High frequency Hunt Club service between Woodroffe and South Keys would be decent for this development. When the LRT is extended beyond Algonquin and down Woodroffe then this would make even more sense.

[TransitZilla]

Originally Posted by SidetrackedSue

To: Billings Bridge: Well that's currently more complicated, but maybe it will get easier when the train actually runs but, since no bus runs down Riverside, the trip involves going to South Keys.

This complex is about a 800m walk to Riverside/Uplands where one can catch route 90, which travels to Billings and Hurdman via Riverside Dr.

[Arcologist]

It's too bad there isn't more connectivity between the towers. Having connected podiums would allow for services to be provided in one tower but accessible year-round to all, and imo, would also promote having some commercial/retail space here.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Arcologist

It's too bad there isn't more connectivity between the towers. Having connected podiums would allow for services to be provided in one tower but accessible year-round to all, and imo, would also promote having some commercial/retail space here.

Gives more sunlight and permeability through the site.

Overall, glad to see this new proposal over the retail parking lot previously submitted.

[rocketphish]

Taggart seeking approval for four towers, new subdivision at Riverside and Hunt Club

David Sali, OBJ
May 6, 2024 12:45 PM ET

Taggart Realty Management has filed an application with the city that calls for four mid-rise buildings with a total of 650 units at 3930 and 3960 Riverside Dr., just northwest of the intersection of Riverside Drive and West Hunt Club Road.

One of Ottawa’s biggest real estate developers wants to turn a 20-acre plot of vacant land near the Rideau River north of Hunt Club Road into a new subdivision with four rental apartment towers as well as dozens of townhouses and single-detached homes. Taggart Realty Management has filed an application with the city that calls for four mid-rise buildings with a total of 650 units at 3930 and 3960 Riverside Dr., just northwest of the intersection of Riverside Drive and West Hunt Club Road. Current zoning rules permit buildings ranging from nine to 17 storeys on the site.

In an email to OBJ, Taggart chief operating officer Derek Howe said the site is zoned for “a mix of residential and commercial uses” that could include condos, retirement homes “or potentially a hotel” as the project evolves. The property is located just east of the Rideau River and southwest of Uplands Riverside Park. Howe said the city’s transportation master plan calls for a “major pathway system” between the development site and the river that could eventually allow residents to walk or cycle all the way to downtown. “We are very excited about this project because the site is one of the last remaining undeveloped waterfront properties in the inner urban area of the city that is large enough to establish a new master-planned community,” he said. Taggart Realty’s sister company, Tamarack Homes, plans to build 53 townhouses and 24 single-detached homes on the site, half of which would back on to the Rideau River and a nearby forest.

Howe said all of the mid-rise multi-residential buildings are currently earmarked for rental units. The target market for the buildings could include tenants ranging from “students and young families, to mature individuals and couples looking to downsize,” he explained.

The subdivision is also expected to include a two-acre public park. Still, Howe suggested the plan is not set in stone. Noting that current zoning rules permit residential and commercial uses, he said the “ultimate build-out may change depending on where the market is for different uses.” Taggart is asking for zoning amendments to open up the entire site for residential use and permit highrises on the portion of the property closest to the intersection of Hunt Club and Riverside.

Howe said the firm expects to have the required rezoning and draft plan of subdivision approvals in place by the fall and hopes to start construction on the project as early as next spring.

Taggart isn’t the only local developer that’s looking to add more multi-residential inventory to a property near Hunt Club and Riverside. Last fall, Jennings Real Estate filed an application to build a pair of 14-storey residential highrises with about 350 residential units at 3750 N. Bowesville Rd. The 1.66-acre property is located just off Riverside near the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. It is currently home to the Mosaic Convention Centre, a building better known as Tudor Hall that has hosted meetings since the mid-1970s and was acquired by Jennings in 2022.

https://obj.ca/taggart-seeking-appro...ur-new-towers/