Odenak (Dream LeBreton) [665 Albert St] | 105+120m | 31+36f | U/C

[Spoonsy]

Originally Posted by McDonald's Racoon

Black Glass has started to be installed on the ground floor, looks exactly like the renderings so far.

Here are some pics
September 10 2025


https://i.imgur.com/rduK4eD.jpeg


https://i.imgur.com/sFgtWUs.jpeg


https://i.imgur.com/ksTqReH.jpeg

Originally Posted by ServiceGuy

Based on these recent drome photos the one thing I see strangely missing is staff parking. I can see the various site trailers, vehicles making delivery, and if it was downtown, I would assume local pay lots but I don't know of any in this area. For those in the area... any ideas where the workers are leaving their cars during the day?

Residential streets are full during the day and empty in the evening: Lorne, Primrose, Elm, Rochester, seen a few hi-viz walking towards City Centre too

Looks like the library has enough room now for staff vehicles on-site but there's also some 4-story condos going between Perkins and Empress N so it's pretty busy area during the day

[OTownandDown]

I keep going back to look at the structure of this thing. Very interesting design choices, from the transfer beams to the seeming lack of unit-by-unit shear walls.

Compare this to Claridge Moon. I went last night to see the Food Basics, which is, in places split into little nooks and crannies by the large shear walls throughout the space.

I guess the difference with Dream is the extensive podium allowing for relatively uninterrupted space, and a very concentrated elevator core.

[AuxTown]

That's an interesting point. Definitely a more minimalist structure as it appears from the outside. That said, when we purchased our condo back in the day I chose the unit that had a sheer wall on both sides (one between a neighbour and another a stairwell). This reduced noise transmission dramatically....though it seems most condo noise transmits through the hallways/doors.

The tall Claridge tower was a big change for the area, but this is going to be a game-changer. It's going to feel so much more built out when this is done, particularly driving down Albert or taking the LRT.

[ponyboycurtis]

No wonder its going up so quick then. Just pour the posts and keep rocking?

Some of those old rental buildings are bullet proof when it comes to sound. They did not skimp on concrete that's for sure.

Good catch OTownandDown. Open podiums make sense I suppose.

[SL123]

Taken Sept 12,

[J.OT13]

From Saturday, September 13 during Open NCC (photo by me).

[ponyboycurtis]

So the western tower will easily be 25 floors by New Years. That's pretty cool!

[Cecca]

A week late but better late than never.

Was also pleasantly surprised to see crews working this late. If i recall this was shot at around 5:30

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[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by Cecca

A week late but better late than never.

Was also pleasantly surprised to see crews working this late. If i recall this was shot at around 5:30

Nicely done! They sure are moving quickly on this one. I've never seen a ride-on trowel before (I just had to look that up to get the terminology correct).

[AuxTown]

That podium = beast mode!

Talk about TOD as well

I really like the trees and paths they have put along the LRT corridor. It will be amazing to see everything fill in around them over the next decade.

18m taller than Claridge is gonna look @ this location!

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by AuxTown

That podium = beast mode!

Talk about TOD as well

I really like the trees and paths they have put along the LRT corridor. It will be amazing to see everything fill in around them over the next decade.

18m taller than Claridge is gonna look @ this location!

Roof height is 124m, and the base is 3m higher, so it will actually hulk 25m over the roof height of Claridge.

The base is 11m lower than PDVC, and height is 12m taller, so it will actually have the highest roof height downtown regardless of the escarpment.

[AuxTown]

Originally Posted by Harley613

Roof height is 124m, and the base is 3m higher, so it will actually hulk 25m over the roof height of Claridge.

The base is 11m lower than PDVC, and height is 12m taller, so it will actually have the highest roof height downtown regardless of the escarpment.

Now that's the kind of stats I come here for. Between this and Renaissance/Releve the western skyline will never be the same :-)

[Harley613]

Renaissance will eventually overtake it by roof height, by 5m!

[J.OT13]

hoggytime with some nice aerials last month (so happy you got a new drone Harley!)





urbottawa last Tuesday. Windows are a perfect match with the renderings.




https://ottawa.skyrisecities.com/for....37152/page-17

[ponyboycurtis]

These things are really starting to show themselves.

Does anybody have any insight as to why the western tower has that temporary cladding moving up with the forming? I don't think I've seen that before. And its only on two sides? Wot the heck mate?

[AuxTown]

Can I emphasize again how much of a breath of fresh air Releve is?? Completely changes the skyline from the western vantage and will only be made better with Renaissance. Also, as expected, Claridge doesn't look nearly as lonely with its new friends. It was always a great 'infill' but doesn't deserve a starring role!

[SL123]

Taken Oct 6th, 2025

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by ponyboycurtis

These things are really starting to show themselves.

Does anybody have any insight as to why the western tower has that temporary cladding moving up with the forming? I don't think I've seen that before. And its only on two sides? Wot the heck mate?

That image is a few weeks old. It's all around now, and they've started installing it on the east tower as well. It's called a climbing form, or jump form. It's common in other cities where they build taller towers than Ottawa. Might be the first time we see this here. It speeds up construction when building a tower with a repetitive floor plate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing_formwork

Originally Posted by AuxTown

Can I emphasize again how much of a breath of fresh air Releve is?? Completely changes the skyline from the western vantage and will only be made better with Renaissance. Also, as expected, Claridge doesn't look nearly as lonely with its new friends. It was always a great 'infill' but doesn't deserve a starring role!

There are a few people who are dumbfounded by our complimentary position on Claridge Ascent, but I don't think anyone ever called it a masterpiece. Like you said, it's a high quality background tower, as opposed to most Claridge projects that are offensive in nature with low quality, blank walls, dark colours, random patterns.

Relevé, Renaissance (if they match the quality of Relevé, their two Market projects give me pause) and Odenak should reallly elevate our skyline in more ways than one.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

That image is a few weeks old. It's all around now, and they've started installing it on the east tower as well. It's called a climbing form, or jump form. It's common in other cities where they build taller towers than Ottawa. Might be the first time we see this here. It speeds up construction when building a tower with a repetitive floor plate.

I don't think that this is climbing formwork, as there are no exterior concrete walls being poured. Rather it appears to be a climbing protective wall system, used to enclose the upper floors while under construction in order to minimize fall hazards and protect from the weather.

Something like this:

https://www.peri.com/en/competences/...solutions.html
https://www.efcoforms.com/constructi...bing-formwork/
https://www.doka.com/en/system-group...climb-60/index

[ponyboycurtis]

I kind of figured it was some type of protective form work. When I saw it in person I guess it was only half constructed. Pretty sure I was walking along the river path last week and it was only on two sides of the western tower. So it's current form is quite new.

Re: Auxtown and Ascent.. I think the strength of that building really lies in its podium and ground floor interaction. The townhouses and whatnot. Completing the rest of the block in the same will make for a human scale interactive area. Across the street already has townhomes and planter beds. I'd love to see a good chunk of the flats built in this form. Compare to 1960 Scott. Like.. ewww