1040 Somerset St | 99m | 30f | U/C - Page 22

J.OT13 · #**421** Posted **Jul 7, 2025, 2:09 PM**

Looks fantastic! King of want to email Claridge to congratulate them on this and East Flats.

McDonald's Racoon · #**422** Posted **Jul 7, 2025, 5:48 PM**

Just moved nearby and all I can say is WOW! It really looks good from all angles which is great cause it basically has a 360 degree vantage point and is extremely visible. Good Job Claridge.

urbanforest · #**423** Posted **Jul 31, 2025, 3:09 PM**

It feels weird to say this about a Claridge project, but this is turning out to be a gorgeous building. Bravo.

J.OT13 · #**424** Posted **Aug 1, 2025, 2:40 PM**

Between this and East Flats, I hope they've turned a corner.

EDIT: sent Claridge an email to express my appreciation for the design and quality of these two, and encouraged them to keep it up.

ponyboycurtis · #**425** Posted **Aug 3, 2025, 5:47 PM**

As a big fan of linear balconies this project is making me warm and fuzzy.

I'd still like to see more roof features on our new projects though. Nothing Dubai crazy and tacky but just about anything will do.

I absolutely love Dale 1 for how they addressed the roofline. Parkdale collective is pretty decent too.

Spoonsy · #**426** Posted **Aug 7, 2025, 8:18 PM**

Couple of deficiencies to take care of

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

https://i.imgur.com/RuxR2VS.jpeg

J.OT13 · #**427** Posted **Aug 8, 2025, 1:47 PM**

And I'm hoping they take care of them.

An image from urbottawa on Skyrise.

https://skyrisecities.com/forum/thre...0#post-2268528

SL123 · #**428** Posted **Aug 16, 2025, 5:30 PM**

August 15, 2025

rocketphish · #**429** Posted **Aug 16, 2025, 8:19 PM**

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August 15, 2025

Nice shot. Definitely the best angle.

ponyboycurtis · #**430** Posted **Aug 17, 2025, 5:51 PM**

Gorgeous.

Claridge... where was this Claridge when building Icon? We should start a gofundme to reclad the balcony glass.

I would still like to see more roof elements in some of these new projects without going full Dubai. Think Minto Metropole.

J.OT13 · #**431** Posted **Sep 9, 2025, 2:09 PM**

From Dzingle Bells (first iamge) and btap (next two) on Skyrise.

https://ottawa.skyrisecities.com/for...0#post-2280348

ponyboycurtis · #**432** Posted **Oct 6, 2025, 4:59 PM**

Taken Sunday Oct. 5th. Just 1 floor of balcony glass left. Dang this thing is nice!

I am in the process of upgrading my phone and this god awful camera. I just need the time to xfer all my junk.

Spoonsy · #**433** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 4:23 PM**

Sadly they have branded the west side and I could see wiring/attachment points ready to go on the east

Jan 30 2026:

urbanforest · #**434** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 6:55 PM**

The huge name on top feels really tacky to me. And it’s too bad the mechanical part on top is now black instead of grey/silver. It sticks out like a sore thumb.

SL123 · #**435** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 9:06 PM**

Could be worse! it could look like the Clemow.

I dont find it too offensive frankly

J.OT13 · #**436** Posted **Feb 1, 2026, 1:15 PM**

Unpopular opinion; I prefer with the name than without.

SMC33 · #**437** Posted **Feb 4, 2026, 9:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Unpopular opinion; I prefer with the name than without.

Same, just wished they’d gone with the building name instead of Claridge, especially given its location at the entrance to Hintonburg. Would have been good symmetry with the street level neighbourhood sign at Wellington and Parkdale.

J.OT13 · #**438** Posted **Feb 4, 2026, 11:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by SMC33

Same, just wished they’d gone with the building name instead of Claridge, especially given its location at the entrance to Hintonburg. Would have been good symmetry with the street level neighbourhood sign at Wellington and Parkdale.

True. Give all of your buildings a proper name and logo if you want to plaster your name up top. Just having "Claridge" on all the buildings isn't very descriptive.

ponyboycurtis · #**439** Posted **Feb 5, 2026, 12:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by SMC33

Same, just wished they’d gone with the building name instead of Claridge, especially given its location at the entrance to Hintonburg. Would have been good symmetry with the street level neighbourhood sign at Wellington and Parkdale.

That's a reasonable take. But then perhaps it raises the confusion of.. are you advocating for the building itself or the neighbourhood. Personally I think the Claridge script is nice enough that it doesn't bother me.

When did writing the name of your building on top become a thing? I'm going to go back to the mid 2000s with builds like St.George and Metropole. That wasn't a thing with them. Even some of the higher end builds in downtown like Hudson park and The Gardens circa early 2010s don't have that.

I feel like it started with SOHO.

It's honestly kind of cheesy and I could do without it. By all means.. name your building and have a placard over the front entrance or driveway. But plastering it in human sized plus letters across the top of your mechanical penthouse is just.. cheesy man.

Marshsparrow · #**440** Posted **Feb 5, 2026, 8:24 PM**

Is there a website for this building / rental offering?