Canadian City Proposals II

[koops65]

Good catch!

[Wpg_Guy]

A small infill development proposed in a central mature community in Winnipeg

611 Wardlaw Ave
Location: 611 Wardlaw Ave
Neighbourhood: McMillan - River Heights-Fort Garry Ward (City Centre Community Committee)
Developer:
Architect: Chagas Architect + Development Inc.
Status: In Development
Documents: Variance, Conditional Use - June 25, 2026
Media:
Description: A development application has been submitted for a new four-storey, 17-unit multi-family building on Wardlaw Avenue in Winnipeg. The building would feature a modest 11-foot front yard setback, with side setbacks of 8.5 feet on the east and 4 feet on the west, and a 25-foot rear yard. It will be finished with a mix of limestone, brick, Hardie plank, and composite wood siding, and will include a prominent main entrance with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the street. Parking for 16 vehicles (11 indoor, 5 outdoor, including two visitor spots and one accessible space) will be accessed via the rear lane, while bicycle facilities include secure indoor storage for 16 bikes and a small outdoor visitor rack at the front. The site will also feature landscaping with four trees and 41 shrubs, an earthbin garbage enclosure in the rear yard, and reserved space for a future City active transportation (AT) path along the northwest edge.
Permits:

[Surrealplaces]

Excellent design. This is a great example of how designs don't need to have a million materials and tack-ons. Sleek, simple, elegant, and some curves to boot.

Originally Posted by trueviking

Fun little infill designed by moi.

[davidivivid]

A promoter bought de Saint-Yves church in Ste-Foy last year and intends to build a 300 units appartment complex. The church, built in 1962, is considered by the City to have historical value so it will not be demolished but entirely integrated into the complex.



https://www.lesoleil.com/2022/03/30/les-...fermer-b2ab8682e9e5c402b079666160f6d7b4/






https://2470triquet.com/

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by davidivivid

A promoter bought de Saint-Yves' church in Ste-Foy last year and intends to built a 300 appartment complex. The church, built in 1962, is considered by the City to have historical value so it will not be demolished but entirely integrated into the complex.

I love seeing churches adapt underused or closed sites for residential development. Across the country, there’s a significant opportunity to create much-needed housing on these properties. With declining congregation numbers, many churches could generate meaningful revenue by selling portions of their land or entering into long-term leases with developers.

[Coldrsx]

^^love.

Many are able to take advantage of various programs to do feasibility studies and even deeper work to move these forward.

A WIN WIN.

[TorontoDrew]

The city has recommended it for approval. Though I could see this sitting for a while or becoming more rental.

College Park Redevelopment | 344.29m | 96s | GWL | Hariri Pontarini

Source: urbantoronto

[J.OT13]

St. Laurent near Innes in Ottawa. Unexpected for an inner-urban industrial-ish area with no rapid transit prospects.

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Updated proposal (July 2026)

Changes to the Proposed Development

The following changes have been made to the originally-proposed development design in response to comments received from the technical review:

The proposal now includes 913 residential units.

• Building height: proposed building heights have been increased from 12 and 15 storeys in Submission 1, to 13 and 20 storeys in Submission 2, to 11, 13 and 30 storeys in Submission 3:
  • Towers 2 and 4, the westernmost buildings, have been reduced slightly in height to improve the transition between the mid-rise buildings to the west and the high-rise buildings fronting onto St. Laurent Boulevard. They have also been adjusted to feature slightly different heights, at 11 and 13 storeys respectively, to provide visual interest and reduce the repetition in building heights;
  • Towers 1 and 3 have been increased in height from 20 to 30 storeys in accordance with policies in the Official Plan, which direct high-rise heights to roads with wide rights-of-ways, such as St. Laurent Boulevard;
  • The tower floorplates for all buildings are now reduced to meet the recommended tower floorplate of 750 m2 gross floor area (GFA) for residential towers, with tower floorplates of 600 m2 provided;
• Park Improvements: An unencumbered park block, comprising 10% of the lot area, is proposed for conveyance to the City of Ottawa. The park shape has been regularized and provides a rectangular, programmable area.
  • The previous iteration of the plan showed a privately-owned public space (POPS) with a partially-encumbered park space in the southeast corner. Following a modest recessing of the underground parking garage from the southern portion of the property, the park space is now unencumbered;
  • The park shape is regularized and more rectangular. The previous park design had a narrower frontage, but widened significantly in the interior of the site. The shape of the park has been changed to feature a more rectangular park shape. The park is not perfectly rectangular, however, due to the angled south property line;
  • The potential redevelopment of the property at 1800 St. Laurent Boulevard may provide the opportunity to create a rectangular park shape with a mirrored parkland conveyance to the south, as requested by Parks staff;
  • The grading on the site has also been reconsidered so that a continuous walkway from the east-west private road can lead to the park using a gradual slope, eliminating the need for the complex stair and pathway switchback design from the previous iteration;
  • Building 3 has been redesigned. In the previous submission, the building featured a wider podium with a carriageway to access the park. The building footprint has been reduced and the podium is narrower than in Submission 2. The carriageway has been removed, allowing for a widened park frontage on St. Laurent Boulevard;
• Building design: the buildings have been redesigned. Whereas the previous design had a design that was generally carried to the upper floors, the revised design uses stacked, alternating rectangular shapes, with consistent breaks that create visual interest into the upper floors;
  
• Building Siting:
  • The podium of Tower 3 has been reduced to provide more frontage for the park along St. Laurent Blvd;
  • Tower 2 is more square compared to the previous version, in which it was more rectangular in shape;
  • Tower 4 has been rotated 180 degrees, returning to the previous L-shaped design, so that the ‘L’ faces the interior of the site. This change was necessary to provide a sloped path to the park and opens up the building to the interior of the site and the park;
• Drive Aisles have been Refined: the drive aisle and circulation patterns between Towers 1 and 2 have been further refined:
  • A second one-way vehicle lane has been added in front of Tower 2 for move-ins and move-outs. Waste collection will take place north of Tower 2, where recycling and garbage would be brought outside for pickup, but generally stored indoors otherwise;
  • Three (3) courier spaces have been added north of Tower 1 for drivers to pick up delivery orders from the St. Hubert restaurant;
  • The number of entrances for the south surface parking lot has been reduced from the previous two (2) entrances to one (1). Two-direction travel continues to be provided.
  • Two (2) short-term pick-up and drop-off spaces have been added to the private road between Towers 1 and 3. The previous design did not have short-term pick-up and drop-off spaces and there was a concern that if someone in a vehicle pulled over on the private road, it would block traffic and cause a spillover of traffic onto St. Laurent Boulevard. An additional eight (8) short-term pick-up and drop-off parallel parking spaces are proposed between Towers 2 and 4.

Affordable Housing

The client intends to finance the project with financing from both the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the City of Ottawa’s Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP). Unit sizes have been developed to ensure that they are consistent with CMHC requirements. The affordable units will provide rents at average market rent (AMR), or lower as defined by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for the Ottawa portion of the Ottawa-Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area, for the entire rental housing stock, based on building form and unit type.

Affordable units will be dispersed throughout the developments and have equal access to communal amenities.


Architect: PMA Architectes


Development application:
https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applications/D07-12-21-0177/details

Siteplan:




Renderings:

[craner]

^Nice Ottawa proposal.

^^ College Park Redevelopment | 344.29m | 96s | GWL | Hariri Pontarini
Would this be the tallest in TO ?
It’s a mullet - business in the front - party in the back.

[Nouvellecosse]

^ The Sky Tower that's already almost finished is taller than that at about 351m.

[craner]

Ahhh - thanks Nouvell

[TorontoDrew]

Pinnacle One Yonge South Block has been approved.

source: urbantoronto.ca

Pinnacle One Yonge South Block | 296m | 85s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini


Pinnacle One Yonge South Block by Andrew Moore, on Flickr

[O-tacular]

I think Toronto is taking the twin towers capital title from Calgary.

[Nouvellecosse]

I don't love twins in general but those in particular are not it.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

I think Toronto is taking the twin towers capital title from Calgary.

At least they're fraternal, not identical ...

[GeneralLea]

Ugh. I'd love it if we could have more buildings step down toward the water, rather than create a wall as you get to the waterfront.
I'm mixed on how these are designed. They feel way too overbearing and I wonder how the street level will turn out, as I suspect wind issues due to the sheer curving faces of the lower area of the complex.

That being said, this will probably be redisnged whenever its built (probably 10 years since they're keeping the Toronto Star building around for a few).

[J.OT13]

I like the design of the Toronto towers, but as others have mentioned, I don't like where they are. Having the tallest, bulkiest buildings at the front of the skyline just creates a wall along the waterfront. You no longer get that layered skyline. It's sad that the Financial District is already nearly hidden from view.

[TorontoDrew]

I'm with most of you, I like the towers, it's a solid design. The architect is one of the best in the city so you know it will turn out looking good, it's just the location. There should be a gradual step down to the water. It's looking like Lower Manhattan now with massive towers right up to the waters edge.

[TorontoDrew]

This proposal just got a major update in style and height.

Grand Park Village | 177.9m | 54s | Minto Group | Wallman


source: urbantoronto.ca
Previous design.


Updated design.

[Nouvellecosse]

The newer design is nicer to look at but the prior design looks like it might be nicer to live in.