2026 Scott St [Granite Curling Club] | 100m/?m/?m | 31/40/30f | Proposed

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This has fallen so far from the architecture proposed in 2023, but I am sure we are in store for another couple of cheapifying dumb-downs before this gets built!

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From Renx article.

Colonnade BridgePort has another site on Scott Street in Westboro where it hopes to break ground for an apartment building with approximately 300 units late this year.

https://renx.ca/cb-begins-building-ottawa-mixed-use-residential-community

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Colonnade BridgePort proposes three towers instead of two at Scott St. site in Westboro

Mia Jensen, OBJ
March 13, 2026

Colonnade BridgePort wants to build three highrises on the site of the former Granite Curling Club in Westboro, up from the two it proposed four years ago. The local developer, one of the city’s most active, has submitted an updated application to the city for the parcel on the corner of Scott Street and Athlone Avenue. The 0.6-hectare property is currently occupied by the former curling club building, two single-storey commercial units and a single-detached home, all of which would be demolished.

Submitted in 2022, the proposal has gone through multiple iterations, originally receiving approval on a zoning bylaw amendment to build two 40-storey towers, according to the project’s application summary.

The new application calls for a three-phase rollout to build three mixed-use highrises of 36, 26 and 18 storeys with a total of 857 residential units, the same number that would have been built under the two-tower scenario. It also proposes building a pedestrian plaza and “multiple pedestrian thoroughfares.”

The 26-storey building, which would have a six-storey podium, would be constructed in the first phase of the development and would include 285 units ranging from studios to two-bedrooms.

The building would also include about 1,800 square feet of at-grade commercial space and about 18,000 square feet of amenity space.

The proposal calls for a three-level underground parking garage, with 135 vehicle spots and 188 bicycle spaces provided in the first phase.

Located one kilometre east of Westboro Beach, the site is surrounded by low-rise residential neighbourhoods, with some mid-rise developments and a variety of commercial uses. Nearby establishments include a grocery store, gymnastics centre and schools. Also nearby is Richmond Road, which has restaurants, coffee shops and retail stores.

Across the street to the north is one of the development's major draws: the Westboro rapid transit station, which will become a stop on the expanded Confederation light-rail line.

A design brief for the project said this proximity “will result in the future development becoming an active residential and commercial node within the city.” “With integrated pedestrian linkages to the future LRT station and Lion’s Park, a mix of uses, and a phased approach that delivers cohesive built form and landscape, the project establishes a vibrant, accessible, and resilient destination,” it said.

It’s not the only project for Colonnade BridgePort in the area. In October 2024, the company filed plans for a 22-storey highrise on Scott Street near Island Park Drive that would feature nearly 250 rental apartments. The city’s largest privately owned commercial property management firm has many other projects in the works, including a 12-storey, 124-unit “boutique” rental complex on Argyle Avenue near the Canadian Museum of Nature. Colonnade BridgePort’s most ambitious proposal is a multi-phased development on a five-acre property at 25 Pickering Pl., just east of the city’s main Via Rail terminal and the Tremblay LRT station. The company is partnering with Toronto-based investment firm Fiera Real Estate to turn the current industrial site into a “mixed-use, high-density community hub” that will eventually include up to 1,200 residential units in a mix of rental apartment highrises, condos and retirement residences, as well as retail space, parkland and possibly a hotel. East of the train station, the company plans to build five residential highrises with upwards of 1,200 units on a four-acre parcel of land at 2000 City Park Dr., about 450 metres west of Blair Station and the Gloucester Centre mall.

https://obj.ca/colonnade-bridgeport-three-towers-scott-st-site-westboro/

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Updated design. Tower 1 has been upped to 31 floors. Not as nice as the twin towers, but a step up from the 26 floor proposal.

Thanks to postingaboutottawa on Skyrise for finding the update and posting on Skyrise.

Description

The proposed development consists of a three-building mixed-use community organized around a network of publicly accessible open spaces and pedestrian connections. The site has been planned as a cohesive master-planned development that prioritizes walkability, landscape, and active transportation while supporting the City’s vision for transit-oriented intensification.

The project will be constructed in three phases. Phase 1 includes Building 1, its associated underground parking structure, and the northern portion of the site’s public realm and landscape improvements. Phase 2 introduces Building 2 together with additional site servicing and landscape improvements, while Phase 3 completes the development with Building 3 and the remainder of the landscape network.

Upon completion, the development will provide approximately 861 residential units together with
commercial uses located along Scott Street and key pedestrian routes. Three levels of underground parking will be provided beneath the development, allowing the majority of the site at grade to be dedicated to landscape, pedestrian movement, and active building frontages.

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