Schlegel Villages [1967 Riverside Dr] | up to 53m | 8+15f | U/C - Page 3

AuxTown · #41 Posted **Jan 25, 2025, 6:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by ponyboycurtis

Does anybody have any insight as to the type of crane being used on this site?

Rather than a traditional tower crane with a horizontal boom it uses a luffing? crane. The boom is pitched into the air at a steep angle. Could it be proximity to the neighboring property line? Is a crane boom or counterweight allowed to swing over a neighboring property?

Cheers.

I suspect they aren't allowed to have the crane overhanging the rail line at all. Seems there are pretty strict rules when doing construction along the railway, which makes sense. I think they had to build all kinds of protective walls etc. on that property line before construction.

ponyboycurtis · #42 Posted **Jan 25, 2025, 7:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by AuxTown

I suspect they aren't allowed to have the crane overhanging the rail line at all. Seems there are pretty strict rules when doing construction along the railway, which makes sense. I think they had to build all kinds of protective walls etc. on that property line before construction.

Ah yes.. the rail line! I hadn't thought of that. Thank you for your thoughts. I figured it was property line related but never considered the VIA track.

It will be nice to get another tower along the Riverside corridor. Feels quite urban taking the transitway between Billings and Hurdman.

rocketphish · #43 Posted **Jan 25, 2025, 7:37 PM**

Here it is, from last week:

Jan 21, 2025
Photo by me

rocketphish · #44 Posted **Aug 21, 2025, 7:12 PM**

Progress shot

Photo by me
Aug 21, 2025

ponyboycurtis · #45 Posted **Aug 21, 2025, 9:49 PM**

Are the exterior walls concrete? There is also some type of iron works structure on site as well. Such a strange building. Maybe its because you cant get a decent vantage point from Riverside or Smyth.

Either way, will be cool to carry on with the ROWS OF MARCHING TOWERS.

rocketphish · #46 Posted **Sep 29, 2025, 2:56 AM**

Today's progress:

Photo by me
Sept 28, 2025

movebyleap · #47 Posted **Sep 29, 2025, 12:57 PM**

This is the first I hear of this project, but it looks like it's a reject from the 1980s! Are they sticking to the design in the original rendering?

J.OT13 · #48 Posted **Oct 4, 2025, 8:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by movebyleap

This is the first I hear of this project, but it looks like it's a reject from the 1980s! Are they sticking to the design in the original rendering?

Yeah. It ain't gonna be pretty. But hey, if Ford was able to make his friends more money, shouldn't we all be happy about that?

rocketphish · #49 Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 5:54 PM**

The north end makes for a more telling photo:

Photo by me
Oct 15, 2025

J.OT13 · #50 Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 6:09 PM**

Interesting built form, with the steel bookended by heavy concrete towers on each side.

Harley613 · #51 Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 8:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Interesting built form, with the steel bookended by heavy concrete towers on each side.

It reminded me of a Nazi Germany Flak Tower like the ones I've seen in Hamburg, Vienna, and Berlin when I drove by last week.

ponyboycurtis · #52 Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 11:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Harley613

It reminded me of a Nazi Germany Flak Tower like the ones I've seen in Hamburg, Vienna, and Berlin when I drove by last week.

If only

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfu...wii_flak_tower_in_hamburg_was_too_large/

rocketphish · #53 Posted **Mar 17, 2026, 3:59 PM**

A grey day update:

Photos by me
Mar 15, 2026

ponyboycurtis · #54 Posted **Mar 18, 2026, 1:23 AM**

?? I don't see any building.

What an odd structure so far.

rocketphish · #55 Posted **Aug 17, 2026, 2:25 PM**

Project update (Aug 2026)

The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control revision application to permit the construction of a temporary parking lot on the Phase 2 lands of the Schlegel development where the future “Town Square link” and retirement home will be constructed.

Proposal Details

The subject site is home to The Ottawa Hospital Riverside Campus and the future Schlegel Seniors Village Development. The Schlegel Seniors Village Development was approved on August 4, 2023 (file number D07-12-21-0170). The proposal includes a Long-Term Care Home in Phase 1, and a 15-storey retirement home (270 beds) and Town Square link in Phase 2. Phase 1 is currently under construction. Additionally, two parking lots, approved in July 2025 (file number D07-12-25-0006) are under construction onsite to serve the Ottawa Hospital.

This Site Plan revision application has been submitted to accommodate the construction of a temporary parking lot to the north of The Ottawa Hospital’s Riverside Campus and medical building, south of Smyth Road, west of the VIA Rail Line, and east of the Bus Rapid Transit corridor. The parking lot will include 90 spaces and will be generally located in the footprint of the future Retirement Home and Town Square link.

The Ottawa Hospital has identified the need for additional parking to serve their current needs. The temporary parking lot will help address these needs in the interim and will be removed when construction of the Phase 2 retirement home and town square link commences.

Development application:
https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applications/D07-12-26-0074/details

Siteplan:

OTownandDown · #56 Posted **Aug 17, 2026, 8:11 PM**

Taking bets on the proposed parking lot never to be removed and Phase 2 never to be built. $10?

kwoldtimer · #57 Posted **Aug 17, 2026, 8:30 PM**

Is it the plan for this seniors' residence to have an active relationship with UofO's School of Medicine? I think Schlegel Village in Waterloo is set up to provide practical and academic experience for students.