Tribeca | 84.5m | 27 fl x 2 | Completed

[BlueJay]

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

It's interesting that they are mixing things up and using a different architect than usual. No offense to DCYSA but personally I'm not the biggest fan of their style, although I do like several of their more modern buildings.

I'd like to see more Ottawa developers using some of the Toronto architects like architectsAlliance, Core Architects, KPMB, Bregman + Hamann, MJMA and Hariri Pontarini (especially aA and Core) .. or some of the multi-national fims like HOK Canada. Institutional organizations and Toronto companies like Urban Capital and Morguard seem to use some of these firms but not really the residential builders.

I could not agree more. Excellent points!

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

I'd like to see more Ottawa developers using some of the Toronto architects like architectsAlliance, Core Architects, KPMB, Bregman + Hamann, MJMA and Hariri Pontarini (especially aA and Core) .. or some of the multi-national fims like HOK Canada. Institutional organizations and Toronto companies like Urban Capital and Morguard seem to use some of these firms but not really the residential builders.

My experience with out of town architects has not always been good on the details of a project. They are great at the renderings and overall concept plan but if a developer is to rely on a Toronto or Montreal based architect for all plans/drawings it often doesn't end up well. The out of town architect rarely checks the zoning by-law or submission requirements and ends up doing a complete set of drawings that will run into by-law issues or the need to go to the Committee of Adjustment for variances etc. It is usually best to have a local architect ground truth the plans to make sure they are approvable.

[rakerman]

Claridge has a teaser Tribeca ad in today's (Saturday) Citizen - all black with the Tribeca logo - points back to the Claridge website. Claridge site just has a "click to register" with generic text: "Located in the heart of downtown, Tribeca Condominiums is close to all that makes downtown Ottawa vibrant, exciting and alive." The TribecaOttawa.com site is still not live.

[k2p]

From the Citizen ad:

Originally Posted by rakerman

Tribeca Condominiums is close to all that makes downtown Ottawa vibrant, exciting and alive."

Oh, please. That thing is at least two hours from vibrant, exciting and alive. Three if the Decarie is clogged in traffic.

[Mille Sabords]

Originally Posted by k2p

From the Citizen ad:


Oh, please. That thing is at least two hours from vibrant, exciting and alive. Three if the Decarie is clogged in traffic.

That's old, man. Get a life.

[k2p]

Excuse me? I usually like what you write, but get a life? For what, thinking that the sea of parking lots, a dowdy Bank Street or lifeless CBD isn't exciting, vibrant or lively? Even the Market is regularly barren in early-mid week.

Don't get me wrong. Buildings like this are great. But let's not kid ourselves. Things have gone from wretched to improving...vibrant, exciting and lively are still a way away.

[Mille Sabords]

Originally Posted by k2p

Excuse me? I usually like what you write, but get a life? For what, thinking that the sea of parking lots, a dowdy Bank Street or lifeless CBD isn't exciting, vibrant or lively? Even the Market is regularly barren in early-mid week.

Don't get me wrong. Buildings like this are great. But let's not kid ourselves. Things have gone from wretched to improving...vibrant, exciting and lively are still a way away.

I just think you're being a bit harsh. I know Montreal well and it's really the only city in Canada that has any right (in my view) to claim the title of most lively, but the old stereotype of the best thing in Ottawa being the 5 pm train to Montreal is unfair and unjustified. It is old.

Yes we have parking lots and dowdy buildings. We also have one of the best music scenes in Canada, the quality of our restaurants is way better than even 5 years ago... it may not all be out there for all to see, but it's there if you know where to look. Like any burgeoning city you can choose to see it for what it isn't, or you can choose to see it for what it is becoming.

Let it be said that Ottawans will no longer sit silent when our city is casually disrespected.

[CondoGirl]

Actually I have to agree with Mille on this one, it is very much old thinking and I say that as someone born and bred in Ottawa. My husband is from Montreal and once upon a time we spent a lot of time commuting there for fun as much as family, but these days there is no shortage of things for us to do right here.

As jazz fans I can say that our festival is not bigger but IMO better than Montreal Jazzfest (of course due in great part to the passing of Charlie Biddle RIP). As foodies I can also say that the breadth of dining on offer in both Ottawa and across the river has also picked up significantly (although sure prices are more competitive in Mtl). And I find myself buying the discounted balcony seats at the NAC quite a bit lately, there are some excellent shows to be taken in at great prices if you're open to the arts scene.

Not sure, k2p, how long you've been living in Ottawa, but if you've been married and raising kids in some backyard for the past ten years, you may not have gotten out enough to appreciate just how much O-town has come into its own.

[CondoGirl]

Back to Tribeca, I missed the weekend ad in the newspaper: when exactly is the launch date?

[ServiceGuy]

Originally Posted by CondoGirl

when exactly is the launch date?

February 18th

[TransitZilla]

Originally Posted by Mille Sabords

Let it be said that Ottawans will no longer sit silent when our city is casually disrespected.

Hear, hear!!

[Ottawan]

I second that.

[Davis137]

I think the downtown isn't that busy after 5pm, because there's not that much residential compared to other parts of the city.

I think that with an increased influx of residential mid-high rises, the overall population that's in the downtown will go up, and the need for more retail and other services will go up too. Given some time, I think the downtown could bounce back...

[TransitZilla]

Originally Posted by Davis137

I think the downtown isn't that busy after 5pm, because there's not that much residential compared to other parts of the city.

I think that with an increased influx of residential mid-high rises, the overall population that's in the downtown will go up, and the need for more retail and other services will go up too. Given some time, I think the downtown could bounce back...

This building will be less than a block from Elgin St.

Elgin St. is plenty busy well after 5PM.

[cityguy]

You gotta admit Ottawa's not the most exciting place around,as for Tribeca we'll have to wait and see.

[bikegypsy]

Originally Posted by cityguy

You gotta admit Ottawa's not the most exciting place around,as for Tribeca we'll have to wait and see.

We all know that, but i beleive the point is elsewhere. The fact is, all Canadian cities are dull compared to Montreal, but for some reason or another, this city has continuously been bashed on for being boring compared to Montreal. I guess it's because we're the closest large city to it. So what. TO is dull compared to Mtl, so is Quebec city and Vancouver and Calgary and Edmonton... dull dull dull.

[reidjr]

Originally Posted by bikegypsy

We all know that, but i beleive the point is elsewhere. The fact is, all Canadian cities are dull compared to Montreal, but for some reason or another, this city has continuously been bashed on for being boring compared to Montreal. I guess it's because we're the closest large city to it. So what. TO is dull compared to Mtl, so is Quebec city and Vancouver and Calgary and Edmonton... dull dull dull.

I never get that people go on about how ottawa is boring compared to montreal which is true.Yet other citys such as toronto etc are not bashed nearly as much as ottawa.

[harls]

it's the 'sleepy government town' stigma that is hard to shake.. but too bad for those who believe it. I like this place.

[Ottawan]

It's a far cry between saying Ottawa is not the most exciting place and saying Ottawa has no vibrancy whatsoever/is boring. Ottawa definately is vibrant and alive if you are looking in the right places, and in a way that has it's own flavour.

[Kitchissippi]

Montreal is like a friend you want to party with Friday or Saturday night. Ottawa is someone you want to spend a wholesome time with on Saturday or Sunday morning.