Claridge Plaza III & IV | ? m | 28 fl | Completed

[J.OT13]

It's not the glass that bothers me, it's the beige precast.

[Harley613]

The best I could do with a camera phone while driving:

[J.OT13]

Identical with a slightly better colour.

[gjhall]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Identical with a slightly better colour.

I would cite a couple improvements: no blank walls on the street, retail in Rideau at grade, no awkward walk up like there is for National Bank.

[ebrie014]

The colour is a lot nicer also other than the previously mentionned improvements the balconies are all glass which gives it a more modern touch in comparison to the steel rails of the 1 and 2.

Not to mention the insides of most units are likely to be better finished than 1 and 2 as claridge drastically reduced upgrades as they had to compete with the finishings of the other up and coming condos.

I for one am happy with these changes atleast its not 4 completely identical tours.

[J.OT13]

If CP I and II where a 4/10, I call this one a 6/10. A marked improvement but still way off the mark.

[AuxTown]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

If CP I and II where a 4/10, I call this one a 6/10. A marked improvement but still way off the mark.

Agreed. It's a 6/10 on its own but as a group of 4 towers in a very prominent location I give it a 1/10. Claridge gained some points with TriBeCa, but I don't know if it makes up for Lebreton and CP1-4.

[S-Man]

Went by these last week. I thought the new CP towers were 28 stories, yet they BARELY look any taller than the 25 storey ones next door. Was hoping for a more noticeable difference.

[Rob64]

The glass balconies are a HUGE improvement over the white railings used in the first two buildings. Much nicer buildings.

[Boxster]

Originally Posted by Rob64

The glass balconies are a HUGE improvement over the white railings used in the first two buildings. Much nicer buildings.

They may be glass but they are still tiny....way too small.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Harley613

The best I could do with a camera phone while driving:

Thanks for fixing the photographs (smaller size). It sort of looks like an evolution of CP I & II to something slightly more modern (or what CP I and II would look like if "modernized" if they were 30 years old).

They are a definite improvement with, as stated earlier, more modern materials and a slimmer figure but it is still disappointing seeing 4 nearly identical bland and blander towers.

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Thanks for fixing the photographs (smaller size). It sort of looks like an evolution of CP I & II to something slightly more modern (or what CP I and II would look like if "modernized" if they were 30 years old).

They are a definite improvement with, as stated earlier, more modern materials and a slimmer figure but it is still disappointing seeing 4 nearly identical bland and blander towers.

Your welcome! It was driving me crazy too haha. If they build CP V&VI across the street in the same style I'm going to move away from Ottawa, as I've stated before :p

[McC]

Don't worry, it might get a little stale around VII and VIII, but they'll really hit their stride with CP IX and will cruise right through to VL

[Harley613]

eventually the market will look like a modern Claridge version of Stuyvesant Town...

[McC]

exactly.

[Rob64]

I took this picture on my bike ride home today. I like it.

[Harley613]

I'm actually ok with these ones....Can we take down I & II now please?

[J.OT13]

Slimmer, taller, more glass and less precast. Still looks Mississauga BA (before Absolute).

[amanfromnowhere]

May I dare to say that I like designs of Plaza I and II? I am not talking specs, interior etc, I am just a passerby... What I really dislike is that Plaza III and IV are very similar in disign to the first phase builidings. It's like if NY has 4 Empire State Buildings beside each other

[JackBauer24]

Originally Posted by amanfromnowhere

May I dare to say that I like designs of Plaza I and II? I am not talking specs, interior etc, I am just a passerby... What I really dislike is that Plaza III and IV are very similar in disign to the first phase builidings. It's like if NY has 4 Empire State Buildings beside each other

The only building in Ottawa that should be mentioned in the same breath as the Empire Sate Building is the Merit.

I'm not a huge fan of any of the 4, but the mordern touches on 3 & 4 are an improvement. But so is putting lip stick on a pig.