900 Albert St | 234/203/105m | 65/56/23fl | Approved

[daud]

Is there any indication of a timeline to start construction? I believe this isn’t officially approved yet?
At 232m this would be the 13th or 14th tallest in Canada and only Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton would have taller buildings. This would be taller than both Montreal and Vancouver’s tallest structures.

[cr872190]

Originally Posted by daud

Is there any indication of a timeline to start construction? I believe this isn’t officially approved yet?
At 232m this would be the 13th or 14th tallest in Canada and only Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton would have taller buildings. This would be taller than both Montreal and Vancouver’s tallest structures.

This is scheduled to be discussed at the July 2018 Planning Committee meeting, which coincides with the end of the sewer relocation project on the site. Depending on whether committee approves this in July I would assume a 'ground breaking' sometime in the fall.

[Harley613]

I suspect we will see this come to fruition at it's full height, and as it is mostly rentals, it will go up very very fast. This is exactly what everyone (under the age of 65) wants for this spot.

[LeadingEdgeBoomer]

Originally Posted by Harley613

I suspect we will see this come to fruition at it's full height, and as it is mostly rentals, it will go up very very fast. This is exactly what everyone (under the age of 65) wants for this spot.

Hey now! I am over the age of 65 and I will be happy to see this development project happen.

[J.OT13]

Here are all of the renderings from the PDF.







http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Image%...lan%20and%20elevations%20June%202018.PDF

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by LeadingEdgeBoomer

Hey now! I am over the age of 65 and I will be happy to see this development project happen.

Yes, but you are 'Leading Edge' Boomer, not NIMBYBoomer!

[Vixx]

Again, impressed with the renderings and super excited with the increase in height. Still hard to believe buildings of this scale are soon (hopefully) going to be built in Ottawa.

Is anyone else slightly surprised at how the condos are all rentals? I would've thought at such a prominent future area that selling the units would've made a bit more sense? I know the city's condo market is in poor shape, but a project like this would've likely made a lot more people interested.

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by Vixx

Again, impressed with the renderings and super excited with the increase in height. Still hard to believe buildings of this scale are soon (hopefully) going to be built in Ottawa.

Is anyone else slightly surprised at how the condos are all rentals? I would've thought at such a prominent future area that selling the units would've made a bit more sense? I know the city's condo market is in poor shape, but a project like this would've likely made a lot more people interested.

Maybe they will build one tower at a time and if the market changes they will switch to Condos for one or two towers?

[Harley613]

The tallest tower would be the:
22nd tallest in NYC
6th tallest in Philadelphia
2nd tallest in Pittsburgh
4th tallest in Miami
17th tallest in Chicago
5th tallest in Houston
8th tallest in Dallas
3rd tallest in Seattle
5th tallest in San Francisco
4th tallest in Los Angeles
4th tallest in Minneapolis
Tallest in Las Vegas (aside from the Stratosphere Tower)
56th tallest in Dubai
3rd tallest in London
Tallest in Paris
3rd tallest in Frankfurt (and all of Germany)
9th tallest in Tokyo
19th tallest in Shanghai
22nd tallest in Hong Kong
6th tallest in Beijing
13th tallest in Kuala Lumpur
3rd tallest in Mexico City
Tallest in all of Brazil
4th tallest in Sydney
7th tallest in Melbourne
28th tallest in All of Europe
6th tallest in All of India
Tallest in All of Africa
14th tallest in Moscow
87th tallest in All of USA
13th tallest in All of Canada

[AuxTown]

The image on the right is particularly spectacular. Looks like something you would see along Central Park....Manhattan not Baseline @ Merivale . Any render that finds a way to crop out City Centre is immediately the best one.

[Davis137]

Holy moly that's a tall cluster of buildings...Make the R.H. Coats building (current tallest in within a few km's of the proposed site) look like a stump of a building...

[kalabaw]

Amazing!!!! Please build these pronto. =)

[originalmuffins]

These new renders are amazing. I cannot wait for this to start. Hopefully things go well at the July meeting and then they start building these things. The skyline of Ottawa will look amazing with these in it!!

[jitterbug]

Tall, thin, and minimalist design. Right on trend of what's happening in Toronto, New York City and elsewhere. With just a few exceptions, I think this board is in total agreement: WE APPROVE!

[Abe Simpson]

I absolutely love the new renderings! It's about time Ottawa grew up and built an actual skyscraper. Been waiting a lifetime for something like this to come around. I would suspect council will push this through, as this was something they wanted to do after the disastrous Larry O'Brien years.

[Matrix19]

Originally Posted by daud

Is there any indication of a timeline to start construction? I believe this isn’t officially approved yet?
At 232m this would be the 13th or 14th tallest in Canada and only Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton would have taller buildings. This would be taller than both Montreal and Vancouver’s tallest structures.

In Quebec City, the construction "le Phare" should start in 2019
It's a similar project with many towers :

250m /65 fl - 180m /50 fl - 110m / 30 fl - 60m / 17 fl

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=8226584&postcount=188

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I hope Ottawa will approve the new renderings, it would be nice

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by Matrix19

In Quebec City, the construction "le Phare" should start in 2019
It's a similar project with many towers :

250m /65 fl - 180m /50 fl - 110m / 30 fl - 60m / 17 fl

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=8226584&postcount=188

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I hope Ottawa will approve the new renderings, it would be nice

I had a comment but it was a mistake and I don't know how to delete a post :p

[UrbOttawa]

I was curious about the heights/views so I mocked it up in google earth, the views from nepean point will not disappoint:

[kevinbottawa]

Nice mockups. I didn't realize these buildings would be a part of the skyline when facing Dow's Lake. The view from Nepean Point will take some getting used to. It's weird to see modern skyscrapers and Parliament in the same shot.

[bikegypsy]

Originally Posted by Matrix19

In Quebec City, the construction "le Phare" should start in 2019
It's a similar project with many towers :

250m /65 fl - 180m /50 fl - 110m / 30 fl - 60m / 17 fl

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=8226584&postcount=188

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I hope Ottawa will approve the new renderings, it would be nice

La Phare est un projet intéressant pour Québec. Comment est-il accueilli dans les médias et au sein du public? Il y a de la grogne?

Quant à Ottawa, c'est tout un changement de vision en urbanisme qui se passe. La ville vient tout juste d'approuver un projet semblable qui sera voisin a celui-ci et une tour de 45 étages est présentement en construction dans un autre cartier.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=8236570#post8236570

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=8235664#post8235664

Il faut comprendre la culture locale et le contrôle presque total qu'a la commission de la capitale nationale depuis 30-40 ans en ce qui concerne les bâtiments et l'architecture. Mais Ottawa est aux prises avec un phénomène d'étalement urbain monstrueux suite aux décisions qui ont été prises dans le passé. Bien qu'un peu trop haut à mon goût, ces nouveaux développements sont une bonne chose pour le tissu urbain et contribueront à alléger l'image "plate" qui afflige la région depuis toujours.