General Update/Rumour thread [Urban Ottawa] - Page 269

J.OT13 · #**5361** Posted **Jul 21, 2018, 3:37 PM**

They are building a steel structure on the Queen street side of the Sun Life building between Parliament accessible and SunLife entrances. It has nothing to do with the subway but I'm not 100% sure what it is. Pump out or patio canopy for a restaurant maybe? The heck is that tower thing?

kevinbottawa · #**5362** Posted **Jul 21, 2018, 6:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

They are building a steel structure on the Queen street side of the Sun Life building between Parliament accessible and SunLife entrances. It has nothing to do with the subway but I'm not 100% sure what it is. Pump out or patio canopy for a restaurant maybe? The heck is that tower thing?

The Downtown Moves plan envisioned a lot more ground floor spaces opening up onto Queen Street, like restaurants and patios, so I wouldn't be surprised if this is a restaurant or coffee shop with a patio.

Pixel1 · #**5363** Posted **Jul 22, 2018, 11:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

The Downtown Moves plan envisioned a lot more ground floor spaces opening up onto Queen Street, like restaurants and patios, so I wouldn't be surprised if this is a restaurant or coffee shop with a patio.

A couple of hotel restaurants over on Albert Street have increased ground floor restaurant space in the past year or two (Sheraton and Albert at Bay). I guess there's demand for it in the area. I think it's a good idea, it helps increase pedestrian presence on evenings and weekends as well as daytime.

Kitchissippi · #**5364** Posted **Jul 23, 2018, 8:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

They are building a steel structure on the Queen street side of the Sun Life building between Parliament accessible and SunLife entrances. It has nothing to do with the subway but I'm not 100% sure what it is. Pump out or patio canopy for a restaurant maybe? The heck is that tower thing?

It's going to be one of those "sign" restaurants

Davis137 · #**5365** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 1:23 AM**

I am curious what the building is that went up near the Gloucester Center? It looks like it's around 20 floors, and it is pretty much the tallest building in the east end of town (east of the 417/174 split. Are there others like it planned in the future? Would make the city's skyline even more visible when viewed from the 417 southeast of the Hunt Club interchange...

J.OT13 · #**5366** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 1:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Davis137

I am curious what the building is that went up near the Gloucester Center? It looks like it's around 20 floors, and it is pretty much the tallest building in the east end of town (east of the 417/174 split. Are there others like it planned in the future? Would make the city's skyline even more visible when viewed from the 417 southeast of the Hunt Club interchange...

Three towers. Here's the thread.

Catenary · #**5367** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 2:31 AM**

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Three towers. Here's the thread.

Here's the thread:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=220539

J.OT13 · #**5368** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 3:44 PM**

Ooops...

rakerman · #**5369** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 9:45 PM**

What's this at Metcalfe and Gloucester? A parking lot?

DSCF1227-1011227-20180722-XE2 by Richard Akerman, on Flickr

Jayday23 · #**5370** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 11:14 PM**

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What's this at Metcalfe and Gloucester? A parking lot?

DSCF1227-1011227-20180722-XE2 by Richard Akerman, on Flickr

The application development mentioned a park after the owners of the London Arms decided to apply for demolition control. It does have me worried tho... it seems like all construction has completed...

If this continues for the foreseeable future, someone should really bring this to the Somerset Ward councillors attention...

Commuter · #**5371** Posted **Jul 25, 2018, 12:22 PM**

Heaven forbid there be a parking lot downtown. Have any of you tried to park downtown between 8 and 2?

zzptichka · #**5372** Posted **Jul 25, 2018, 2:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Commuter

Heaven forbid there be a parking lot downtown. Have any of you tried to park downtown between 8 and 2?

I tried not to drive downtown between 8 and 2 and it's been okay. Luckily there are better ways to get there other than by a single occupancy vehicle and it will only get better.

In general I don't think you can find much support for downtown parking on a forum for people interested in urban planning, skyscrapers and transportation, as surface parking is a major enemy for all those things.

OTownandDown · #**5373** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 1:18 PM**

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Heaven forbid there be a parking lot downtown. Have any of you tried to park downtown between 8 and 2?

Actually it's generally fine. You just need to bite your tongue and enter a parking garage for $25.00.

I'm surprised this one didn't go straight to construction of whatever's next. Why would a landlord choose demolition over continuing to take rental income if the end result is a brownfield?

Kitchissippi · #**5374** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 1:36 PM**

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I'm surprised this one didn't go straight to construction of whatever's next. Why would a landlord choose demolition over continuing to take rental income if the end result is a brownfield?

Taxes.

McC · #**5375** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 1:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTownandDown

Why would a landlord choose demolition over continuing to take rental income if the end result is a brownfield?

I don't think that was an option, wasn't the building condemned? I've been told that the City's standard practice is to only issue demolition permits once there's a building permit to minimize the numbers of vacant lots, unless there is a threat to public safety or other strong justification for an exception.

gjhall · #**5376** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 1:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Commuter

Heaven forbid there be a parking lot downtown. Have any of you tried to park downtown between 8 and 2?

Heaven forbid indeed - surface lots are a cancer on cities.

1overcosc · #**5377** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 3:22 PM**

I do think some of the commuter parking lots need to have a policy (perhaps mandated by regulation) of having 5% of their daytime spots not be made available until after 9am, and another 5% not made available until after 10am. Ditto for city park and ride lots. That way, there is some parking capacity available at mid-day instead of every last spot being grabbed by morning commuters.

waterloowarrior · #**5378** Posted **Jul 30, 2018, 7:11 PM**

216 Elgin Street was purchased by Devtrin (Elgin) Inc. (Trinity Development Group Inc.) from Caribou Urban Properties Inc. (First Capital
Realty Inc.) for $12,000,000 or $962 per square foot. It is improved with a singlestorey, multi-tenant retail building. It is
anchored by a newly leased Starbucks, Johnny Farina and Harvey’s Inc. It was 100% occupied at the time of sale. It
sold as part of a portfolio including 2 other Ottawa properties and 4 Torontoproperties that were listed by CBRE.
http://www.juteaujohnsoncomba.com/newsletters/2018/May-2018-Newsletter-March-Sales.pdf

381 Kent Street was purchased by Devtrin (James) Inc. (Trinity Development Group) from Caribou Urban Properties Inc. (First Capital
Realty Inc.) for $10,000,000 or $231 per square foot. It is improved with a fivestorey, plus basement, medical office
building that was constructed in 1970.
Paved surface parking is provided for 114 vehicles. It sold as part of a portfolio including 2 other Ottawa properties and
4 Toronto properties that were listed for sale by CBRE.

J.OT13 · #**5379** Posted **Jul 30, 2018, 7:42 PM**

Trinity is on fire!

J.OT13 · #**5380** Posted **Aug 15, 2018, 6:43 PM**

Excavation at Scott and Parkdale, where the Quickie used to be.