The Beckett [192 Bronson Ave] | 61m | 19 fl | Completed

[ars]

Originally Posted by Jayday23

Brad Lamb Leaving the Ottawa market? He started divesting out of Edmonton (another secondary market for his group) last year with the cancellation of Jasper House.

Hopefully this sale was just a one off and he doesn't give up on this market. His two projects in Ottawa(Soba and Gotham) are two of my favourites in the city.

Would be nice to see a 40+ storey tower from his group in this city.

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by ars

Hopefully this sale was just a one off and he doesn't give up on this market. His two projects in Ottawa(Soba and Gotham) are two of my favourites in the city.

Would be nice to see a 40+ storey tower from his group in this city.

A Brad Lamb 40+ story tower in Ottawa would have a 15 year sales to occupancy time haha.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by Harley613

A Brad Lamb 40+ story tower in Ottawa would have a 15 year sales to occupancy time haha.

I think a 'Brad Lamb' project would sell a lot quicker without Brad Lamb . His abrasive personality is not a positive for me.

I remember watching his show (HGTV) and he as a person was very offputting. It could all be an act, as I've been told by people who know him, similar to Kevin O'Leary not being as awful as he is shown on TV.

[J.OT13]

Drove by the site Saturday.

Ottawa Construction Association Building is vacant. Blue fencing surrounds the site, the kind you see around buildings set to be demolished.

[Jayday23]

The building is half-demolished. Pretty cool site to see if anyone is in the neighbourhood!

[Davis137]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

I think a 'Brad Lamb' project would sell a lot quicker without Brad Lamb . His abrasive personality is not a positive for me.

He's the "Condo King" of Toronto, like Harry Stinson claims to be for Hamilton...

[Jayday23]

Excavation has begun. Last i checked, the building has been revised down to 18 stories though...

[kevinbottawa]

Originally Posted by Jayday23

Excavation has begun. Last i checked, the building has been revised down to 18 stories though...

Did Brad Lamb actually sell the site? A few articles have come out over the past few years saying he sold it but the project is still on his website.

[Jayday23]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

Did Brad Lamb actually sell the site? A few articles have come out over the past few years saying he sold it but the project is still on his website.

Yup! Its been sold to a Montreal based development group. Their name escapes me at the moment.

I believe its been changed to rentrals from condos.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by bartlebooth

I know this project had a thread at one point but I am wondering if it is still happening: http://www.lambdevcorp.com/bronson.php

It is posted on the architects website as well:
https://www.corearchitects.com/project/bronson

Lamb is still involved? I thought he sold the project.

I past by last week and the Ottawa Builders Association HQ (or something to that effect) is gone and construction equipment is on site.

EDIT: Just read the above post. Weird he still has it posted on his website.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Lamb is still involved? I thought he sold the project.

I past by last week and the Ottawa Builders Association HQ (or something to that effect) is gone and construction equipment is on site.

EDIT: Just read the above post. Weird he still has it posted on his website.

If he is involved the design will need to ensure that the upper part of any door frames are wider than the norm

[J.OT13]

Drove by this week. Excavation is about 20 feet deep so far.

[Marc_Ottawa]

[J.OT13]

This one was also suppose to get a grocery store, right?

[Urbanarchit]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

This one was also suppose to get a grocery store, right?

I believe the first version was supposed to, but when they redesigned it to provide the mid-block cut-through to provide further distance from the property line (and thus made the base smaller), they claimed it'd be space for a cafe or something. Although, depending on how big the commercial space is they could have a small grocery store.

[FutureWickedCity]

Seems like an odd location for retail or a café. There's obviously no shortage of people living nearby, yet that stretch of Bronson seems to have very little foot traffic. A corner store would be good for this location.

[waterloowarrior]

Building permit issued in March 2019 to construct a 19 storey mixed use building with 2 underground parking levels (foundation/garage permit was probably issued earlier)

[Marshsparrow]

Crane going up today

[Glenlivet Ave]

Does anyone know if they're sticking with the 2014 design? It's really nice for a rental if that's the case.

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Plan Revisions, September 2014

Application Resubmission:
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__9TENUR

The proposed revisions to the plans address technical comments provided by Municipal Staff between December 2013 and January 2014, summarized in a letter dated March 10, 2014. The following is an inventory of more significant revisions to the proposal:

- The total number of residential units proposed within the development has increased from 209 to 212;
- The overall gross floor area of the development has been reduced from 14,040 square metres to 13,553 square metres;
- The building height for the development has been increased from 60.9 metres (19 storeys) to 68.32 metres (21 storeys);
- The front yard setback on the west side of the building (i.e. adjacent to Cambridge Street North) has increased from 3.8 metres to 4.1 metres;
- The interior side yard setback from the north property line (adjacent to 190 Bronson Avenue and 29 Cambridge Street North) has been increased from 5.5 metres to 9.2 metres;
- Amenity space areas have been adjusted to include:
- a reduced interior communal amenity area of 234.8 square metres (previously 249.2 square metres);
- an increased exterior communal amenity area of 258.7 square metres (terrace) and 681 square metres (park) (previously 125.5 square metres total); and,
- an increased private amenity space area of 2,783.8 square metres (previously 1,794 square metres);
- The number of residential parking spaces has increased from 139 spaces to 175 spaces.
- The number of retail/visitor parking spaces has been reduced from 31 spaces to 17 visitor spaces and 0 retail parking spaces.
- The number of bicycle parking spaces has increased from 109 spaces to 135 spaces; and,
- The locations where the building previously encroached into the right of way have been removed.

Renderings:

[RogueNacho]

This development is coasting relatively under the radar at the moment, but I am actually quite excited to see how this will eventually turn out. I think it will have the potential to really spruce up the neighbourhood and this section of Bronson Ave. I really like the little pedestrian walkway on the north side of the building. Too many developments try to cram in as much as they can within the property lines and leave very little "breathing space".

Here is a photo I took on May 8. Most of the support columns have been poured, as well as the elevator shaft, and it looks as though they are preparing to pour the first concrete floor slab at the base of the building.