99 Fifth Ave | 22.5m | 7f | U/C - Page 4

movebyleap · #61 Posted **Jun 28, 2018, 6:04 AM**

Yikes! This looks like a low rise office complex in an industrial park.

AuxTown · #62 Posted **Jun 28, 2018, 11:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by FutureWickedCity

First Macdonalds, now this! That corner is going to hell! Actually I'm not opposed to this development. With Landsdowne being what it is now, this won't be out of place.

Is that a criticism on Lansdowne? Yes, it leaves something to be desired in the architecture department but it is the single best thing to happen to the Glebe in a long time. The concrete wasteland that was Lansdowne in years past was an embarrassment to our city and the vibrancy of the area has brought a new energy to Ottawa's most central primarily residential neighbourhood.

HrDm180 · #63 Posted **Jun 28, 2018, 2:59 PM**

Minto set up a project website as part of the public consultation. The presentation to Planning Committee summarizes the design evolution very well.

http://www.minto.com/doc/mg/home/ottawa/99FifthPlanningCommiteePresentation.pdf

JHikka · #64 Posted **Jun 28, 2018, 4:57 PM**

There's nothing wrong with the MacDonald's itself - the parking lot next to it is the lame duck.

This project combined with the project across the street on the corner of Fifth/Bank should bring some nice additional density to that end of Bank. I don't really see what the issue is.

rocketphish · #65 Posted **Jun 28, 2018, 5:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by HrDm180

Minto set up a project website as part of the public consultation. The presentation to Planning Committee summarizes the design evolution very well.

http://www.minto.com/doc/mg/home/ottawa/99FifthPlanningCommiteePresentation.pdf

Nice find. And welcome to the forum!

J.OT13 · #66 Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 2:39 AM**

They did some solid improvements to try and appease the community. More than we can say for other developers.

rocketphish · #67 Posted **Jul 12, 2018, 5:22 AM**

New Rideau Canal footbridge to be named after Flora MacDonald, free Elgin St. parking

Jon Willing
Updated: July 11, 2018

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Seven-storey redevelopment in Glebe approved

A seven-storey redevelopment of a Glebe property received council’s endorsement.

Minto Communities is building at 99 Fifth Ave. as an addition to the historic two-storey commercial strip along Bank Street. The new building would replace a two-storey addition and interior courtyard.

Current zoning only permits five storeys. City planners say the seven-storey plan is compatible with the community.

“Better than the original. Not good enough,” Chernushenko said, adding that he voted in favour of the application because he helped make it more tolerable for the community.

Coun. Jeff Leiper was the only one who voted against the application.

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twitter.com/JonathanWilling

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new...idge-will-be-named-after-flora-macdonald

rocketphish · #68 Posted **Jul 12, 2018, 5:24 AM**

What kind of dumb comment is that from Chernushenko?

HrDm180 · #69 Posted **Jul 13, 2018, 1:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by rocketphish

What kind of dumb comment is that from Chernushenko?

My understanding is that Chernushenko didn't lift a finger on this one because he opposed anything above 15m. The heavy lifting was left to Minto and the Glebe Community Association.

Uhuniau · #70 Posted **Jul 13, 2018, 3:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by movebyleap

Yikes! This looks like a low rise office complex in an industrial park.

Do you have a comparable example?

To me, it looks like a typical commercial infill in an urban setting.

rocketphish · #71 Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 5:21 PM**

Updated renderings:

"Before and after" views here:
http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Image%...n%20Brief%20SPC%20-%20D07-12-18-0149.PDF

kwoldtimer · #72 Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 9:47 PM**

I totally want a condo in that building, for the location.

kevinbottawa · #73 Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 11:21 PM**

Definitely an improvement. Especially along Fifth.

passwordisnt123 · #74 Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 12:40 AM**

I agree this is an improvement although to be honest the original wasn't exactly terrible either.

I suppose one good thing about the well-organized NIMBYs in the Glebe are that they can pretty much force a project to have impeccable quality.

kwoldtimer · #75 Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 2:22 AM**

Just looking at the new renders again - has this proposal lost another storey? Looks like six rather than seven to me.

Lakeofthewood · #76 Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 12:52 PM**

I just wish Arrow and Loon was going to be sticking around

HighwayStar · #77 Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 1:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Just looking at the new renders again - has this proposal lost another storey? Looks like six rather than seven to me.

kwoldtimer · #78 Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by HighwayStar

Ahh, got it - I thought the top floor looked like mechanicals. Makes sense now, thanks.

rocketphish · #79 Posted **Nov 23, 2018, 5:44 PM**

Minto secures financing for eight-storey Glebe development; construction to start 2019

By: OBJ staff
Published: Nov 23, 2018 7:16am EST

One of Ottawa’s largest real estate firms says it now has cash in hand to proceed with a planned eight-storey condo building in the Glebe.

Minto Group announced Friday it had received a $30-million advance from its apartment REIT to redevelop its site at 99 Fifth Ave., dubbed Fifth + Bank. The 160-suite condo project, designed by Toronto’s TACT Architecture, will sit behind a retained two-storey retail-use building on Bank Street and feature a 118-spot underground parking garage.

The site currently features a building with an indoor courtyard and several businesses spread out over two floors, including the Arrow and Loon Pub as well as a dentist, hair salon and eye-care professional.

Minto expects to begin construction on the Glebe site in 2019.

Elsewhere, the Minto REIT announced it had acquired two residential properties in Calgary at a total cost of $63.8 million.

https://obj.ca/article/minto-secures-fin...lebe-development-construction-start-2019

kwoldtimer · #80 Posted **Nov 23, 2018, 11:26 PM**

I just got word from Minto that this will be a rental building rather than a condo. I am surprised and disappointed.