LeBreton Flats 2.0 (RendezVous LeBreton) | Cancelled

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

The NCC has, on multiple occasions, including last month, confirmed that the DCDLS bid will not be re-considered. This is just a last ditch attempt from the group (or Poulin) to try and get back in. I predict the NCC will give them a resounding "no" and DCDLS (or Devcore and maybe a few other partners) will attempt to sue. And they might have a case if the NCC had in fact approached Melnyk to submit a bid, as Melnyk's suit claims.

The fact is, DCDLS' plan was pretty terrible. The mixed-use component was fine, but both the Library and French Public School (to be built with the City's Gladstone project) are now out of the equation. The public realm was just a massive, wind-swept barren plaza with mostly novelty attractions that could be built anywhere (such as the skydiving experience, which is also proposed in Gatineau now at a Go-Karting facility) or have nothing to do with Ottawa (car museum?).

The biggest issues with their plan were the rail line severing the two sides and lack of connectivity with the rest of the city (RVL's street grid).

That brings up a question; does the NCC own the plans from the two bids, sort of like how the City owns the plans from transit line bids in order to use some ideas from other groups to help improve the winning groups proposal? If so, the NCC might be able to pursue with RVL's proposal by auctioning off pieces of land a few at a time, and keep the arena's surroundings clear for a future Sens owner.

I don't think that's true...?(that the NCC will outright reject DEVCORE)

This is what was reported when RVL was picked by the NCC:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local...-redevelopment

The DCDLS plan wasn’t rejected outright. The NCC is keeping it as a backup plan in case negotiations with RendezVous LeBreton go poorly.

Negotiations will start this summer and could continue into 2017, with federal approvals and the announcement of a successful proponent late next year or in 2018.