Claridge Icon [505 Preston St] | 143m | 45 fl | Completed - Page 83

Harley613 · #**1641** Posted **Apr 14, 2019, 2:43 AM**

If it's at 43 floors then 2 more to go plus 2 mechanical...roughly another 40 feet, or about half the height of the tower crane between the current roof and the lateral arm.

trhgr · #**1642** Posted **Apr 14, 2019, 6:06 PM**

I walked on the Bank street bridge, south of Lansdowne, yesterday and the Icon looks very tall and skinny. Impressive height.

TMA-1 · #**1643** Posted **Apr 15, 2019, 1:26 AM**

That's funny, the building looks short and leany from up here.

daud · #**1644** Posted **Apr 15, 2019, 1:15 PM**

cool shot-and an angle, the rest of us can't get! thanks @tma-1

Arcologist · #**1645** Posted **Apr 16, 2019, 1:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by On Edge

They look really low and flimsy!!

Have you ever seen the railings Claridge used on the Tribeca buildings? My god, don't lean on them, or you'll definitely be plummeting downward! Flimsiest crap I've ever seen!

Arcologist · #**1646** Posted **Apr 16, 2019, 1:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTownandDown

I may have sent an 'old man yelling at clouds' rant to Councillor McKenney regarding the bait and switch, asking her how we can demand better of our developers (while at the same time supporting intensification and taller building developments)

I began drafting something for my councillor, the local councillor, and Watson. We should all be doing this. Our city deserves better.

waterloowarrior · #**1647** Posted **Apr 21, 2019, 11:39 PM**

nice afternoon for a walk!

OTownandDown · #**1648** Posted **Apr 22, 2019, 1:14 PM**

The following was the result of my email message to the Councillor.

How do we get them to recognize that the renderings and material specs used to gain a building permit are too easily switched out during the building process, by simple application/notification to the building department? Who's accountable for reviewing and accepting the switch?

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From: Alix Corey <[email protected]>

Hi ***,

Thanks for getting in touch about the balconies at Claridge. This is not a trivial issue; developers need to be held accountable for the structures they are building in our cities to stand for decades to come.

I’ve reached out to the file lead on this project to discuss further. He is out of office until next week, but I’ll give you an update when I know more.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

Alix

Alix Corey
Office of Councillor Catherine McKenney, Somerset Ward 14
110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
t: 613-580-2424 x26658
e: [email protected]

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From: ***>
Sent: April 03, 2019 4:01 PM
To: McKenney, Catherine <[email protected]>
Subject: Claridge Icon - Bait and Switch

McKenney, Catherine
Thu, Apr 18, 11:10 AM (4 days ago)
to Kevin, me, Alix

Hi Kevin,

We received the following email from a constituent about the quality of materials being used at 500 Preston, the Claridge Icon. The photos of the balconies he provided certainly don’t seem to match the conceptual illustrations provided in the plans. I have spoken to Doug James about this and he explained that the approved plans show a combination of clear and fritted glass for the balconies and that this might be an area of clear glass.

Can you send an inspector to investigate to ensure compliance with the approved site plan? If Claridge is using cheaper and less impressive materials than initially presented, this will not be the iconic building that was promised. The excessive height of this building will also make the downgraded materials more noticeable.

Thanks,

Catherine
Catherine McKenney.
Councillor / Conseillère
Somerset Ward / Quartier Somerset
613-580-2484

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Lamer, Kevin <[email protected]>
Thu, Apr 18, 11:30 AM (4 days ago)
to John, Matthew, Daniel, Douglas, Catherine, me, Alix

Hi Councillor McKenney I have forwarded this to John Buck in building code for review. We are involved in the land development component, and usually are not involved with the building construction.

John can you please review and advise.

Thank you
Kevin Lamer.

Sent with BlackBerry Work (www.blackberry.com)

Harley613 · #**1649** Posted **Apr 23, 2019, 2:07 AM**

This is beautiful. I know it won't result in any changes in this case but if more of us spoke up about the ongoing bait & switch then maybe the city would monitor things a little better.

McKellarDweller · #**1650** Posted **Apr 23, 2019, 1:20 PM**

^ True! I'm definitely guilty of bashing Andaz, and those Envie-looking boxes going up along Scott Street without doing anything about it yet.

zzptichka · #**1651** Posted **Apr 26, 2019, 10:58 PM**

In the clouds.

hokiefans · #**1652** Posted **Apr 26, 2019, 11:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by zzptichka

In the clouds.

Moved the platforms up! Are they pouring the floor for 45??

c_speed3108 · #**1653** Posted **Apr 28, 2019, 1:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by hokiefans

Moved the platforms up! Are they pouring the floor for 45??

I count 44

harls · #**1654** Posted **Apr 30, 2019, 3:05 PM**

From the La Vérendrye Overpass on the 50.

Harley613 · #**1655** Posted **Apr 30, 2019, 3:24 PM**

It's amazing how short it looks from afar due to the site being in a deep depression in the land. It sure looks tall from Preston St. and Dow's Lake though!

harls · #**1656** Posted **Apr 30, 2019, 3:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Harley613

It's amazing how short it looks from afar due to the site being in a deep depression in the land. It sure looks tall from Preston St. and Dow's Lake though!

It's almost like they planned it that way...

It looks absolutely dominating from Carling and the Sir-JAM.

Arcologist · #**1657** Posted **Apr 30, 2019, 3:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTownandDown

The following was the result of my email message to the Councillor.

How do we get them to recognize that the renderings and material specs used to gain a building permit are too easily switched out during the building process, by simple application/notification to the building department? Who's accountable for reviewing and accepting the switch?

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Thanks for taking the time to message your councillor about this. I've done it in the past for certain buildings, but not this one. I wish I had done it for the Andaz building (worst case of bait-and-switch in the city, imo.)

We should all try and take a few moments out of our busy schedules to ensure that our city gets the beautiful designs/architecture it deserves, and not the generic crap we've been getting.

harls · #**1658** Posted **Apr 30, 2019, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arcologist

We should all try and take a few moments out of our busy schedules to ensure that our city gets the beautiful designs/architecture it deserves, and not the generic crap we've been getting.

Too bad Gatineau residents can't voice their concerns. We can see it from here.

hokiefans · #**1659** Posted **Apr 30, 2019, 8:45 PM**

Saw a couple of workers on the balconies today when we were driving by. They leaning over the rails but we couldn't quite see what they were up to!

Harley613 · #**1660** Posted **May 1, 2019, 3:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by harls

It's almost like they planned it that way...

It looks absolutely dominating from Carling and the Sir-JAM.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised