Claridge Moon/Skye [340 Queen St] | 84.4 m (x2) | 27 fl (x2) | U/C - Page 9

waterloowarrior · #**161** Posted **May 16, 2019, 10:25 AM**

May 2019 plans were just uploaded.. now at 588 units 359 parking spaces
https://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__A74FV4

McKellarDweller · #**162** Posted **May 16, 2019, 12:45 PM**

Thanks for the post, waterloowarrior!

I am a definitely a fan of the density and use mix going on here. Other than the loss of the Barefax/Gluepot envelope, and the inevitable lowest-cost cladding, I think this project is great.

Kitchissippi · #**163** Posted **May 16, 2019, 12:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by McKellarDweller

I am a definitely a fan of the density and use mix going on here. Other than the loss of the Barefax/Gluepot envelope, and the inevitable lowest-cost cladding, I think this project is great.

The bare fact is it's Barbarella's. But still no excuse for skimpy cladding to strip down the cost

McKellarDweller · #**164** Posted **May 16, 2019, 3:26 PM**

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The bare fact is it's Barbarella's. But still no excuse for skimpy cladding to strip down the cost

I just got out of heavy meetings all morning. The laugh is much appreciated!

harls · #**165** Posted **May 16, 2019, 11:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kitchissippi

The bare fact is it's Barbarella's. But still no excuse for skimpy cladding to strip down the cost

You need to come to a meet. I love it.

harls · #**166** Posted **May 16, 2019, 11:43 PM**

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That's the third best Lifesaver so makes sense given all the problems we are having

What are you talking about?

Cherry is clearly written first on that wrapper!

Urbanarchit · #**167** Posted **May 17, 2019, 12:31 AM**

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What are you talking about?

Cherry is clearly written first on that wrapper!

I like butterscotch the most. Someone should bring a big bag of the 5 flavours + the mint and butterscotch ones to the next meet-up to vote which are the true top 3 flavours.

AuxTown · #**168** Posted **May 17, 2019, 12:50 AM**

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I like butterscotch the most. Someone should bring a big bag of the 5 flavours + the mint and butterscotch ones to the next meet-up to vote which are the true top 3 flavours.

Leave the mint and butterscotch ones for the alternate meet-up for SSP sociopaths!

Marc_Ottawa · #**169** Posted **May 29, 2019, 4:25 PM**

That didn't take long! Guess they really want to start construction!?

OTownandDown · #**170** Posted **May 29, 2019, 5:33 PM**

LOL, leave it up to the NIMBY's to not be up in arms (at all) about demolishing a strip club (and coke bottling plant) but then be all mushy-mushy about rebuilding a derelict and severely structurally compromised embassy square blob of brick in Sandy Hill.

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Originally Posted by Marc_Ottawa

That didn't take long! Guess they really want to start construction!?

Glenlivet Ave · #**171** Posted **Jun 6, 2019, 1:49 AM**

Here's the latest from this morning.

J.OT13 · #**172** Posted **Jun 9, 2019, 12:00 PM**

It's gone now... Hope Claridge starts construction soon so we can move on from yet another heritage loss.

Marc_Ottawa · #**173** Posted **Jun 10, 2019, 12:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

It's gone now... Hope Claridge starts construction soon so we can move on from yet another heritage loss.

I hope so too! I fear that they might have torn it down, just so that they can generate parking money until they decide to build

rocketphish · #**174** Posted **Jun 12, 2019, 4:56 PM**

Council approves two 27-storey towers, nine-storey podium above Lyon Station

By: OBJ staff
Published: Jun 12, 2019 12:17pm EDT

A pair of 27-storey apartment towers and a nine-storey commercial-use podium set to rise above the Lyon light-rail transit station will include 300 units of affordable housing, city council heard Wednesday.

Claridge Homes’ mixed-use development at 383 Albert St. and 340 Queen St. got the all-clear this week nearly a decade after the project was first proposed. The 3,850-square-metre site sits next to Lyon Station and will replace a vacant lot and a two-storey building, previously home to the Glue Pot Pub.

Claridge first proposed three mixed-use towers at heights of 22 storeys, 27 storeys and 28 storeys on the site in November 2010, but had its application for a minor variance denied. The developer successfully appealed the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board the following year.

The final project will instead see 582 dwelling units split between two 27-storey apartment towers and the 28-storey building proposed for the corner reduced to a nine-storey commercial-use podium.

The build will include 359 vehicle parking spaces in a four-storey underground garage – a point of contention for Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney, who argued in city staff’s report on the application that a centrally located development next to an LRT station should not encourage vehicle traffic in the already-congested downtown core.

City staff responded to parking concerns during Wednesday’s meeting, noting that the intended number of spots is 520 fewer than are permitted at new builds close to transit, and is intended to provide “balance” to residents who might use cars to travel out of town on evenings and weekends but are expected to use transit during peak times.

One of McKenney’s principal concerns, affordable housing requirements in the downtown core, was also addressed during the meeting. City staff said Claridge had signed an agreement with the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. to provide 300 affordable housing units in the residential buildings at monthly rents of around $1,450 per month, more than the quota of 72 units needed to qualify for subsidies.

https://obj.ca/article/council-approves-two-27-storey-towers-nine-storey-podium-above-lyon-station

OTSkyline · #**175** Posted **Jun 12, 2019, 5:20 PM**

Maybe it's just me but it which world is $1,450/month rent considered "affordable housing"?

Is that for a studio? 1 bed? 2bed?
Unless it's a 2bed or more, IMO $1,450 is basically market rent in a condo downtown.

Or am I mixing up "affordable housing" and "subsidized housing"?

CanadaGoose · #**176** Posted **Jun 12, 2019, 5:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTSkyline

Maybe it's just me but it which world is $1,450/month rent considered "affordable housing"?

Is that for a studio? 1 bed? 2bed?
Unless it's a 2bed or more, IMO $1,450 is basically market rent in a condo downtown.

Or am I mixing up "affordable housing" and "subsidized housing"?

1700$ is market for a 1 bedroom in that area of town.

All of the floor plans seem to be 500sq ft or bigger (which is an average 1 bd)
$1400 1 bed in a luxury building with amenities is a steal.

OTSkyline · #**177** Posted **Jun 12, 2019, 5:34 PM**

I guess I had a steal steal as I was renting a 1bed + den in Central Condos (also a relatively new condo in Centretown) for $1,350/month last year

Radster · #**178** Posted **Jun 12, 2019, 7:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTSkyline

I guess I had a steal steal as I was renting a 1bed + den in Central Condos (also a relatively new condo in Centretown) for $1,350/month last year

haha, and a few years ago, I used to rent a 2 bedroom apartment on Bayswater in Hintonbourg, basically full second floor of a house, for under $800 a month.

J.OT13 · #**179** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 5:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by OTSkyline

I guess I had a steal steal as I was renting a 1bed + den in Central Condos (also a relatively new condo in Centretown) for $1,350/month last year

Moon has a better location than Central, and if those prices are maintained upon opening in a few years, market rates will have gone up further.

Flemay · #**180** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 1:48 PM**

Again, twin 27 floor towers.
Why isn't there more diversity downtown.This would have been a good location for
1, 30 fl. and 1, 35 fl. towers.
A flat, boring, uninspiring downtown.