General Update/Rumour thread [Urban Ottawa]

[zzptichka]

Does Ville de Gatineau have a portal where one can find PDFs of submitted development applications, like City of Ottawa have?

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by zzptichka

Does Ville de Gatineau have a portal where one can find PDFs of submitted development applications, like City of Ottawa have?

I've never been able to find a Gatineau equivalent of the City of Ottawa's devapp website. Always been very impressed and appreciative of this invaluable resource offered by the City of Ottawa and wish all cities had an equivalent.

[J.OT13]

UQO/McGill University's Outaouais Medical Faculty opened this week.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/sante...taouais-281d29dd6f76e5635de02f053327a13d

[rocketphish]

Lowertown Baptist church looks to sell property for redevelopment

By: OBJ staff
Published: Aug 26, 2020 12:25pm EDT



A francophone Baptist church in Lowertown wants the city to rezone its property for mixed-use development as it looks to sell the building and construct a larger facility in another neighbourhood.

Ottawa Baptist Evangelical Church says its current house of worship on the southwest corner of King Edward Avenue and Clarence Street is too small for its growing congregation. The church, which is more than a century old, takes up almost all of the 5,000-square-foot lot.

“The size of the church no longer serves the needs of its congregation and to provide the most flexibility to sell the site a commercial zone is sought,” reads a rezoning application recently filed with the city.

“The rezoning will provide an opportunity for a wider range of permitted uses on the site … that would attract a wider spectrum of potential buyers and the possibility of consolidation with adjacent sites.”

The property on the eastern edge of the ByWard Market is currently zoned for minor institutional uses that allow for only a limited range of residential development. The church is seeking a traditional mainstreet designation in a bid to “expand the range of uses for the site” to include commercial space.

Local real estate developer GBA Group, which filed the application on behalf of the church, said the “ultimate proposed redevelopment” of the property would be a “mixed-use project with residential the predominant use,” adding it would likely be a midrise development of at least five storeys.

According to the application, a review has also been launched to determine if the church merits a heritage designation.

The results of the study “possibly will affect the proposed zoning of the site,” the report said, noting the “cultural heritage element of the church will be determined through work now under way with the City of Ottawa.”

If the plan goes ahead, it would be the latest in a string of local projects that have seen churches converted into mixed-use developments. Others include the former St. Brigid’s church on nearby St. Patrick Street, which is now an arts centre, and Little Italy co-working space Collabüro, which opened last fall in the former home of the German Evangelical Martin Luther Church of Ottawa on Preston Street.

https://www.obj.ca/article/real-estate/r...church-looks-sell-property-redevelopment

[J.OT13]

I hadn't heard of this until today, but the Wellington West BIA received approval from FEDCO to expand it's boundaries.


https://wellingtonwest.ca/boundaryexpansion/

[Jayday23]

A couple notes:

(1) a new development is coming to Riverside Mall
(2) the property is owned by Brigil, which is bringing forward a pre-plan consult with Riley Brockington soon.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by Jayday23

A couple notes:

(1) a new development is coming to Riverside Mall
(2) the property is owned by Brigil, which is bringing forward a pre-plan consult with Riley Brockington soon.

I believe that, after buying the property last year, Brígil undertook to meet the community by the end of this year.

[OTSkyline]

Pretty big lot, and just next to Riverside Drive and Mooney's Bay, excited to see the proposal.

Too bad this area is not served well by rapid transit. A pretty far walk to Trillium Line or transitway. Only served by a few key routes on Riverside...

[gosouth]

I noticed the Petro Canada station on the south east corner of Bank and Walkley is shut down, and the lot is fenced. Does anybody know what's happening there?

[kwoldtimer]

Same thing for the Tim Hortons at King Edward and Patrick. Closed for renovation, perhaps?

[eltodesukane]

Same thing for Tim Hortons at Woodroffe and Knoxdale.

[TransitZilla]

Originally Posted by eltodesukane

Same thing for Tim Hortons at Woodroffe and Knoxdale.

That one's been closed ever since the tornado. Not sure it's coming back.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Same thing for the Tim Hortons at King Edward and Patrick. Closed for renovation, perhaps?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/comments/ihawpm/tim_hortons_at_king_edward_and_st_patrick_rage/

Not according to this...also a $25 million dollar land assembly for sale just to the west mentioned in the same Reddit thread.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

https://www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/comments/ihawpm/tim_hortons_at_king_edward_and_st_patrick_rage/

Not according to this...also a $25 million dollar land assembly for sale just to the west mentioned in the same Reddit thread.

Very interesting. I think that this is worth reposting here. I assume that these are all Claude Lauzon Group properties:















https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/22041273/340-st-patrick-street-ottawa-old-bytown


And right across the street:
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/22040983/305-cumberland-street-ottawa-old-bytown

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Very interesting. I think that this is worth reposting here. I assume that these are all Claude Lauzon Group properties:















https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/22041273/340-st-patrick-street-ottawa-old-bytown


And right across the street:
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/22040983/305-cumberland-street-ottawa-old-bytown

Here's the thread for this one:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220026&highlight=cumberland

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Here's the thread for this one:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220026&highlight=cumberland

Well, sort of, but not really. The project that thread describes occupies only a third of the area of this new concept. If this land assembly ever sells we'll figure something out.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Very interesting. I think that this is worth reposting here. I assume that these are all Claude Lauzon Group properties:

And right across the street:
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/22040983/305-cumberland-street-ottawa-old-bytown

Lauzon only owned the corner property with the falling down school. This land assembly doesn't have the SE corner of Cumberland/St Patrick but has a lot of the whole block other than the Tim Horton's and the Shepherds building.

I don't believe Lauzon is involved anymore. The garage property at the SE corner of Cumberland/Murray is also owned by the same group as the large land assembly I believe.

It is a lot money but lots of potential but unfortunately by Ottawa standards one of the more difficult blocks in terms of neighbours.

[rocketphish]

This is interesting. Not sure if Rod Lahey is involved or not...

Minecraft version of uOttawa's Fauteux Hall now open to students

Taylor Blewett, Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date: Sep 05, 2020 • Last Updated 17 hours ago • 2 minute read



Without masks or capacity limits or any need for physical distancing, the University of Ottawa campus community can again convene in Fauteux Hall.

They’ll just have to get used to it looking a little blockier.

In April, civil law professors and faculty research chairs Thomas Burelli and Alexandre Lillo began construction of a virtual version of the five-storey Faculty of Law building inside the popular video game Minecraft. According to a uOttawa media release, students Rami Halawi and Simon Garceau lent design and coding expertise to the project.

The replica structure came together block by block until it was officially inaugurated Thursday with a guided virtual tour. Its creators did not scrimp on details, either: The Minecraft version of Fauteux Hall has name-plated offices, projectors and screens in lecture halls. Even espresso machines.

For its creators, what started as a project “just for the fun of it” in the peak of pandemic lockdown has exciting potential in a school year that will be largely virtual.

According to the uOttawa media release, interested students will be able to mingle in and build on the Minecraft version of Fauteux Hall. A server address, fauteux.apexmc.co, was shared at the end of the virtual tour.

“If you want to join the project, if you want to expand the campus, if you are from another faculty or if you have friends from other faculties and you want to expand it, we are open to it,” Burelli said after concluding the tour.

“We don’t want to do it because it’s too much work, to be honest,” he said, laughing. “But, if you want to participate … go.”

The media release takes the vision for a Minecraft version of the university even further, noting that, “In the longer term, if the project were to generate sufficient interest, the university could consider linking this potential virtual campus to various university services, provided that user privacy is properly protected, of course.”

If YouTube comments on the Fauteux virtual tour on Thursday were any indication, the Minecraft project has inspired a mix of pride, excitement and envy in the uOttawa community.

“Sick. I cannot wait to explore this,” one commented.

“I’m in (engineering). I really wish they had done the same for us,” another said.

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new...cm/3e85fc7f-15b4-4486-baa6-60a5efe0b533/

[Tortuga]

Originally Posted by Jayday23

A couple notes:

(1) a new development is coming to Riverside Mall
(2) the property is owned by Brigil, which is bringing forward a pre-plan consult with Riley Brockington soon.

Looks like they already had some kind of meeting. You can see some renderings in this photo Brockington posted on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/RiverWardRiley/status/1301589514205491201/photo/1

[trhgr]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

Lauzon only owned the corner property with the falling down school.

It doesn't look like that whatever is left of the old school's wall is part of the proposal. Is the facade classified as heritage? It's been slowly decaying for as long as I can remember (but could be easily replicated though).