Claridge Icon [505 Preston St] | 143m | 45 fl | Completed - Page 113

GeoNerd · #**2241** Posted **Dec 9, 2022, 6:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by shelltime

Well I mean, and hear me out here, you could just walk around them.

P.S. Elgin, Beechwood, Dalouhsie all have bike racks a metre off the curb...Its just where they go. The Arch just makes it awkward here.

The difference is those are city post and ring racks placed at angles that don’t impede the sidewalk. The Claridge ones (I assume) are private racks places on city property in the middle of the already narrow sidewalk. Beyond ridiculous.

Richard Eade · #**2242** Posted **Dec 9, 2022, 6:16 PM**

With one of the 3 screws falling between blocks. Those screws won't provide much strength, but they, likely, allowed the installer to get the frames nicely lined up - in the wrong place.

Ottawacurious · #**2243** Posted **Dec 9, 2022, 6:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Richard Eade

With one of the 3 screws falling between blocks. Those screws won't provide much strength, but they, likely, allowed the installer to get the frames nicely lined up - in the wrong place.

So, you can simply lift up the two blocks with the bike? Nice.....

J.OT13 · #**2244** Posted **Dec 9, 2022, 6:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeoNerd

The difference is those are city post and ring racks placed at angles that don’t impede the sidewalk. The Claridge ones (I assume) are private racks places on city property in the middle of the already narrow sidewalk. Beyond ridiculous.

And they are at the edge of the sidewalk, not the middle.

Richard Eade · #**2245** Posted **Dec 9, 2022, 6:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ottawacurious

So, you can simply lift up the two blocks with the bike? Nice.....

I was thinking more of the strength of the rack's mounting to resist the snow plow (or other forces).

Since the other securing screws are not in the center of the other two blocks, those blocks would not lift out easily. I'm much less worried about bike theft happening in that manner.

SidetrackedSue · #**2246** Posted **Dec 9, 2022, 7:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by Harley613

I will never ever forget Ottawa's Tallest Building, occupied by the head office and patriarch of one of Ottawa's Richest Familes, having jumbled piles of interlock around it's base, and it's corner window covered in lopsided shredded tyvek sheeting covering shelves full of garbage, for over a year.

The stand fan is the 'icing on the cake' as far as that scene goes!

My mind has this explanation for it, it is facing the building to blow the revolving door around to get ventilation into the lobby.

shelltime · #**2247** Posted **Dec 16, 2022, 7:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeoNerd

The difference is those are city post and ring racks placed at angles that don’t impede the sidewalk. The Claridge ones (I assume) are private racks places on city property in the middle of the already narrow sidewalk. Beyond ridiculous.

They're buried in snow now lol

OTownandDown · #**2248** Posted **Dec 16, 2022, 8:42 PM**

Sidewalks have an alignment, just like roads. In the Elgin case, (mostly) the sidewalk is aligned to the building face, with unimpeded traffic in a straight line against the building, and all the miscellaneous street furniture clutter in the boulevard between the sidewalk and road. Of course, the City issued permits for patios that directly impede the sidewalk alignment, but I digress on that one....

In the Icon case, the sidewalk is aligned on the road, and anybody walking a straight line will bash their shins, especially the hard of seeing.

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Originally Posted by GeoNerd

The difference is those are city post and ring racks placed at angles that don’t impede the sidewalk. The Claridge ones (I assume) are private racks places on city property in the middle of the already narrow sidewalk. Beyond ridiculous.

J.OT13 · #**2249** Posted **Dec 18, 2022, 3:21 AM**

I've heard that the bike racks have now been knocked over.

jitterbug · #**2250** Posted **Dec 19, 2022, 1:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

I've heard that the bike racks have now been knocked over.

By a snowplow or deliberately?

It's near-unanimous on this board that these bike racks need to be moved or simply removed. Question: Why can a private developer install these on public property in the first place? And if they are on public property, who owns them? Is it now the city's problem to move them? (Just wondering.)

J.OT13 · #**2251** Posted **Dec 19, 2022, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by jitterbug

By a snowplow or deliberately?

It's near-unanimous on this board that these bike racks need to be moved or simply removed. Question: Why can a private developer install these on public property in the first place? And if they are on public property, who owns them? Is it now the city's problem to move them? (Just wondering.)

I didn't see any pictures, but it kind of looks that way, yet the space between the bike racks were not plowed? Hoping someone posts a pic at some point.

Spoonsy · #**2252** Posted **Jan 22, 2023, 8:20 PM**

they removed most of the tyvek but seem to have trouble sourcing a ladder

OTownandDown · #**2253** Posted **Jan 23, 2023, 2:09 PM**

I don't know why I'm just thinking of this now, but...

Rome wasn't built in a day, you guys.

*ba-dum-ching*

- Little Italy reference.

OTSkyline · #**2254** Posted **Jan 23, 2023, 2:44 PM**

How many retail spaces are on the ground floor? Any updates or news on what might open then (and where)? Building has been occupied for a while now, weird nothing has opened yet (to my knowledge).

SL123 · #**2255** Posted **Jan 23, 2023, 3:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTSkyline

How many retail spaces are on the ground floor? Any updates or news on what might open then (and where)? Building has been occupied for a while now, weird nothing has opened yet (to my knowledge).

I've heard the CIBC from across the street is to move to the Icon

nredding · #**2256** Posted **Jan 23, 2023, 6:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTSkyline

How many retail spaces are on the ground floor? Any updates or news on what might open then (and where)? Building has been occupied for a while now, weird nothing has opened yet (to my knowledge).

I guess the weed stores have stopped opening branches in every new condo or rental tower that goes up.

J.OT13 · #**2257** Posted **Jan 24, 2023, 4:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTownandDown

I don't know why I'm just thinking of this now, but...

Rome wasn't built in a day, you guys.

*ba-dum-ching*

- Little Italy reference.

Mad me laugh.

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Originally Posted by OTSkyline

How many retail spaces are on the ground floor? Any updates or news on what might open then (and where)? Building has been occupied for a while now, weird nothing has opened yet (to my knowledge).

This one and Moon we're still waiting for confirmation. If the CIBC rumour doesn't pan out, I'll start thinking Claridge has a problem in their leasing department.

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Originally Posted by nredding

I guess the weed stores have stopped opening branches in every new condo or rental tower that goes up.

About time. Market has been saturated for years, yet they kept opening. We always here how the private sector knows best and we should leave it to the free market, but that doesn't always pan out.

Williamoforange · #**2258** Posted **Jan 24, 2023, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

About time. Market has been saturated for years, yet they kept opening. We always here how the private sector knows best and we should leave it to the free market, but that doesn't always pan out.

Looks to me like it's packing it just like how a free market (a merger with safety regs) should (for the most part). businesses open, compete and some close till a equilibrium is found.

The housing market could use some of this freer market instead of nimbys picking and choosing what can or more specifically can not be built near them. Might actually get dense housing intsead of fights over 9 story buildings in a cities core.

OTownandDown · #**2259** Posted **Jan 24, 2023, 5:05 PM**

Can't wait to visit the newest Shoppers and LCBO combo. That's really what will end up here, isn't it?

YukonLlama · #**2260** Posted **Jan 25, 2023, 8:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTownandDown

Can't wait to visit the newest Shoppers and LCBO combo. That's really what will end up here, isn't it?

I mean, one can dream that a proper grocery store open up here but as it stands, it seems little Italy is still destined to be a food desert.