Centrepointe Collective [19 Centrepointe Dr] | 65+72m | 21+23f | U/C

[rocketphish]

Tall-building proposals lead to planning committee approvals
Ottawa city council will consider the committee's recommendations on July 21.

Jon Willing, Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date: Jul 08, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 4 minute read

A long planning committee meeting on Thursday was marked by several approvals for tall buildings outside of the downtown core.

All developers won committee approvals for their projects, though one application drew larger-than-usual opposition from members.

Council will consider the committee’s recommendations on July 21.


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Two-tower proposal for Centrepointe comes with $600k in community benefits

Packing residential density near the future LRT station at Algonquin College was an easy sell for one homebuilder.

Richcraft Homes wants to build two towers of 22 and 24 storeys, containing a total of 575 units, at 19 Centrepointe Dr. The company, which originally sought three towers, is planning rental units.

A Sec. 37 agreement would deliver $450,000 for traffic-calming measures in the ward, $80,000 for the Nepean Centrepointe library branch and $70,000 for parks. There would be monthly transit passes for residents of the buildings for one year. There would also be 300 more parking spaces for bikes than the zoning requires.

The application brought out a handful of residents in opposition of the proposal.

Brian Grant, representing the Centrepointe Community Association, said residents are worried about size of the buildings, the parking scheme and potential traffic impact.

College Coun. Rick Chiarelli said the LRT station is farther from the site than it looks, since pedestrians would be required to take a circuitous route.

Still, the committee vote was unanimous in favour of the development.


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[rocketphish]

September 2021 update: More gray brick.

[Marshsparrow]

does eveything have to look exactly the same in this city... ???

[Davis137]

The town homes look like some of the ones built along the Queen Elizabeth Driveway in the last 10 years...

[cr872190]

Site prep started on this one earlier this week.

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by cr872190

Site prep started on this one earlier this week.

Damn. I was really hoping this one wouldn't materialize. CharcWhite warts growing all over the West end.

[ponyboycurtis]

Newest renders look a lot like Westgate which turned out to be decent looking in my opinion.

Not gonna argue with the sameyness sentiment.

[Harley613]

Excavation is well underway, pics later this evening.

[Harley613]

[originalmuffins]

Honestly, height is nonexistent here, and this is very close to Algonquin station. We can take what we can get here because any decent height here is going to have the NIMBYs up in arms.

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by originalmuffins

Honestly, height is nonexistent here, and this is very close to Algonquin station. We can take what we can get here because any decent height here is going to have the NIMBYs up in arms.

Not only is it close to Algonquin station, you don't have to walk down Baseline or Woodroffe. The route directly to the station is fairly calm. College Square and Home depot etc are also walkable.

[rocketphish]

Approved (Feb 17, 2023)

Height reduction from 22+24f to 21+23f, reduced footprint, and more charc with less white. The RLA dumb-downification is now complete. See all changes here.

Development application:
https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applica...3-0015/details

[rocketphish]

Some of the updated renderings:

[sgera]

i believe this is well under construction - excavation is pretty deep. I would imagine crane is going up soon.

[Harley613]

Disgusting copy paste RLArbage

[Nowhere]

Are they building both towers at the same time ?

[McKellarDweller]

Well, looking at those renderings - and knowing as a fact how inferior the final product will be - has been the low point of my day. I absolutely love Centrepointe and its environs. I really hoped for something above a copycat of the dozens of low-effort cheapo grey and white Ottawa highrises.

[Harley613]

I can't think of another city on this planet that is building 100+ of the same building all across the urban area. Not in this century, anyhow.

[Marcus CLS]

A Tower Crane has gone up last week. Based on my line of site being partially blocked from my balcony I cannot confirm a 2nd Crane.

[LeadingEdgeBoomer]

Originally Posted by Harley613

I can't think of another city on this planet that is building 100+ of the same building all across the urban area. Not in this century, anyhow.

It will make Ottawa unique. Tourists will come from afar to see it and marvel at the efficiency of it all.