Zibi Ottawa Ontario | U/C - Page 74

LRTeverywhere · #**1461** Posted **Feb 12, 2023, 12:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by rocketphish

I don't recall seeing all those large garage doors on the parking level floorplans. I wonder what that's all about?

Just a problem of camera perspective, those doors are actually for a garage under the road belonging to Hydro Ottawa for the dam

rocketphish · #**1462** Posted **Feb 12, 2023, 1:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by LRTeverywhere

Just a problem of camera perspective, those doors are actually for a garage under the road belonging to Hydro Ottawa for the dam

Cool. Thx!

OTSkyline · #**1463** Posted **Feb 13, 2023, 3:30 PM**

thanks for the update! Looking good. And given everything in the immediate vicinity is roughly the same height (midrises), it will make this one look even taller in comparison.

SL123 · #**1464** Posted **Mar 5, 2023, 9:48 PM**

Block 206-207

Block 11 (Gatineau Side)

OTSkyline · #**1465** Posted **Mar 6, 2023, 2:48 PM**

Nice! Thank you for these updates

yotajoe · #**1466** Posted **Mar 14, 2023, 9:58 PM**

The cladding on block 206 looks really good from Albert/Preston. Excited to see the final product

J.OT13 · #**1467** Posted **Mar 15, 2023, 12:44 PM**

From Rob on Rail Fans Canada Discord. I don't have this person's permission to run his images through a third party site, so posting directly from Discord. May or may not be visible to you.

OTownandDown · #**1468** Posted **Mar 15, 2023, 1:20 PM**

You're correct.

There's a wormhole pipe under the bridge about where your red line is. I've seen a photo from somewhere. The bridge is not your standard suspended bridge deck. It's fully filled in, except for the large diameter pipe.

There's no gate that I've seen. The gates are at the bridge upstream.

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Originally Posted by zzptichka

They can feed the turbine from another canal. Not sure if there is a gate under the bridge.

skisail_ott · #**1469** Posted **Mar 16, 2023, 11:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by OTownandDown

There's a wormhole pipe under the bridge about where your red line is. I've seen a photo from somewhere. The bridge is not your standard suspended bridge deck. It's fully filled in, except for the large diameter pipe.

Here’s a look at it from April 2019.

YukonLlama · #**1470** Posted **Mar 17, 2023, 4:56 PM**

Love how the area is coming together. Very fresh and interesting. Wish Landsdowne had the same feel; it would have made it so much more of an interesting destination.

zzptichka · #**1471** Posted **Mar 17, 2023, 6:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by skisail_ott

Here’s a look at it from April 2019.

That's great. Should be pretty safe then. Lots of potential for some water/ice activities.

Harley613 · #**1472** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 4:43 PM**

Harley613 · #**1473** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 4:47 PM**

J.OT13 · #**1474** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 4:50 PM**

Fantastic progress at Zibi. It's really coming along. I hope once these open, we'll have enough critical mass to support some retail and restaurants.

Harley613 · #**1475** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 5:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Fantastic progress at Zibi. It's really coming along. I hope once these open, we'll have enough critical mass to support some retail and restaurants.

I think the next tower, the 23 story Charcwhite, will be the tipping point where the area can support retail/restaurants on the island.

SL123 · #**1476** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 5:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Fantastic progress at Zibi. It's really coming along. I hope once these open, we'll have enough critical mass to support some retail and restaurants.

I have a feeling that Zibi's success is strongly linked to the success of Lebreton. I dont see the island being able to attract a lot of retailers until Lebreton is built and links downtown to Zibi in some ways. They could probably get a coffee house and a bike repair shop in the meantime. Would love to be wrong, I'm a big fan of this project and I hope it becomes a destination but the zipline and 2 weeks of bluesfest isnt gonna be enough for restaurants to open.

SL123 · #**1477** Posted **Mar 24, 2023, 1:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Harley613

I think the next tower, the 23 story Charcwhite, will be the tipping point where the area can support retail/restaurants on the island.

Technically the revised plan makes it more a CharcGlass than a Charcwhite

J.OT13 · #**1478** Posted **Mar 24, 2023, 1:54 PM**

Considering it's the only Charchwhite (or Charchglass) on the Ottawa side, it's fine as it is unique to the development (on the Ottawa side). Interesting angles, a distinct base, middle and top. It will be one of the nicest Charchwhites in town.

LRTeverywhere · #**1479** Posted **Mar 24, 2023, 2:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by SL123

Technically the revised plan makes it more a CharcGlass than a Charcwhite

Been revised a bit further since that version;

Harley613 · #**1480** Posted **Mar 24, 2023, 3:05 PM**

I have never seen those revisions, this is fantastic news!!! I'm A-OK with a charcoal brick base in an area that has a variety of different materials being used, and the Ottawa side of Zibi is definitely using a large variety. It has never been about the charcoal brick itself for me, it's about ridiculous amount of it that is being used in this region. I'd probably be obsessively naysaying red brick if it was as overly prevalent.