335 Roosevelt Ave | 46 & 49m | 14 & 15f | Proposed

[Williamoforange]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

It's crazy how even in a housing crisis, condos don't sell. When a condo is the same price as a bungalow, with less space + condo fees, something doesn't add up.

The city doesn't help here with its incredibly restrictive zoning, its stretched out approval timelines (which there now hiding in pre-consultation) and the litany of charges the city brings to bear on infill development specifically extras like community benefit charges, & parkland dedication fees. (Something "progressives" continues to defend.)

All of which increases the cost of an also expensive building form.

The province also needs to fix the building code by adopting more European standards (single stairs, elevator size, elevator requirements).

Also, this might have been built already if Leiper and locals didn't continually fight intensification.

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by Williamoforange

The city doesn't help here with its incredibly restrictive zoning, its stretched out approval timelines (which there now hiding in pre-consultation) and the litany of charges the city brings to bear on infill development specifically extras like community benefit charges, & parkland dedication fees. (Something "progressives" continues to defend.)

All of which increases the cost of an also expensive building form.

The province also needs to fix the building code by adopting more European standards (single stairs, elevator size, elevator requirements).

Also, this might have been built already if Leiper and locals didn't continually fight intensification.

Jeesus.. your parenthesis brought me back to Prague. Old apartment 6 or 7 floors. A single circular staircase wrapping around an old elevator that would hold 2 people at a carry-on. At some point.. you just have to accept you're going to die by whatever means.

There is a certain level of dis ingenuousness going on. The city bounces you back and forth and still ends up with visual/functional garbage.. and you still end up building charcwhites with 500 sq ft investment units. We have too many unreliable actors in this game.

Man, I'm working back at the spot across from the still abandoned towers at Baseline and Merivale. Frickin huge old school 70s build units. 2Br. I want to say 800 sq ft? I dunno.. dont care.. measure that up when I get flooring.. but these are the real deal. The entire building is wonderfully cared for as well. The massive laundry room with big folding tables and sinks also has library and sitting room next to it. There is a sauna, pool, workshop, billiards room etc. All the lobbies and hallways and individual apartment entrances are all renovated and new windows and doors.. fees are $745 a month which doesn't seem absurd given the level of obvious care they have for the building.

It doesn't look like much from the street but once inside the building you get a different feeling.

[goozers]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Oh, they won't. They're going to wait for the condo market to return. I don't recall this one ever been changed to rentals?

Word through the grape vine is that it is Rental and not Condo.

[vtecyo]

Originally Posted by ponyboycurtis

...Man, I'm working back at the spot across from the still abandoned towers at Baseline and Merivale....

Baseline at Merivale - are you sure about that? I assume you mean Baseline at Clyde - aka "fake Merivale", aka "wait this isn't Maitland anymore?".

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by vtecyo

Baseline at Merivale - are you sure about that? I assume you mean Baseline at Clyde - aka "fake Merivale", aka "wait this isn't Maitland anymore?".

Ha. Yes indeed. Been through there a million times in my life and still make that mistake.

[J.OT13]

This City has a serious problem with renaming streets that are the same, but slapping the same name on streets that aren't at all the same. I get that there's historical context, but they should have renamed things when they updated the configuration of the streets.

[eltodesukane]

Just like St. Laurent Blvd suddenly becoming Russell Rd. in Elmvale,
while a 90 degree deviation keeps the St. Laurent Blvd name.

[rocketphish]

Two residential towers proposed for Westboro near future LRT station

Mia Jensen, OBJ
January 7, 2026

A proposal to build two new residential towers near the future Kichi Zibi LRT station in Westboro is under consideration for approval by the city.

The application, submitted by Fotenn Planning and Design, calls for two towers of 14 and 13 storeys each on a site at the northern end of Winston Avenue. The irregularly shaped, 77,000-square-metre site combines five existing properties: 335 and 339 Roosevelt Ave., 344 Winston Ave., and 379 and 389 Wilmont Ave.

The towers would create a total of 312 new residential units, from bachelors to three-bedrooms, one-third of which will be large enough to be "desirable family-oriented units,” Fotenn said in the application.

The site plan, which was created by Fotenn, Ottawa architecture firm Hobin Architecture and local homebuilder Uniform Urban Developments, says that the development “represents a significant opportunity to provide density adjacent to the new LRT station,” referencing the LRT West Confederation line’s Kichi Zibi station, which is located 200 metres west of the site.

“The design maintains alignment with the approved zoning while delivering high-quality residential units in close proximity to rapid transit, all within a site envisioned to enhance the streetscape and promote active transportation connectivity through the neighbourhood,” the plan said.

In addition to the transitway, the site neighbours residential streets with existing low- and mid-rise buildings, the Kichi Zībī Mīkan parkway, and commercial properties. Westboro Beach is a short walk away.

“The proposed development is thoughtfully designed to transition into the surrounding neighbourhood context through an articulated, stepped building profile,” according to the site plan. “This approach utilizes contrasting tones and varied textures to visually break down the building’s mass as it gradually steps down, ultimately framing the new public park along Winston and Wilmont. This design not only softens the scale of the architecture but also creates a welcoming edge for the community.” The proposal calls for an underground parking garage with 250 resident spaces and 29 visitor spots. There will also be 447 bicycle parking spaces on site.

Both interior and exterior amenity spaces are proposed, including ground-floor rooms with adjacent outdoor patio space, top-floor amenity spaces and rooftop terraces. Communal amenity space, which will be open to residents of both buildings, would total 4,174 square metres, the proposal said.

Outside, 10 per cent of the site, about 711 square metres, will be public parkland, which the site plan said will be “dedicated to serving both future residents and the existing community as well as a central drop off and pedestrian connection between the two buildings in the form of a woonerf.”

https://obj.ca/two-residential-tower...r-lrt-station/

[SL123]

^ I thought this was already approved and the proponent was just really slow at getting shovels in the ground, but according to this article, its not approved yet.

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by SL123

^ I thought this was already approved and the proponent was just really slow at getting shovels in the ground, but according to this article, its not approved yet.

This thread will be old enough to drive soon.