Claridge Royale [245 Rideau St] | 62/84/84m | 18/26/27f | U/C - Page 16

AuxTown · #**301** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 7:46 PM**

Holy shit those twin blank walls are the single most offensive thing built in Ottawa this millennium!

Nice shot as always Harley!

J.OT13 · #**302** Posted **Apr 15, 2022, 12:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by AuxTown

Holy shit those twin blank walls are the single most offensive thing built in Ottawa this millennium!

Nice shot as always Harley!

And we'll eventually get another set of twin 27sih storey blank walls in that parking lot. And unless the Ottawa Little Theatre and uOttawa Res gets redeveloped, that will be it. If they do get redeveloped, we'll have a solid 84 meter tall city block.

UrbOttawa · #**303** Posted **May 25, 2022, 10:41 PM**

I'm not seeing much consistency between the renders and reality in terms of materials, but it's not looking too bad so far. The space between the towers is definitely welcome..

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SL123 · #**304** Posted **May 26, 2022, 12:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by UrbOttawa

I'm not seeing much consistency between the renders and reality in terms of materials, but it's not looking too bad so far. The space between the towers is definitely welcome..

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Indeed in looks nothing like the renders!! It looks much better than the renders in actuality thus far

Harley613 · #**305** Posted **May 26, 2022, 1:09 AM**

The black paneled window trim is Soho Italia-esque. Very promising. I have always thought of Moon and Royale as two peas in the same charcoal brick pod, but maybe Royale will turn out much better.

J.OT13 · #**306** Posted **May 26, 2022, 4:11 PM**

I think it looks a lot like Moon. This may be Claridge's new hospital yellow brick of the 2000s, or grey metal paneling of the 2010s. This may be what we see on all Claridge buildings for the next decade.

SL123 · #**307** Posted **Jun 10, 2022, 10:06 PM**

Update June 10, 2022

Up to the 10th floor

Looks like the facade facing Rideau of the shorter tower will be all glass. My expectation for this project were low but so far, I'm happily surprised that what is being built looks better then what was presented in the renderings.

Harley613 · #**308** Posted **Jun 10, 2022, 10:08 PM**

I'm very cautiously optimistic about this project. I really thought we were getting giant walls of my beloved charcoal brick.

YukonLlama · #**309** Posted **Jun 11, 2022, 7:42 PM**

Looking great so far. Hopefully we see more glass and less panelling. Really love watching Rideau finally density.

danishh · #**310** Posted **Jun 17, 2022, 1:41 PM**

there's a lot of unsold units left for this one, especially 2br units.
https://claridgehomes.com/public/ass...-06-JUN-22.pdf

might be a sign of a slowdown in condoland.

YOWetal · #**311** Posted **Jun 17, 2022, 2:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by danishh

there's a lot of unsold units left for this one, especially 2br units.
https://claridgehomes.com/public/ass...-06-JUN-22.pdf

might be a sign of a slowdown in condoland.

Not sure. They have been for sale for a long time even when the market was very hot. The prices are much higher than current markets. Given interest rates will be much higher when you close next summer seems very risky buying there now.

OTSkyline · #**312** Posted **Jun 17, 2022, 3:42 PM**

Yeah, $700K-$800K for a 2bdr is quite steep.

Plus, that location is not for everyone.

Harley613 · #**313** Posted **Jun 17, 2022, 6:09 PM**

Today's Progress:

OTSkyline · #**314** Posted **Jun 17, 2022, 7:24 PM**

These are the updates I've been dreaming of all week. Thanks @harls!

ponyboycurtis · #**315** Posted **Jul 3, 2022, 11:30 PM**

They haven't made much progress on the windows recently but I did a walk around of the entire building and you can get an idea of how the glazing will be.

It seems decent so far. Nothing award winning but decent nonetheless.

Harley613 · #**316** Posted **Aug 11, 2022, 10:31 PM**

Today:

Spoonsy · #**317** Posted **Aug 12, 2022, 3:46 PM**

kind of reminds me of the old lcbo at king w/spadina except instead of the CN tower it's a construction crane

Fraser · #**318** Posted **Aug 13, 2022, 11:57 AM**

Between the terrible architecture, lot line to lot line buildings and no variation in heights, that it was god awful corner of the City.

Hopefully something with a different t style/height goes in the two parking lots (LCBO and across the street) to kinda, sorta fix this.

Harley613 · #**319** Posted **Aug 13, 2022, 1:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fraser

Between the terrible architecture, lot line to lot line buildings and no variation in heights, that it was god awful corner of the City.

Hopefully something with a different t style/height goes in the two parking lots (LCBO and across the street) to kinda, sorta fix this.

I don't think anything can be built higher between King Edward and Sussex, there is a height restriction. The Market is destined to be the next tabletop.

905er · #**320** Posted **Aug 13, 2022, 2:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Spoonsy

kind of reminds me of the old lcbo at king w/spadina except instead of the CN tower it's a construction crane

what a mess