1330-1346 Bank St | 90+95m | 27+29f | Proposed

[lrt's friend]

Originally Posted by Harley613

of the Greber Plan.

Fixed that for you

Good one!!

The Greber plan really didn't produce a lot of riverfront roads except the Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway which is mostly suburban anyways. What was there before would not have given good public access to the riverfront. In those places, the city mostly backed onto the river and that would have not given us what you are hoping for either. At least we got some parks and pathways (as well as the road).

The slum and industrial clearance at Lebreton, Chaudiere and in Hull, was necessary to regain some riverfront access although it has been taking far too long to give us something that we are all hoping for. That was also part of the Greber Plan, so it wasn't all bad.

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by AuxTown

As someone who tries to bike to work as much as I can I can assure you that our Ottawa River waterfront land is being used daily by thousands of people who are cycling, running, walking, rolling, etc. Not to mention the fact that we have developed high-quality ski trails in recent years along the same corridor. Just because there aren't highrises doesn't mean the area is not used.

I would like to see balance. I don't want to see our waterfront recreational access disappear in any way, but I would love to see more waterfront development in pockets where appropriate, and I would love to see entire sections of the riverfront parkways cut and covered, or even see Colonel By or the Queen Elizabeth Parkway removed entirely and just have one parkway along the Rideau. Imagine the Canal if it wasn't the median between two roads?

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[Harley613]

Originally Posted by lrt's friend

Good one!!

The Greber plan really didn't produce a lot of riverfront roads except the Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway which is mostly suburban anyways. What was there before would not have given good public access to the riverfront. In those places, the city mostly backed onto the river and that would have not given us what you are hoping for either. At least we got some parks and pathways (as well as the road).

The slum and industrial clearance at Lebreton, Chaudiere and in Hull, was necessary to regain some riverfront access although it has been taking far too long to give us something that we are all hoping for. That was also part of the Greber Plan, so it wasn't all bad.

'The Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal were the ideal place to lay down a network of parkways that would make the commute for the new suburbanites so pleasant. The NCC is currently undertaking a massive study to review land use specifically of its parkway network, which is somewhat a disavowal of Gréber’s vision.

http://www.pastottawa.com/greber/

[lrt's friend]

Originally Posted by Harley613

'The Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal were the ideal place to lay down a network of parkways that would make the commute for the new suburbanites so pleasant. The NCC is currently undertaking a massive study to review land use specifically of its parkway network, which is somewhat a disavowal of Gréber’s vision.

http://www.pastottawa.com/greber/

Let's hope for something better in the future.

[rocketphish]

Height drop: This proposal has been revised and now consists of two high-rise buildings, with the north tower (29 storeys) containing only residential uses (228 units) and the south tower (27 storeys) containing nonresidential uses on the ground floor with 309 residential units above. It was previously 34 and 31 storeys.

[Harley613]

Thank the Lord up Above. They brought the floor count down to Ottawa Standard®. 31 and 34 was outrageous.

[J.OT13]

Well that's disappointing. Same strange site plan and copy-pasted Hobin design we're seeing on every project now. But a little less height.

[Pinter]

Anyone happen to know what the status is of that whole development?

[originalmuffins]

Originally Posted by Pinter

Anyone happen to know what the status is of that whole development?

Haven't heard anything since the height drop. Which does suck.

Still, it is significantly taller than anything else near Billings I think so... it would be good for the health of the Billings area.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by Pinter

Anyone happen to know what the status is of that whole development?

These things take time. Welcome to the forum!

[nalnal]

Fairly boring design imo, and as someone mentioned on an earlier page, having the corner be surface level parking (plus the park) seems a bit odd. I feel like that space could be better designed.

Still, extremely underused area. Anything being built there would be a positive.

[GeoNerd]

Planning committee approved the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments this morning. This is a huge improvement for this area. Next step is Site Plan Application.

[ponyboycurtis]

There is an active Reddit thread with Menard answering some questions about this project and immediate area.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ottawa/comments/wxf5ka/bank_at_riverside_is_changing_in_ottawa/

[originalmuffins]

Originally Posted by GeoNerd

Planning committee approved the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments this morning. This is a huge improvement for this area. Next step is Site Plan Application.

Billings needs it, I'd even say a redevelopment of Billings to have residential towers on top of Billings Bridge near the opposite side facing bank would be even better for helping the mall+station become a better bus hub. If we integrate the malls beside stations, that can really revitalize the area.

[DarthVader_1961]

Noticed that all the fencing is gone from around this site.

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by DarthVader_1961

Noticed that all the fencing is gone from around this site.

You are thinking of the site across the street where the Harveys and small garage used to be. I thought that project had a little traction compared to this one so surprised to see that.

Paging River Park Properties! (I think that's what the user was called who was engaging us on that proposal)

[ParkRiverProperties]

We are still working through the site plan approval process and awaiting some approvals - no major changes to the design. We removed the fencing as it had blown over several times and it will be replaced with a semi-permanent fence when constructions starts. Unfortunately we have no clear idea on when we will have approvals to start.

Originally Posted by ponyboycurtis

You are thinking of the site across the street where the Harveys and small garage used to be. I thought that project had a little traction compared to this one so surprised to see that.

Paging River Park Properties! (I think that's what the user was called who was engaging us on that proposal)

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by ponyboycurtis

Paging River Park Properties! (I think that's what the user was called who was engaging us on that proposal)

It worked!

Thanks ParkRiverProperties for your quick response!!

[RogueNacho]

Demolition of the existing buildings has now started.

[Davis137]

I saw some contractors working inside the fenced-in area of this property a few days ago, and they appeared to be working on removing the utilities and other infrastructure from the smaller building that used to have the clothier in it. I wonder if the low-rise tower at 2211 Riverside is the last to come down. I had been going to the holistic clinic in that building for a Chiropractor to work on my back over the last couple of years. They had indicated that they weren't relocating any time soon (the building is still actively occupied by several small businesses).