Took a couple pictures today. They are working on the 4th floor on the building closest to Heron, and the 1st or 2nd floor on the building closest to Cecil:
Its also starting to peek out behind Shopper's from Bank Street:
Really excited for this project. Interested to see the Bank corridor lengthen, even if it's in the form of this project being tucked in behind a power centre style development.
Currently working on 6th floor above grade. Looking pretty bulky.
Yep. I was going to do an update today. The 6th floor (or 5th maybe, can't remember) is supposed to be the top of the podium, after that it becomes more of a tower.
Yep. I was going to do an update today. The 6th floor (or 5th maybe, can't remember) is supposed to be the top of the podium, after that it becomes more of a tower.
Thanks for the pic! You can now see the drive-thru entrance arch (though it is currently filled with a forest of yellow support jacks).
Does anyone know if they are building both towers at the same time? I know the one fronting Heron is well on its way, but is the one tucked in the back (fronting Cecil) under construction right now as well?
Does anyone know if they are building both towers at the same time? I know the one fronting Heron is well on its way, but is the one tucked in the back (fronting Cecil) under construction right now as well?
Yep, you can see in the photo I posted a couple days ago that the building fronting Cecil is up to the 2nd floor.
I went back and looked at the renders on the first page of this thread, and what's funny is that these 2 buildings (especially the 10 floor towers), are going to look very tall, and quite large in scale, as there is literally nothing as big or as tall as them in the immediate area (think the closest are down by Billings, and the ones on Walkley, east of Bank).
I went back and looked at the renders on the first page of this thread, and what's funny is that these 2 buildings (especially the 10 floor towers), are going to look very tall, and quite large in scale, as there is literally nothing as big or as tall as them in the immediate area (think the closest are down by Billings, and the ones on Walkley, east of Bank).
Yep! I'm at the Bank/Walkley one, top floor (10th). There is/was a proposal to build 2 even taller ones behind my building but it looks like that might be on hold for now? I believe they were to be 16 stories consisting mostly of rentals...
They have the forms for the 8th floor of the south tower going up, and man, does this project have an impact on the fabric of that neighbourhood now...
They have the forms for the 8th floor of the south tower going up, and man, does this project have an impact on the fabric of that neighbourhood now...
It's pretty impressive when approaching on Heron from the east.
It's pretty impressive when approaching on Heron from the east.
Yep, I think you will be able to see these 2 buildings from many vantage points as they go up. They are certainly giving that area of Bank Street a more Urban look and feel, vs the traditional 1970's-1990's suburban look and feel.
Yep, I think you will be able to see these 2 buildings from many vantage points as they go up. They are certainly giving that area of Bank Street a more Urban look and feel, vs the traditional 1970's-1990's suburban look and feel.
Well, to me anyways...
Agree, and the building on the other side at Evans will help as well.
If only we could get the Bank St rebuild underway... but it seems to be pushed out a few years..
I actually got an update on the Bank Street rebuild just recently: the design work is currently out for tender.
There is a short update on the Bank Street rebuild in the latest (and final) Ottawa South Community Voice. I can't figure out how to properly format in in here but here is the link. It's on page 8. Sounds like a 2021 start with possible further delays if buses are rerouted to Bank street for LRT phase 2 construction.
With that being said, I don't see why buses would be routed to Bank street when The transitway and Bronson could be used.
There is a short update on the Bank Street rebuild in the latest (and final) Ottawa South Community Voice. I can't figure out how to properly format in in here but here is the link. It's on page 8. Sounds like a 2021 start with possible further delays if buses are rerouted to Bank street for LRT phase 2 construction.
With that being said, I don't see why buses would be routed to Bank street when The transitway and Bronson could be used.
It also mentions that the work will be split, with north of Heron separate from south of Heron, and that the south of Heron stretch may be 5-10 years off.
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