RYSE (1950 Scott St) | 72m | 22f | U/C

[J.OT13]

Looking closer at the rendering, it looks like they want to make the facades of the tower dynamic somehow (like the waves on Azure, for example), but I'm not sure what they are going for.

[Alex613]

I find it odd that they chose to submit "an entirely new development proposal" (as per Rationale). Changes seem minor overall, so I don't understand why they couldn't simply apply for minor variances and get them approved by the Committee of Adjustment (simpler and presumably less expensive process for developper and city). Does Council really need to see this again??

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by Ottawacurious

It's revised to 22 stories. How high were you thinking?

Probably something closer to 100m range to satisfy my fetishes.

I suppose they would have their reasons for the current height.

But as far as a 15 minute neighborhood goes, this spot is about as good as it gets.

[J.OT13]

More new docs on DevApps, but I'm not seeing what's changed.

https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applica...4-0072/details

[rocketphish]

The latest docs are for a Zoning By-Law Amendment, whereas the previous set from August were for the Site Plan Application. That said, they have made some changes.

They previously reduced the length of the podium along Clifton Rd., resulting in a reduction of glass curtain wall on the Scott St. corner facade, and slightly changed the tower profile.

This time they've made material changes to the podium, which now features red brick along Clifton Rd. to match the future townhomes, as well as on the west side, and subtle changes to the top of the tower facade. The balcony railings along Scott St. are now translucent glass.

[SL123]

If we actually get what is proposed above I'd be quite please

[J.OT13]

For once, I kind of preferred the black over the red brick. Might be too much of the same from ground level.

[SL123]

I believe DevApp shows this project as having an Approved Site Plan now

[J.OT13]

1950 Scott St. - Pre-Construction Meeting

Someone recorded the desktop the entire time, so we can't see the presentation, but confirmation construction is starting.

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[SL123]

Nice!!! I'm excited for this one if the design we were shown is what is actually built

[J.OT13]

Construction has started. We have a name, RYSE, and a website: https://colonnadebridgeport.ca/colon...-scott-street/

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Construction has started. We have a name, RYSE, and a website: https://colonnadebridgeport.ca/colon...-scott-street/

June 26, 2025, Collonade Bridgport



Colonnade BridgePort has officially broken ground on RYSE, a new purpose-built multi-residential development located at 1950 Scott Street in Ottawa’s Westboro neighbourhood. Designed to meet the growing demand for high-quality rental housing in one of the city’s most sought-after communities, RYSE will offer a modern living experience that emphasizes connectivity, livability, and convenience.

Ideally situated steps from the transitway and within walking distance of shops, parks, and other neighbourhood amenities, this 22-storey, 243-unit tower is being developed through a partnership between co-owners Claridge Real Estate Investments and the CBP Real Estate Fund, together with CBP Development and construction partner Morley Hoppner.

“RYSE reflects our strategy to deliver high-quality, transit-oriented multi-residential developments that contribute to building a more connected and livable Ottawa,” said Kelly Rhodenizer, Senior Vice President, Development. “This project will bring much-needed rental supply to the market while adding to the vibrancy and continued evolution of the Westboro community.”

RYSE will feature a mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom suites, along with contemporary finishes and carefully curated indoor and outdoor amenity spaces. Ground-floor retail space will further enhance the building’s integration with the surrounding neighbourhood. Reflecting a commitment to sustainable design, energy efficiency, and environmental performance, RYSE is being constructed to achieve LEED® Silver certification. Initial occupancy is scheduled for Summer 2027.

RYSE is the second project to get underway in Colonnade BridgePort’s $2 billion development pipeline, backed by equity from the CBP Real Estate Fund. The company previously broke ground on Artefact on Argyle—a 12-storey, 127-unit residential development in Centretown—in November 2024. Additional projects are scheduled to launch in the coming months

With a focus on expanding access to institutional-grade investment opportunities, Colonnade BridgePort’s fund management division, CBP Capital, is preparing to launch two new real estate investment funds targeting key secondary markets across Canada

[rocketphish]

Colonnade BridgePort bets on Ottawa rental market with RYSE
RYSE is firm's latest transit-oriented development to be built in city's growing Westboro neighbourhood

John Dujay, RENX
Jul. 14 2025

As the City of Ottawa completes Phase II of its LRT network in Westboro and other neighbourhoods, local developer Colonnade BridgePort has just broken ground on a new transit-oriented, $119-million rental housing development.

“We’re building highrise market housing, amenity-rich buildings that are a driver for a lack of housing in that community. What we fundamentally believe is enhancing that community and supporting the public infrastructure of the LRT that’s going in,” said Hugh Gorman, chief executive officer with Colonnade BridgePort, in an interview with RENX.

Known as RYSE, the 22-storey, 242-unit tower is scheduled for move-ins to begin in the summer of 2027. It sits abut 100 metres from Westboro Station along the city's east-west LRT line, which is in the final stages of construction.

RYSE is part of the firm’s $2-billion development fund, and is backed financially by the CBP Real Estate Fund and Claridge Real Estate Investments, the real estate investment arm of Montreal’s Stephen Bronfman family. Morley Hoppner will be the construction partner.

It represents the fourth such development in the area for Colonnade BridgePort since 2014, according to Gorman.

“We built the first project of over 100 units in 30 years when we did the project back in 2014. We just felt there was a real lack of that style and quality of housing and in a series of projects that we’ve done along Scott (Street) - we’ve got more to come in the future - but we’re fundamental believers both in TOD (transit-oriented development) and then the need to support the infrastructure that’s being put in the LRT.”

These projects are “a continuation of a long-term development plan in that corridor,” he said.

In addition to more housing, which is in short supply, the company also brought in businesses such as a Farm Boy grocery store and Alterna Bank as retail anchors in the adjacent Westboro Connection development. That property, along Scott Street and McRae Avenue, spans over 424,000 square feet and includes a 25-storey rental tower and two midrise, mixed-use buildings.

“Those type of retail amenities that are really services and create the 15-minute neighbourhood, it requires population density to support the retailers,” Gorman said. “It benefits other residents by having some critical mass that more retailers can come and provide support services from dentists to doctors to pharmacies to things like that.”

RYSE is being constructed beside the Westboro Connection tower along Scott Street.

It will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units from $1,500 per month up to “around $4,000 a month,” for the largest units, he said. Studios will start at just below 400 square feet and apartments range up to 1,400 square feet for the three-bedroom options.

Amenities will be a “traditional party room (and) outdoor terrace space; balconies, bicycle storage, bike repair, pet-care areas, the ability for storage in the building, parking - so that tenants, everything they need to live is in the building,” he said.

The company is also busy at work on some other nearby purpose-built rental projects, including an estimated 800-apartment property on the Granite Curling Club site, which is further west along Scott Street.

Colonnade BridgePort is also developing a 1,200-unit site at Blair Road and Hwy. 174 in east Ottawa, and a property next to the city's train station with Fiera Capital, called Junction Central at Pickering Place, Gorman said.

The rental market represents an excellent opportunity for builders, he believes.

“A lot of Ontario was under-built in terms of purpose-built rental. In other markets, GTA (Greater Toronto Area) specifically, there were lots of condos that were being sold to investors that would end up in the rental market but in Ottawa, that market doesn’t really exist," Gorman said. "It wasn’t a material supply-side for rental and so Ottawa has had very little new rental up until about 2018, when it really started with a fury.”

However, despite that development burst the city remains undersupplied.

“The Ottawa region is outpacing most CMAs (census metropolitan areas) across the country in terms of population growth and it was basically being stifled by the lack of accommodation for people.”

It’s estimated upwards of 10,000 units per year need to be built to catch up, but “we’re building between 2,500 and 4,000 and so that supply-constrained market is continuing to exacerbate," he said, noting that can drive dramatic rent growth. However, "rents can only go so high," or people can't afford to live in the buildings.

“We launched in 2014 we were pro forma trying to get $1.83 a foot and we blew past that, but there comes a point in time where there’s a ceiling on what they can afford monthly. Landlords are increasing rent because the vacancy rate is historically low, and has been low for a long time and so we believe there’s lots of room for supply-side growth without negatively impacting rental rates and market rents or vacancy,” Gorman said.

For Gorman, Westboro is an ideal place that is part of a “diverse population” with various housing options.

“It’s not monolithic. It’s a real mix of residents, from students to people that are empty nesting and don’t want to be in their 3,000-square-foot home with a big backyard to take care of," he said. "We’ve got new Canadian families moving into some of the larger units. We’re seeing a lot of foreign student activity as an example and so it’s a real mix of culture, it’s a real mix of demographics, and it’s a real boost to the economic resiliency of the community.”

“That’s what we’re most proud of.”

https://renx.ca/cbp-betting-big-on-r...ew-development

[J.OT13]

Past by on Saturday. Hole is getting quite deep. Maybe two levels down.

[J.OT13]

Looks like it's above grade.

https://ottawa.skyrisecities.com/for...n.40878/page-4

[SL123]

I'm really excited to see how this one turns out. My hopes are high if they stay true to the rendering