Lévis has been changing quite a bit in the last few years. Its growth has however been tampered this year, not because of an economic downturn, quite the contrary: Construction of new units has been so rapid that the city's water treatment capacity has become saturated. The city has had to put a moratorium in several neighbourhoods.
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The Renaissance Marriott will be 36 floors, half hotel and half apartments. It's similar in design as Relevé next door (Main+Main got all the approvals for the site and sold one tower site to Rimap). It will be the tallest tower downtown at 118 meters, beating Place de Ville C, that held the title since 1972, at 112 meters.
And Odenak from Dream Developments, 31/36 floors, 105/120 meters, down the hill from the downtown. The 36 floor tower will be the second tallest in Ottawa, just behind Claridge Icon at Down's Lake. The red panels are starting to be installed.
Here's a rundown of the highrises 10 or more floors u/c in the downtown core including one in Kensington.
Thanks for the rundown with the bonus thumbnails. I don’t usually see Calgary construction here very often consider how busy it is out there. My impression is there is always 5-10 high rises under contraction in the core at any given time.
Thanks for the rundown with the bonus thumbnails. I don’t usually see Calgary construction here very often consider how busy it is out there. My impression is there is always 5-10 high rises under contraction in the core at any given time.
That's pretty accurate. In the past 20 years 99 highrises (buildings over 10 floors) have been built in downtown Calgary (CBD, Beltline, EV)
That's an average of 5 highrises per year, but with buildings taking at least 2 years or longer to complete, I would say on average there are about 10 highrises u/c in downtown Calgary at any time.
Currently there are 10 u/c and thus true to the average
It looks a bit clunky from afar but I like it close up. Scando vibe for sure.
The developer wanted to go taller, but the city imposed a height restriction for the area—which, oddly enough, has since been overruled for a 16-storey tower as part of the Market Lands redevelopment a few blocks away to the west.
The Market Lands project (redeveloping the former Public Safety Building and Civic Centre Parkade site) has a standard zoning height limit of about 100 feet (~10 storeys).
City planners initially recommended rejecting a variance for a proposed 16-storey (168-foot) residential tower in phase two of the project, citing inconsistency with the area's character.
The developer appealed, arguing the extra height was needed for more affordable housing units.
In July 2025, the city's property committee unanimously approved the appeal, effectively overruling the restriction for this specific tower (allowing ~148 units, many below market rates).
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