2026 Scott St [Granite Curling Club] | ?/88/?m | 18/26/36f | Proposed

[originalmuffins]

Originally Posted by RideauRat

I hope it gets approved for the TOD but the design is just meh. as J.OT13 said it's just lazy Hobin copy pasta, and as Harley said, it's the new Charcwhite. so nothing 'wow' worthy other than it's over 28 stories. wait .. the ceiling is 30 stories now right?

Zoning is already approved, so I think this project will be fine.

[Harley613]

I'm really curious to see what kind of height/density will be proposed for the Graham Spry Building lot across the trench. That and the 25 story tower on Clearview could help the Westboro skyline's mass, otherwise it'll be quite a narrow strip along Scott.

[Veggie]

I think I like it. Looks to be a decent amount of glass as opposed to everyone's favourite nearby building. And the height is great. This area is starting to get more dense.

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by Veggie

I think I like it. Looks to be a decent amount of glass as opposed to everyone's favourite nearby building. And the height is great. This area is starting to get more dense.

I'm already sick as a dog today, you just made me puke in my mouth. Pictures of that building should have trigger warnings

[Veggie]

Originally Posted by Harley613

I'm already sick as a dog today, you just made me puke in my mouth. Pictures of that building should have trigger warnings

Wait you mean this isn't everyone's favourite building?

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by Veggie

Wait you mean this isn't everyone's favourite building?

It's a tie between that one and this one

[Veggie]

^ It was a legit 50/50 decision if I used this one or the Scott one haha.

[OTSkyline]

Originally Posted by Veggie

I think I like it. Looks to be a decent amount of glass as opposed to everyone's favourite nearby building. And the height is great. This area is starting to get more dense.

Except 80% of the proposal in Ottawa show a lot of glass in the original renders and then the final product is mostly brick/panels and small windows. *Ahem* New Marriott on Rideau *ahem*

[originalmuffins]

Originally Posted by Harley613

I'm really curious to see what kind of height/density will be proposed for the Graham Spry Building lot across the trench. That and the 25 story tower on Clearview could help the Westboro skyline's mass, otherwise it'll be quite a narrow strip along Scott.

I think this, the other towers attached to Holland Cross plus the Tunney's redevelopment will really help the skyline be pretty continuous from Lebreton to Westboro.

I just hope 1047 Richmond can get that rejection overturned and that gets built too, because that plus these will bring the total # of 40 story developments up up up.

[SidetrackedSue]

The bridge creates a visual and physical break between the towers and podiums of each building. The amenity space, now linked, is visible from grade as you approach the site, as well as from afar and provides a unique element to passersby, as well as for users experiencing the bridge from within. The bridge is still being developed, as the specific uses within this space are still being defined. Therefore, the external design is yet to be finalized.

I see a lot of you like the bridge. So do I. But with a statement like this, and massive, disappointing redesigns the norm in this city, I will not be expecting to see a bridge when this is finished.

[SidetrackedSue]

Originally Posted by Harley613

I'm really curious to see what kind of height/density will be proposed for the Graham Spry Building lot across the trench. That and the 25 story tower on Clearview could help the Westboro skyline's mass, otherwise it'll be quite a narrow strip along Scott.

<Clears throat as she looks over Graham Spry from her 22nd floor window>

There's an existing strip of buildings running from the corner of Island Park and the Parkway, to McCrae, starting with 24 floors in 1968, 26 floors in 1970, and 32 floors in 2004. Everyone's 'favourites' joined that strip just recently. We don't need Island Park IV and height at Graham Spry to create mass to offset a narrow strip along Scott.

The Scott Street builds are providing mass to us.

[Harley613]

I'm very cognizant of those buildings, but they are very unassuming and don't draw the eye in my opinion. They certainly won't do much to balance the new strip.

[SidetrackedSue]

Thanks for drawing out the buildings for me. That was missing from the developer docs. I feel the city should include a doc like this, with all proposals in the area drawn in, so that we can easily see the effect the new proposal will have on skyline and neighbourhood. No point feeling sorry for 'loomed over' single family homes if they are already slated for replacement with a tower.

The great thing about this one is that breaks the 24 - 26 floor pattern. I hope it can live up to the example set by the Metropole to become a landmark (at least in our area.)

I guess my grumpiness to your original comment is that 210 Clearview will do nothing for breaking the strip along Scott. And to be honest, they'll put whatever replaces Graham Spry as close to the south end of the lot as possible (to reduce shading on the future development at Jules Leger which is not likely to be a tower but lower rise, high density homes.)

Your drawing shows how it is unlikely that IPT will ever feel anything other than a clump disconnected from the strip along Scott. Even when you come over the Kanata Hill, it is hard to pick out IPT because Tunneys towers show up between 195 and 200 and then between 200 and the Metropole.

[SidetrackedSue]

they [Island Park Towers] are very unassuming and don't draw the eye in my opinion.

No kidding. The grey concrete helps them blend into Ottawa's grey skies. I grew up in Copeland Park and was to the CBC building a few times as a teen and have taken the Parkway downtown for 4 decades and didn't know the buildings were there until I rented here. I knew about Ambleside and the Metropole but not IPT. Knowing their history now, Ken Greene's obsession with height and how long 200 Clearview was in the top 10 of tall buildings in Ottawa, I've grown quite fond of the buildings. Mostly because I don't have to look at them since I'm looking out from them! I'm still not a fan of Brutalism!

[originalmuffins]

All this to say, I love this development and can't wait to see it go up. At 129m, it's not far off from the Icon, which means we will see more varying towers traversing the city, driving past or viewing the skyline!

[Ottawacurious]

From Jeff Liepers newsletter
Granite Club site plan
A Site Plan Control Application for 2006-2020 Scott Street and 314/318 Athlone Avenue has been received by the City to develop two high rise residential towers (40 storeys each) with a total of 856 residential apartment units. The development will include a total of 418 parking spaces and 630 bicycle parking spaces. The Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit this development was approved by City Council in October 2022. The zoning is subject to a holding symbol requirement. Our office will be holding a virtual Open House on the Site Plan submission on Monday May 8, 2023 at 7 pm. Visit here for the open house information.

http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/2...ion-open-house

Zoom Details:

Date and Time: Monday, May 8, 2023: 7pm

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85890866318

Webinar ID: 858 9086 6318

Passcode: 600409

[J.OT13]

Leiper hosting an open house.

2006-2026 Scott St. + 314/318 Athlone Ave. (Former Granite Club) - Site Plan Application + Open House

A Site Plan Control Application for 2006-2026 Scott Street and 314/318 Athlone (the former site of the Granite Curling Club) has been received by the City to develop two high-rise residential apartment towers (40 storeys each), with a total of 856 units, 418 parking spaces and 630 bicycle parking spaces. The Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit this development was approved by City Council in October 2022. The zoning is subject to a holding symbol requirement. The Site Plan Control submission is available on Devapps.

The subject properties are located at the south-west corner of Scott Street and Athlone Avenue. The lands have a 98.35 metre frontage along Scott Street, and a 33.34 metre frontage along Athlone Avenue. The area of the subject properties is 6,088 square metres. The parcels presently feature the Granite Curling Club and two single-storey commercial units on Scott Street, as well as ground-oriented dwelling units on Athlone Avenue. The area surrounding the property is characterized by a broad mix of uses, parkland, and building typologies. To the immediate north is the transitway associated with the Westboro Rapid transit Station (Future O-Train Station), the Graham Spry building, apartment buildings, and predominantly ground-oriented residential dwelling units. To the east and west are a collection of commercial uses, and residential uses varying in built form, density and height. To the immediate south is Lion’s Park and the Ottawa Gymnastics Centre, as well as ground-oriented dweilling units and commercial businesses along Richmond Road. The current Granite Curling Club, commercial businesses, surface parking, and residential units on the subject properties will be demolished to construct two proposed, 2 forty-storey apartment buildings with five-storey podiums which will contain commercial spaces, amenity spaces, a gym, and bicycle storage. A four-storey link connecting the two buildings between levels 7-10 is also proposed and will contain amenity features for future residents. Vehicular access will be provided at the north-west corner of the subject property, along Scott Street, and also to the east along Athlone Avenue. All of the 418 parking spaces are proposed to be located underground.

Our office is holding a community open house to give residents the opportunity to review the details further, and ask questions from the developer and City staff.

Zoom Details:

Date and Time: Monday, May 8, 2023: 7pm

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85890866318

Webinar ID: 858 9086 6318

Passcode: 600409

During the open house webinar, the applicant and their team will run through the proposed development in more detail, and we will take questions from those watching. In order to join, you just need to download Zoom and click the link provided. You will then be prompted to use the password, and sign in with your name and e-mail address.

We will be recording the webinar and posted it online afterwards for anyone who is unable to attend on May 8th.

You can register for future notifications about this application by submitting a form in the “Send Feedback” button in the DevApps package or by e-mailing the planner (Jean-Charles Renaud, [email protected]) and requesting to receive future notifications on this file #D07-12-23-0019 )

As always, please send your feedback on this file to the lead planner on the file, Jean-Charles Renaud ([email protected]). Please also consider sending us feedback on the proposed development and including us on any correspondence with the planner via [email protected] and/or [email protected]

http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/2...ion-open-house

[originalmuffins]

Hope they wrap things up and break ground soon.

[J.OT13]

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[Harley613]

It looks like podium bridge is out for this one. The inevitable Classic Ottawa Dumbing Down has begun anew.

https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.or...line-1.6907968