Claridge East Flats [301 Lett St] | ?m | 25-45f | U/C

[ServiceGuy]

Finding most sites have come to a crawl these days. Releve seems to be motoring on but it is the exception as far as I can tell.

[SL123]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

They received the... wait for it... charcoal bricks for the tower.

Wasnt the tower supposed to be a white/beige tone ?

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by SL123

Wasnt the tower supposed to be a white/beige tone ?

Yup. Was supposed to be white cladding. I guess the charcoal brick sale is still ongoing.

As long as they don't make a bunch of random metal cladding patterns, should be ok.

This one is not a Neuf designed building, so it gives me hope.

Originally Posted by Harley613

It seems to be the taller tower that is going up first here. The narrow unexcavated portion of the lot matches the second shorter tower.

[GeoNerd]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Yup. Was supposed to be white cladding. I guess the charcoal brick sale is still ongoing.

As long as they don't make a bunch of random metal cladding patterns, should be ok.

This one is not a Neuf designed building, so it gives me hope.

I thought it was just the podiums that were going to be charcoal, white white/beige towers?

[DTcrawler]

Yeah, I know there's a lot of leeway in terms of what's allowed under the guise of "value engineering" but surely using the same colour brick on the entire building instead of following the approved design would require a revision, no? Then again claridge does what claridge wants...

[Badyouken]

This does nothing to dispel the concerns that it will be a sterile cluster of condos with no street-level life...

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Badyouken

This does nothing to dispel the concerns that it will be a sterile cluster of condos with no street-level life...

The first tower will have a daycare, the second tower will have one retail spot, both will have ground facing residential units. Could be better, but it's not terrible.

Maybe with the planned park over the Aqueduct, Dream LeBreton and the library (and whatever else may come), this area will feel decently lively compared to the Escarpment District with no retail or destinations (at least, for the 20 years prior, outside of the Albert/Bay/Queen block).

[BlueJay]

[QUOTE=GeoNerd;10171825]I thought it was just the podiums that were going to be charcoal, white white/beige towers?

The Charcoal delivered was the back order supply for the podium that is not finished. Light grey is apparently the brick for the tower in which a left over stock has been sitting on site for months....Apparently.

[Harley613]

[QUOTE=BlueJay;10172371]

Originally Posted by GeoNerd

I thought it was just the podiums that were going to be charcoal, white white/beige towers?

The Charcoal delivered was the back order supply for the podium that is not finished. Light grey is apparently the brick for the tower in which a left over stock has been sitting on site for months....Apparently.

There has been a large amount of light grey stone block on site for months. I agree the brown brick that just got delivered is likely for the podium. I've been taking pictures of the deliveries and posting them on Skyrise Ottawa for a while now.

https://ottawa.skyrisecities.com/for...q.26844/page-4

[J.OT13]

I've never seen such a slow cladding job. Didn't this start before Relevé?

If the tower will be clad with those light grey stones, then in should look decent.

[Badyouken]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

The first tower will have a daycare, the second tower will have one retail spot, both will have ground facing residential units. Could be better, but it's not terrible.

Maybe with the planned park over the Aqueduct, Dream LeBreton and the library (and whatever else may come), this area will feel decently lively compared to the Escarpment District with no retail or destinations (at least, for the 20 years prior, outside of the Albert/Bay/Queen block).

Yeah, it's progress but it's still not great. A daycare and one retail spot don't exactly scream activity.

[AuxTown]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

I've never seen such a slow cladding job.

You haven't been spending enough time down by Westgate have you?? I've been watching that building exterior progress from my office for over a year!

[BlueJay]

Originally Posted by AuxTown

You haven't been spending enough time down by Westgate have you?? I've been watching that building exterior progress from my office for over a year!

So sorry you've had to experience that!

[SL123]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

The first tower will have a daycare, the second tower will have one retail spot, both will have ground facing residential units. Could be better, but it's not terrible.

The daycare is in the second tower actually. The first tower UC right now will have a retail spot facing the new park.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by SL123

The daycare is in the second tower actually. The first tower UC right now will have a retail spot facing the new park.

Thanks. Didn't notice the North compass, so I had convince myself North was the other way around, so park/aqueduct on the left, Wellington on the right.

Will the Lett Street along the park still remain? They don't seem to show it in renderings.

[J.OT13]

First bit of brick has gone up. It's a light grey brick that looks quite nice.

[J.OT13]

From Pwat_ on Skyrise. We have brick! Apparently it's a light grey, but catches the light quite well, making it look beige late evening.


https://skyrisecities.com/forum/thre...q.26844/page-5

[J.OT13]

From hoggytime on Skyrise.


https://ottawa.skyrisecities.com/for...5#post-2077553

[SL123]

^Looking good!! I like this angle of the Claridge development, good height variation different color and material but at the same time, isn't it completely crazy to think this prime location in the downtown core, practically a waterfront location still sit 70% undeveloped in 2024.

[rdaner]

Great updates. So am I right in thinking that the population of LeBreton and Zibi combined is going to double with the completion of these two highrises?