Petrie's Landing 1 (Phases I-V) | 47/55/61/73/74/103m | 15/16/18/22/22/32f | U/C

[DEWLine]

Does it seem like the builders are in much of a hurry?

[rocketphish]

Approved siteplan and elevations:





https://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans...appId=__A8M47Y

[J.OT13]

Very suburban "towers in a park", but at least no surface parking in future phases it seems. Really hope Brigil figures out a way to connect the development to Trim station.

[DEWLine]

That would be a good thing to set up, yes.

[SL123]

The 3rd tower is currently under construction. Crane is up

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Another rendering from CBC.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...wers-1.4885912

This thing reminds me of Brigil's other project, Ambassade Champlain in Aylmer. High density but still very suburban minded.

I just noticed a few moments ago that Petrie's Landing 3 sits on top of La Cité's trades campus. Wouldn't be the first time they propose something on land they don't own.

[kevinbottawa]

This could've been a great waterfront-ish community. Had so much more potential than what is being built/proposed.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

This could've been a great waterfront-ish community. Had so much more potential than what is being built/proposed.

Huge wasted opportunity. Brigil talks big on the environment and 15-minute neighbourhoods, but they don't deliver in the slightest.

[rocketphish]

Brigil wishes to reduce the size of each residential unit at their Petrie's Landing I, Tower 4, and thereby seek an increase in the number of residential units and corresponding density at this site with an increase of 45 residential units beyond what was approved in March 2020. As a result of seeking an additional 45 residential units within Tower 4, the Zoning By-law necessitates they provide an additional 63 parking spaces. The additional required parking spaces will be accommodated by adding a third level of underground parking.


Development application:

https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applica...1-0085/details

[J.OT13]

45 units = 63 parking spaces. Within 500 meters from a transit station. An entire new parking level for 45 units (financially dubious). None of this makes any sense.

[Harley613]

Today's Progress:
Photo_6553690_DJI_90_jpg_8694068_0_20219714302_photo_original by harley613, on Flickr

Photo_6553692_DJI_92_jpg_8755856_0_202197143032_photo_original by harley613, on Flickr

Photo_6553693_DJI_93_jpg_8708807_0_20219714310_photo_original by harley613, on Flickr

[OTSkyline]

The worst of both worlds... small shoebox living in the middle of nowhere with no retail, services or amenities nearby.

[Beatrix]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

I just noticed a few moments ago that Petrie's Landing 3 sits on top of La Cité's trades campus. Wouldn't be the first time they propose something on land they don't own.

Exactly, I don't understand the plan.

Are they going to demolish the campus? Or build on top of the building?

[Sauvanto]

I can't imagine this area will remain without retail and amenities for too long, if there's a demand for grocery stores and retail, they'll build around Trim soon enough. Plenty of room there and the new park-n-ride.

I just find it funny everyone thinks Brigil is full of non-sense and didn't think anything through. They're a multi-million dollar company, I'm sure they made plenty of internal studies to justify the costs to their shareholders.

And I keep hearing about it being "a huge waste", what's so wasted about it? There's crazy demand for housing, so I'm perfectly content with them building many TOD units

[Admiral Nelson]

What's the reasoning behind the general reluctance in Ottawa to angle off residential buildings? Instead of " I I I ", with the narrow ends facing a river, why not " / \ / " ?

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by Admiral Nelson

What's the reasoning behind the general reluctance in Ottawa to angle off residential buildings? Instead of " I I I ", with the narrow ends facing a river, why not " / \ / " ?

Well in this case each of the three buildings has river views from both of the wide sides with a I I I configuration, but three of six wide faces would have highway views and no river views in / \ / configuration.

[kevinbottawa]

Originally Posted by Sauvanto

I just find it funny everyone thinks Brigil is full of non-sense and didn't think anything through. They're a multi-million dollar company, I'm sure they made plenty of internal studies to justify the costs to their shareholders.

And I keep hearing about it being "a huge waste", what's so wasted about it? There's crazy demand for housing, so I'm perfectly content with them building many TOD units

They could've built a nice waterfront community with retail and cafes served by transit. This isn't just a random piece of land that could've satisfied the demand for housing. Forgive people for wanting better.

[acottawa]

It might be a nice view for some residents, but what a truly awful development. No possibility of any sort of pedestrian life. No access to anything without driving. No access to the river.

[Dzingle Bells]

Originally Posted by Admiral Nelson

What's the reasoning behind the general reluctance in Ottawa to angle off residential buildings? Instead of " I I I ", with the narrow ends facing a river, why not " / \ / " ?

More expensive to build. It would also make the parking layout less efficient as typically the tower structure extends all the way through the parking garage. If the tower goes / \ / then the parking layout goes / \ /, which means less efficient, which means more $$$. Not that it can't be done or I'm not in favour of it but just my two cents.

[harls]

Isn't that the beach that consistently has E.coli warnings all summer?

Actually, pretty much any beach from Aylmer to there would qualify..