The Next at Central Park [Merivale Rd] | ?m | up to 25f | Approved - Page 3

McC · #41 Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 3:59 PM**

I saw a Firefly Turbo on my street earlier this summer, not a spec of rust, but it sounded AWFUL ;-)

rocketphish · #42 Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 5:09 PM**

May as well post the renders...

McC · #43 Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 5:16 PM**

reminds me a lot of Richmond BC around the Skytrain stations; in other words, pretty good looking for the suburbs, and pretty good looking for anywhere in Ottawa.

Ottawan · #44 Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 6:01 PM**

It's going to look great from a large swath of the city due to it being right at the edge of the Experimental Farm.

I look forward to a future where the farm is surrounded on all sides by well-designed towers. The way things are going, we may even get there sometime in my lifetime. <<-- (said optimistically, not sarcastically)

S-Man · #45 Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 6:25 PM**

Forgot about those automotive gems! Add an Eagle Premiere, Dodge Aries, and a rusty, white Pontiac Sunbird with Quebec plates...

J.OT13 · #46 Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 6:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by S-Man

Forgot about those automotive gems! Add an Eagle Premiere, Dodge Aries, and a rusty, white Pontiac Sunbird with Quebec plates...

Late 80s and early 90s, those were the days.

waterloowarrior · #47 Posted **Nov 3, 2012, 2:24 AM**

design review panel had some concerns
http://ottawa.ca/en/city_hall/planni...x.htm#merivale

adam-machiavelli · #48 Posted **Nov 3, 2012, 5:01 PM**

I've agreed all along with those concerns from the Urban Design Review Panel.

first-time-buyer · #49 Posted **Sep 10, 2013, 11:24 AM**

Any updates on this project? It looked extremely promising at the time but I haven't heard a peep about it in about a year

McPwned · #50 Posted **Sep 10, 2013, 1:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by first-time-buyer

Any updates on this project? It looked extremely promising at the time but I haven't heard a peep about it in about a year

I dropped by the sales office on Saturday because I wanted to hear if they had any information on the highrises. The woman there said she had absolutely not a speck of information about them, and that the lowrise detailed on the website is the only thing they've got going right now. They have a model showing where all the proposed buildings are planned to be, so I got to see that at least. While I didn't really look for any, I saw no semblance of construction.

All she could say was that timelines for the rest of the development would depend on the market.

first-time-buyer · #51 Posted **Sep 10, 2013, 10:09 PM**

That doesn't give a lot of confidence to the project...
Too bad- it looked so promising

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Originally Posted by McPwned

I dropped by the sales office on Saturday because I wanted to hear if they had any information on the highrises. The woman there said she had absolutely not a speck of information about them, and that the lowrise detailed on the website is the only thing they've got going right now. They have a model showing where all the proposed buildings are planned to be, so I got to see that at least. While I didn't really look for any, I saw no semblance of construction.

All she could say was that timelines for the rest of the development would depend on the market.

J.OT13 · #52 Posted **Sep 11, 2013, 12:09 AM**

Great project, wrong location. This should have been QWest.

first-time-buyer · #53 Posted **Sep 11, 2013, 1:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Great project, wrong location. This should have been QWest.

What do you think they'll do with the project?
They already are throwing in all the high-end finishes and great open floor plans.

J.OT13 · #54 Posted **Sep 11, 2013, 2:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by first-time-buyer

What do you think they'll do with the project?
They already are throwing in all the high-end finishes and great open floor plans.

It might be shelved for the time being but I really can't say for sure. They might also just keep it on life support; just look at their Re on Queen, it has been stagnant for 5 years but never shelved.

first-time-buyer · #55 Posted **Sep 11, 2013, 10:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

It might be shelved for the time being but I really can't say for sure. They might also just keep it on life support; just look at their Re on Queen, it has been stagnant for 5 years but never shelved.

It does seem like Q-west is their priority right now ... that's for sure

J.OT13 · #56 Posted **Sep 12, 2013, 12:43 AM**

For sure; they're all going up and fast! Everything else is barely holding on.

first-time-buyer · #57 Posted **Sep 12, 2013, 2:28 AM**

I wonder if they actually did some marketing for this project if it would blow up. I still can't get over how unique the location is for something that trendy looking. To have access to nature paths and be walkable distance from a ton of restaurants, and a grocery store... seems so odd that it's not selling...

S-Man · #58 Posted **Sep 12, 2013, 4:05 AM**

This project was ambitious when it was proposed but it also seemed risky. I'd like to see it go forward. Maybe it will, some day...

first-time-buyer · #59 Posted **Oct 13, 2013, 1:26 PM**

Anyone have any updates

FutureWickedCity · #60 Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 4:03 PM**

I thought this project was buried because I hadn't heard about it in so long. But today they took out a full page in The Metro. I think this would really urbanize the Baseline/Merivale area and compliment the existing commercial zone there. Will be good too if they lay down LRT on Baseline Road as proposed.

It looks like one tower will be about 22 floors and the other 16 floors, along with other lower-rise structures.

I find the process of uploading images to this site is unnecessarily complicated. I tried adding images below but it didn't work.

https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/us/the-next