299 Carling Ave | up to 65m | up to 20f | Proposed

[rocketphish]

Algonquins of Ontario, Canada Lands Company partner on Carling redevelopment project

Jon Willing, Ottawa Citizen
Published on: February 9, 2017 | Last Updated: February 9, 2017 5:18 PM EST



The Algonquins of Ontario and the Canada Lands Company announced Thursday they are partnering to redevelop a 1.4-hectare block of land between Little Italy and the Glebe.

The vacant property, which was once owned by Public Services and Procurement Canada, is currently a parking lot at the northeast corner of Carling Avenue and LeBreton Street S.

CLC, a federal crown corporation, will work with the Algonquins of Ontario to revitalize the property after completing studies and consulting the community. They said the process will begin later in 2017 but didn’t release details about a preliminary vision for the site.

Both organizations lauded the partnership in written statements.

“Canada Lands Company has shown once again that they understand reconciliation is about translating the best of intentions into tangible economic development opportunities for the Algonquin people,” according to Robert Potts, the principal negotiator and senior legal counsel for the Algonquins of Ontario.

“We are incredibly excited about this announcement. Everyone at Canada Lands, myself in particular, are honoured to be part of this collaborative effort with the Algonquins of Ontario, working on this second initiative with them” said John McBain, president and CEO of Canada Lands Company.

CLC and the Algonquins of Ontario have also partnered on the redevelopment of the old Rockliffe air base land, which has been branded Wateridge Village. The agreement ensures the Algonquins of Ontario are consulted on the planning and construction of the new community.

Ten Algonquin communities in eastern Ontario make up the Algonquins of Ontario, which has been negotiating a land claim with the governments of Canada and Ontario. They reached an agreement-in-principle last October and are working to reach a final agreement.

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[rocketphish]

Canada Lands Company project site:

http://en.clc.ca/property/532

[Norman Bates]

This could become something really exciting. Maybe even include a grocery store.

[sestafanos]

Originally Posted by Norman Bates

This could become something really exciting. Maybe even include a grocery store.

Never expected to read "exciting" and "grocery store" in one comment, but I guess...

[passwordisnt123]

It's a real shame they're doing this piece by piece. I think this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to restore some municipal street grid layout to this area to make it more pedestrian friendly and expand the realm of Little Italy.

[jagr]

Hi,

New member here.

This topic is of interest to me.

There are several topics that are similar:

265 Carling | 16 fl | Approved

289 Carling

1705 Carling Ave | ?m | 9f | Proposed

re this topic "401 Lebreton St | ?m | ?f | Redevelopment". … The official name of this project is "291 Carling Avenue"

is it possible to rename this project from "401 Lebreton St" to "291 Carling"? How?

How does the height & no. of floors get entered as part of the name? Are they entered in a database (along with status), and then the board software pulls it out and appends it to the name? Or is this just entered manually when the topic is created? I notice that "289 Carling" doesn't have height or status at all. The topic contains a link to the official planning documents, so those numbers can be obtained.

If there's a way to rename this topic, let me know and I'll get the height information.

[waterloowarrior]

Thread titles are all put in manually. Mods can change them and maybe the original thread creator. I will start making the changes.

Here are June 2019 open house boards for 291 Carling
https://en.clc.ca/files/291CarlingAv...esentation.pdf

[jagr]

That's great. Thanks.

There are 3 towers: 13, 20 & 25 floors. The first two are simple towers, but the 3rd has a couple of base floors for commercial use (so higher ceiling?)

I estimate as follows:
13 floors @ 3 m/floor = 39 m
20 floors @ 3 m/floor = 60 m
25 floors = 23 floors @ 3 m/floor + 2 floors @ 4 m/floor = 69m + 8m = 77m

How does that sound?

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by jagr

That's great. Thanks.

There are 3 towers: 13, 20 & 25 floors. The first two are simple towers, but the 3rd has a couple of base floors for commercial use (so higher ceiling?)

I estimate as follows:
13 floors @ 3 m/floor = 39 m
20 floors @ 3 m/floor = 60 m
25 floors = 23 floors @ 3 m/floor + 2 floors @ 4 m/floor = 69m + 8m = 77m

How does that sound?

We typically get the height of a project from the development application.

[jagr]

Ok, call this a preliminary estimate then. They haven't submitted plans yet. Their timeline shows "Submit Zoning By-law Amendment Application to the City – August 2019" with approval by March 2020.

[Marcus CLS]

Formal zoning By-law amendment is now submitted by Canada Lands company and AOO. Project address is now 299 Carling Avenue. Link to planning rational. Status date is FEB 12, 2021.

http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Im...02-20-0001.PDF

[rocketphish]

Canada Lands Company CLC Limited (“CLC”) is presenting a Planning Rationale in support of a Zoning By-law Amendment application for the 3.37 acre property municipally known as 299(291) Carling Avenue. CLC, through a joint venture partnership with the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO), is undertaking a planning application for the future redevelopment of the site, which was acquired from the federal government by CLC and AOO in February 2017. The Management Committee for the site redevelopment project has equal representation from AOO and CLC; CLC are acting as the project manager. This project is a continuation of the ongoing partnership between CLC and AOO at Wateridge Village in the City of Ottawa (former Rockcliffe Canadian Forces Base Rockcliffe). A key component of the site redevelopment will be integrating the commemoration of the Algonquin First Nation legacy and heritage. The AOO are involved at all stages of the site redevelopment project, including concept development, land use planning, and detailed design. As part of the site redevelopment process, CLC and AOO will be required to seek the necessary planning and development approvals from the City of Ottawa.

As presented in this Report, two (2) areas are proposed to be zoned for parks and open space. Area A, in a portion of the east side of the site, is proposed to accommodate a Privately-owned Public Open Space (POPS). Area E, in the northernmost portion of the site, is proposed to accommodate a new City park. The existing rock outcrop feature on the site is proposed to be integrated into the ultimate landscaping for the site, to be confirmed at the site plan stage.

Three (3) areas (Areas B, C and D) are proposed to be zoned to permit mixed-use development, ranging between eight (8) and twenty (20) storeys in height and consisting of a mix of residential and commercial uses, which is appropriate for the site’s prominent location along Carling Avenue, designated as an Arterial Mainstreet in the City of Ottawa Official Plan.





The proposed Development Concept Plan assumes a total of 550 residential units / 50,875 m2 of residential gross floor area (GFA), and a total of 5,070 m2 of commercial GFA across the site, as presented in Table 3-1. The ultimate residential unit breakdown and amount of commercial GFA would be determined by future developers of the site at the time of individual Site Plan Control applications.

[rocketphish]

Latest CLC project site: https://www.clcsic.ca/299carling/

[SL123]

Towers, affordable housing slated for Carling Avenue parking lot



https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...tawa-1.6274978

A large parking lot just east of Dow's Lake is one step closer to becoming home to several towers, hundreds of affordable housing units and a new public park.

Ottawa's planning committee approved a zoning amendment for 299 Carling Ave. Monday that would allow the Canada Lands Company to develop a mix of buildings ranging from eight to 20 storeys.

The site — bounded by Bell, Lebreton and Henry streets — is currently home to a ground-level parking lot with 300 spaces.

The Crown corporation already plans to transform a 2.6-hectare site just up the street that once housed the federal government's mining labs into a retail and residential area some are comparing to Toronto's Distillery District.

The plan for the 299 Carling Ave. site would see 20-storey apartment buildings go up along Carling Avenue, descending to 15 and eight storeys as one moves north.

Fifteen per cent of the residential units would be maintained as affordable housing for at least 25 years, according to Monday's report to planning committee.

A public park would also be created along Lebreton Street, as would a privately owned public space on Bell Street.

The quarter-century supply of affordable housing was "one of the biggest positives" to come out of the lengthy public consultation process, said Capital ward Coun. Shawn Menard.

The site's development plan could also potentially attract a much-needed grocery store to the area, Menard said.

The zoning amendment was carried with no debate. It will go to council for final approval.

[J.OT13]

Cross Post.

Le fédéral convertira certaines de ses propriétés en logements

Par Antoine Trépanier, Le Droit
7 novembre 2023

Le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé mardi qu’il débloque six de ses propriétés pour permettre la construction de 2800 nouveaux logements, dont plus de la moitié à Ottawa.

Les propriétés, que le fédéral qualifie d’«excédentaires», sont à Calgary, à Edmonton, à Saint-Jean (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) et à Ottawa.

«C’est un morceau et c’est un morceau qui ne coûte rien au gouvernement», a relevé le ministre des Services publics et de l’Approvisionnement, Jean-Yves Duclos.

D’ici mars 2024, la Société immobilière du Canada fournira les propriétés pour que 307 logements soient construits au Village des Riverains, 600 à l’avenue Carling et 710 sur la rue Booth à Ottawa. On compterait 221 logements abordables dans ce lot.

«Nous accélérons et simplifions le processus de conversion des propriétés fédérales excédentaires en habitations, et nous continuons de travailler avec la Société immobilière du Canada pour permettre la construction de logements supplémentaires», a poursuivi le ministre Duclos.

10 000 personnes

Qui plus est, la Société immobilière du Canada établit désormais à 20% le minimum de logements abordables pour l’ensemble des projets en cours de réalisation. Cette nouvelle exigence s’appliquera lorsque l’exigence municipale minimale en matière de logement abordable est inférieure ou n’existe pas encore, selon le fédéral.

5300 unités

En ajoutant 5300 unités dans les cinq prochaines années, Ottawa double le nombre de logements abordables offerts par la Société immobilière du Canada dans les 30 dernières années.

Au total, ce seront 26 000 unités qui seront débloquées par Ottawa, comparativement aux 10 300 au cours des sept dernières années.

C’est qu’en étant le plus important propriétaire foncier au pays avec environ 32 000 propriétés au pays, le gouvernement du Canada a sous la main des actifs significatifs pour contrer la pénurie de logements. Depuis plusieurs mois, les fonctionnaires fédéraux ont adopté un mode de travail hybride où ils n’ont pas à fréquenter leur bureau tous les jours. Les aires de travail partagées font en sorte que d’importantes superficies sont libérées dans les édifices de la Couronne.

Il semblerait que la Société immobilière du Canada dispose sur une vingtaine de propriétés «en stock» qui sont prêtes à être converties dans les prochaines années.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/p...C4ASHZSXZH3YY/

[rocketphish]

Budget opens door to faster housing development in Ottawa, Canada Lands boss says

David Sali, OBJ
April 24, 2024 2:23 PM ET

The head of a Crown corporation that buys and develops federal properties says he’s hoping to speed up projects such as converting empty government office buildings into apartments in a bid to boost Ottawa’s housing stock.

Canada Lands Company president and CEO Stéphan Déry told a city-building summit organized by OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade this week his organization is working with developers on a number of projects that will eventually provide thousands of new housing units in the National Capital Region.

“We want to contribute,” Déry said during a panel discussion Tuesday at Lansdowne Park’s Horticulture Building. “We’re all about building mixed-use communities.”

He said the recent federal budget has given Canada Lands new tools to help speed the development process along.

They include $5 million in new funding targeted for measures such as providing low-cost leases to builders, putting housing on underused federal properties, and working with other Crown corporations to redevelop surplus buildings.

In addition, while the federal government previously sold properties to Canada Lands at market rates, it will now look to transfer land to the company for $1 whenever possible to help spur affordable housing projects.

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Meanwhile, Déry said work is expected to start next year on a multi-tower project that will see about 600 units – 15 per cent of which will be designated for affordable housing – built at 299 Carling Ave. in partnership with the Algonquins of Ontario. The two organizations purchased the 3.2-acre site in 2017.

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https://obj.ca/budget-opens-door-to-...nds-boss-says/