Large development proposed for Montreal and Vanier Parkway
Ottawa East News, November 5, 2014
By Michelle Nash
A new proposal for Montreal Road could see the addition of seven new buildings at the intersection with the Vanier Parkway.
A two-storey hotel currently occupies 112 Montreal Rd. and a single detached house occupies 314 Gardner St., but a new zoning bylaw application submitted to the city on Oct. 1 is seeking to change the look of both properties with seven mixed-use and mixed height buildings.
The buildings will all be located on the south side of Montreal and to the west side of the parkway.
Currently the property, which is approximately one hectare, features three different zonings and the applicant is seeking amendments to rezone everything to traditional mainstreet, which allows up to a maximum of 18-storeys as well as residential and mixed-use buildings.
The proposed development seeks access from both the Vanier Parkway and Montreal Road. A private street will allow access between each building.
According to the application, a numbered company from Brampton, Ont. 1147310 Ontario Inc., would like to build four 18-storey residential buildings, one six-storey mixed-use building, a four-storey residential building and a three-storey common building with shared amenity space. The proposal would add 607 residential dwellings and retail to the area. There is also a proposed two-level underground parking lot proposed for the site.
The garage will encompass the entire site and will accommodate 545 parking spaces for residents and visitors, resident storage, bicycle storage and mechanical rooms.
There will be no retail parking provided.
According to the planning rationale submitted by Fotenn Consultants Inc. the six storey mixed-use building will front onto Montreal Road with retail at street level and five storeys of residential use above. The building includes 15 units, 300 square metres of retail divided into two units and 101 square metres of common amenity and lobby area also on street level.
The four-storey, 22-unit building is proposed for Gardner.
The remaining buildings -- four 18 storey buildings and one three-storey building -- will be located in the centre of the site. Two of the four 18 storey buildings will front the parkway with a three storey common building between. The two additional 18 storey buildings will be located in the interior of the site. Three of the buildings will have 143 units, while the fourth will have 141 units.
The project would be split into two construction phases, with the first phase consisting of the Montreal Road building and a shared underground garage. The second phase will see the additional buildings constructed.
Residents can view the application on the city’s development application website ottawa.ca/en/city-hall under the planning and development tab.
Comments can be submitted to Steve Belan, planner at
steve.belan@ottawa.ca, or by calling at 613-580-2424, ext. 27591 until Nov. 20.
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