General Suburban Updates

[waterloowarrior]

new thread for minor project updates...
just a coincidence that these first updates are all retirement residences

Alavida Lifestyle's building in CitiPlace (Colonnade and Prince of Wales area) is well underway




http://www.alavidalifestyles.com/our...nd_events.aspx





Retirement home received approval - Hunt Club just west of Airport Parkway

(2 storeys)





a 'tower' received approval ... going on Hunt Club just west of Bank. 11 storeys, another retirement residence.



The owner is Masterpiece Living, but they don't have information for this project yet on their website

[clynnog]

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

new thread for minor project updates...
just a coincidence that these first updates are all retirement residences

Claridge have started construction on a tower 2 phase retirement home on Eagleson south of Fernbank and there is also a large high end retirement home being built on the south side of Campeau between Eagleson and Castle Frank/Kanata Avenue.

Looks like there will be no shortage of places for our kids to put us when we get old.

[waterloowarrior]

another seniors development on hunt club (700 hunt club)

This is an application for a site-specific exception to the former City of Ottawa Hunt Club Secondary Plan designation for that portion of the property located in the former City of Ottawa and a Zoning By-law amendment to permit the construction of a retirement residence consisting of a five-storey, 110-unit residential building and 27, single-storey townhouses for seniors.

[adam-machiavelli]

Do I see Wisteria Lane on that map? :p

[clynnog]

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

another seniors development on hunt club (700 hunt club)

to permit the construction of a retirement residence consisting of a five-storey, 110-unit residential building and 27, single-storey townhouses for seniors.

For the 27 TH's, I didn't think you could specify that they would be for seniors. The marketing can be to seniors, but you can't exclude non-seniors.

It looks like Ottawa is in a seniors boom. This building, plus another one on the south side of Hunt Club somewhere, one on the north side near South Keys, a new one in Bridlewood by Claridge u/c, a big apartment tower near Castlefrank/Campeau in Kanata, plus many more.

If the market does crash for these places, they could be converted to regular apartments.

[TransitZilla]

Originally Posted by adam-machiavelli

Do I see Wisteria Lane on that map? :p

It's Wisteria Crescent, but yes

I remember going into the sales centre when they were still building and laughing about that. I think they were using it as a selling feature....

[harls]

Why do all Seniors' complexes look the same? those pics in ww's first post look exactly like the complexes going up in Gatineau.

[p_xavier]

Originally Posted by harls

Why do all Seniors' complexes look the same? those pics in ww's first post look exactly like the complexes going up in Gatineau.

Because they all have cataracts.

[clynnog]

Originally Posted by harls

Why do all Seniors' complexes look the same? those pics in ww's first post look exactly like the complexes going up in Gatineau.

One architect in Ottawa has designed a lot of seniors developments for the more prominent seniors developers. I know of separate properties in different municipalities where the architect used the exact same plans and replicated them from one municipality to another. The theory being if it worked in Municipality X it can work and be applicable in Municipality Y.

[waterloowarrior]

May 2008 Update on the Ravines.

As you can see, the brick is on the building and it is looking good. You will have to take our word for it that progress is really being made on the interior of the building as well.

Call now while the suite selection is still good and plan your move for the fall. Who knows what kind of winter awaits us in 2008/2009!

http://www.alavidalifestyles.com/our...nd_events.aspx

[waterloowarrior]

masterpiece hunt club
(this was mentioned earlier on in this thread)
site plan
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1701 Kilborn Avenue - (The Regional Group)... dev. application page


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Industrial and Alta Vista - 9 storey rental apt. or retirement residence (Claridge) | site plan


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13 storey office building and mixed use concept - Russell and St Laurent | dev. application page




feel free to copy any of this info and make new threads

[waterloowarrior]

here's the site plan for 700 hunt club

application page

[clynnog]

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

1701 Kilborn Avenue - (The Regional Group)... dev. application page

I know that this Kilborn/Playfair site is causing all sorts of palpitations in the local community and there are signs on people's lawns....no more high rises etc'.

[c_speed3108]

Tower Crane in Orleans:

There appears to be a new Tower Crane around Tenth Line and the North Service Rd (Jeanne D'arc)

Anyone have any idea what that is for????

[TransitZilla]

Originally Posted by c_speed3108

Tower Crane in Orleans:

There appears to be a new Tower Crane around Tenth Line and the North Service Rd (Jeanne D'arc)

Anyone have any idea what that is for????

If it's closer to Trim it's probably for Petrie's Landing: http://www.petrieslanding.ca/

[c_speed3108]

Originally Posted by bradnixon

If it's closer to Trim it's probably for Petrie's Landing: http://www.petrieslanding.ca/

Nope...I know Petrie's Landing...it is definitely not Petrie's Landing. It is not as tall and the crane is a different colour....

[c_speed3108]

From CTV:

Funding for family health hub in Orleans

Updated: Sat May. 31 2008 18:14:31

ctvottawa.ca

The Ontario government unveiled a major initiative that it hopes will solve the growing doctor shortage in Orleans with teamwork.

The announcement was for funding towards a family health hub in Ontario on Saturday.

"This visionary Orleans health hub will bring together several healthcare services under one roof," said Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman.

"Services including family health care, urgent care services and a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services including MRI and dialysis will be provided."

At the centre of the hub will be the first of 50 new family health teams for the province, a form of one-stop-shopping for patients who might not have a doctor right now.

"If it grows like the one in Rockland - it's only been three years and they have captured 15,000 orphan patients - that should do us a lot of good in the near future," said Phil McNeely, Liberal MPP for Ottawa-Orleans.

Like many Ontario communities, Orleans is suffering from a doctor shortage which means thousands of orphan patients. Last month, the Orleans Urgent Care Clinic was forced to cut back its hours due to a shortage of doctors.

This new plan offers some relief.

The Ontario government is also giving $300,000 annually to the Orleans clinic to support nursing services.

A $100,000 capital planning grant is being provided to Montfort Hospital to develop a detailed proposal and business case including where to build the hub and how much it will cost. The goal is to be serving Orleans patients by 2011.

[harls]

Some detailed plans for the Plateau area in Gatineau

Concept 1:

http://www.ville.gatineau.qc.ca/pdf/..._concept_1.pdf

Concept 2:

http://www.ville.gatineau.qc.ca/pdf/..._concept_2.pdf

[c_speed3108]

Orleans Town Centre development: Save the Silo?

This is visible on Google earth. It lines up almost perfectly with the Centrum and the never built road just west of tenth line. Maybe they could do a traffic circle around it or something????

http://www.eastottawa.ca/article-219...dents-say.html

Save Centrum silo, residents say
Article online since June 4th 2008, 15:06


An Orléans man and a former east-end resident say the city should consider the historical value of an unused silo on Centrum Boulevard before opting to tear it down.
The silo, which sits just east of the Orléans Town Centre site, was brought to the attention of Orléans Coun. Bob Monette by a constituent complaining of youth partying on the property.

Though subsequent visits by Monette and the local community police officer did not corroborate reports of needles and other drug paraphernalia on the site, both said in early May they found liquor bottles.

Monette also said he would seek to have the silo torn down since it appeared to be an illicit gathering place for youth.

In a subsequent e-mail to The Star, copied to Monette, Denis Vinette of Orléans responded by saying the silo was once a part of a farm operated by his grandfather and great uncle.

"That silo represents a link not only to the history of Orléans, and the small French community of less than 5,000 that lived here over 40 years ago, but for me it's a link to my own personal family history," he wrote. "Instead of looking at the silo as an eyesore, why not treat it as a piece of our heritage and protect it? As part of any future Orléans Town Centre re-development, why not consider including it in any plans and recognizing Orléans rich farming history?"

Bruce Scharf, who grew up in Vanier and now lives in west Quebec, says the city should consider not only maintaining the silo but also transforming the whole site into an historical attraction.

A very similar project has already been completed in Vankleek Hill, Scharf says, adding the Orléans silo has even greater potential for such a use since it is better located than the Vankleek Hill site, with superior views of the surrounding area.

"It represents history," says Scharf. "It would do something to me if it was gone because of a whim or knee-jerk reaction."

Vinette said his parents still live adjacent to the property and don't have any serious concerns.

"My parents spend beautiful summer nights out on their patio, and have never heard nor seen any large, loud groupings of kids partying, drinking or using drugs. (I'm) not sure where the complainant got their information, but it is inaccurate. Even the local community police constable couldn't report that issues have been reported and (said) there is no cause for alarm."

Monette responded by saying he would ask city staff to disregard his earlier inquiries into how the property's owners, the Orléans Town Centre Partnership, might be compelled to demolish the structure.

"I will send a request to the owners and ask if there’s any possible way that they can incorporate keeping this silo for heritage aspect and if they do agree I will request that it becomes better secured until the site can be developed.”

Monette also said he sympathized with Vinette's feelings, having seen a property that once belonged to members of his own family — known as Golden Valley Ranch — expropriated by the NCC for use as public greenspace.

Monette added that potential safety issues with the structure still remain foremost in his mind.

"The silo will also have to become a lot safer and cleaned up," he said.

-- By Steve Fouchard

[Mille Sabords]

Rural heritage-ism in the suburbs. Touching.