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Project of the week: Agora

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Apr 09, 2021



Agora brings a live-work-play community to Gatineau’s Plateau neighbourhood. SUPPLIED

Nicolas Tremblay’s exclusive apartment at Agora is about to be completed, which means that like many other new residents of the second phase of the mixed-use, all-inclusive, 600-unit rental development in the trendy Plateau neighbourhood in Gatineau, he’s getting ready to move in.

Unlike most other residents though, Tremblay, who’s also the president of Junic Real Estate, is one of the project’s three major partners — from Junic, Divalco and Construction JPL — each of whom has their own apartment in the $500 million small urban village located just eight minutes from downtown Ottawa.

“I’m quite excited. The new highway for me to get to work is going to be the elevator, so a lot of vertical transport,” he says with a laugh.

“The essence of a live-work-play community is that it has a positive impact on people’s lives. At Agora, there’s a library across the street, two schools, a 26-acre park, plus anything else that people may need right on-site: a gym, pool, all sorts of businesses and a rooftop Nordic spa overlooking the park.”


Agora’s all-inclusive, rental apartments are luminous, spacious, smart spaces with high-end finishes. SUPPLIED

In addition to the important community aspect of the project, Agora will also be both LEED, which focuses on sustainability, and WELL, which focuses on putting people before buildings, certified — a first for an Outaouais project.

“Initially, the project was challenging to explain to some investors who are used to the typical Smart Centre model of development,” explains Tremblay. “But this project is different and is going to become the new model for builders.”

A leader in real estate development in the Outaouais, the Junic Real Estate Corporation is best known for the quality and sustainability of its residential projects as well as the exceptional locations it chooses to develop.

Neighbourhood

A gathering place at the heart of the project right at residents’ doorsteps, Agora’s public square, which includes a variety of options for groceries, working out, specialty restaurants, a dry cleaner, coffee shops, smoothie bars and more, is the soul of the project.

“There are about 30 businesses that have signed on but there will be over 100 of them at completion,” says Tremblay. “No major chains though, just local mom and pop shops.”

Focused on sustainable, transit-oriented development (TOD), Agora is easily accessible on foot, by bike or via public transportation.

A new light-rail station is being planned for the area in the near future and a pedestrian street crosses the urban village to the municipal library located right in front of Central Park, which most famously houses an outdoor Senators Skating Rink as well as water features, community gardens and a skatepark.


The mixed-use development will include 600 rental units. SUPPLIED

Apartments

Designed in partnership with renowned firm Humà Design, Agora’s all-inclusive, rental apartments are luminous, spacious, smart spaces with high-end finishes that are designed specifically for a variety of lifestyles.

“With units that range from $1,200, all-inclusive, to $4,500 a month, there’s something for everyone,” Tremblay says.

“Having that wide range of options was part of our mission to welcome people with all kinds of budgets. And for people who can afford the Signature-level units, well they’re getting a lot, lot more than they would in Ottawa.”

The exclusive Signature-level units located on the project’s top floors feature such highlights as multiple storeys and scenic, private rooftop terraces that measure up to 800 sq. ft. and are equipped with a private hot tub and barbecue.

Indoors, the Signature suites stand out for their up to 22 ft. ceilings, higher-end appliances, automated blinds and perks like free gym access.

Units range from 400 sq. ft. all the way to 1,700 sq. ft. and come in a variety of configurations, including: micro, loft, one-bedroom (plus den and/or mezzanine), two-bedroom (plus den and/or mezzanine) and three-bedroom.

“We’re getting a lot of interest from baby boomers, downsizers and young professionals,” says Tremblay, “because the rental, all-inclusive model is particularly attractive to that crowd.”

All Agora apartments come with a full package of inclusions such as:
  • Five appliances
  • High-speed Internet
  • Cable, hydro and gas (including air conditioning and heating)
  • Nine ft. ceilings (10+ ft. on the Signature-level)
  • Blinds
  • Shared rooftop terrace with barbecue
  • Indoor pool
  • Indoor parking with car and pet wash facilities ($)
  • Large underground locker
  • Elevator

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Phase 2 of Agora is slated for occupancy this summer when its first tenants, including Tremblay, move in. The Agora rental pavilion is located at the intersection of Boul. du Plateau, Boul. d’Europe and de Bruxelles St. in the Plateau, in Gatineau, Quebec. For more information visit agora-plateau.com.

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Today's progress. I am very excited about the rooftop Nordic spa (Huma). The fountain is open, there are some very nice stores, the ice cream shop is very busy, and the first restaurant is open.

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Looks pretty good
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Looks very good. Would love to see something like this for Trainyards or Kanata Centrum
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Really surprised that I like the way this looks. Now I just wish they would take this concept and integrate it more tightly with its surroundings. And then plop this type of thing everywhere in the suburbs, to the point where it's unremarkable.
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From a sponsored article in Le Droit:






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Phase One is essentially complete! I am spending a lot of time at Agora. It's one of my favourite developments in all of Ottawa-Gatineau and is truly unique in our region. I have yet to try out Huma, the rooftop Nordic Spa however.

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Looking forward to this summer with a bit of greenery.
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I hear good things about Spritz, but it is $$$$
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I hear good things about Spritz, but it is $$$$
It's sitting at a horrible 3.1/5 on Google Reviews on 116 reviews as of this moment. I think that makes it the second lowest rated restaurant in Aylmer/Hull after the Plateau Mcdonalds. It looks like they have a few bugs to work out, especially concerning their table service.
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I think that makes it the second lowest rated restaurant in Aylmer/Hull after the Plateau Mcdonalds.
That is a pretty high bar to reach.

Seriously, it could be just review-bombed by a few Karens. The place is new. My wife went there for a friends birthday and had no complaints.
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The buzz from my kids and their CEGEP and university-aged friends: beautiful décor and cool atmosphere but the food is meh.
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That's too bad. Some terrible timing all around. You'd think that rents would be lower for the first few years until phase 1, at the very least, was complete.

Might e a good thing that the search for retailers at Zibi is slower when looking at cases such as this one.

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Fermeture du Marché Brut à Gatineau


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C’est le coeur gros que la propriétaire d’une épicerie minimaliste écoresponsable de Gatineau se voit contrainte de dire au revoir à ses clients.

Situé au complexe Agora dans le quartier du Plateau, le Marché Brut, un commerce de nourriture en vrac et biologique ainsi que d’accessoires et de produits de soins personnels écolos, fermera définitivement ses portes le 23 octobre. La proprio, Laura Bisson, en a récemment fait l’annonce sur la page Facebook du commerce.

«Merci de tout coeur pour tout, vos convictions et votre engagement envers un mode de vie différent aura été notre plus grande motivation», a indiqué le Marché Brut sur le réseau social.

Ouvert en mars 2021, en pleine pandémie, après des années de préparation, le Marché Brut n’aura pas eu la vie facile. Les gens en isolement, les personnes obligées de rester à la maison, l’arrêt des travaux de construction auront été des facteurs nuisibles.

«Quand on a ouvert en mars 2021, c’était encore un chantier de construction ici. Le projet n’était pas prêt. Il y avait beaucoup de résidents qui n’avaient pas encore emménagé, les immeubles n’étaient pas terminés, il y avait une grosse clôture autour du site, il y avait souvent de la machinerie lourde avec un périmètre de sécurité, et aucune signalisation pour dire aux gens où nous étions. Pas de panneaux de rue pour dire que c’était ici l’allée de Hambourg, et ça n’existait pas sur Google Maps non plus. Tout ça rendait l’accès très difficile», a expliqué Mme Bisson en entrevue au Droit, tout en mentionnant qu’encore aujourd’hui des clients lui disent que l’endroit est difficile à trouver.

Recherche d’un local

Constatant que sa clientèle venait principalement d’autres quartiers que celui du Plateau, notamment du Vieux-Hull, du Manoir des Trembles et du Mont-Bleu, la femme d’affaires a tenté de trouver un autre local pour se rapprocher de ses clients et leur éviter de faire des détours.

Le Marché Brut, qui faisait notamment sa fierté d’avoir des fournisseurs locaux pour ses produits, n’a pu mener à terme des pourparlers pour trouver une nouvelle adresse.

«On a négocié avec un locateur pour un certain temps et ça n’a pas fonctionné. Là, on doit partir parce qu’il y a un autre locataire qui entre ici le 1er novembre», a indiqué Mme Bisson.

Mme Bisson a ouvert son commerce à l’Agora parce qu’elle voulait être dans un quartier avec un écosystème où les gens habitent, travaillent et fréquentent les commerces de proximité.

«Les études de marché que j’ai faites étaient prometteuses pour le secteur du Plateau. Il y a eu beaucoup de nouvelles constructions et une nouvelle clientèle s’est installée ici. Les promoteurs du projet, d’après ce qu’ils disaient, indiquaient que la clientèle qui allait s’établir ici était celle qui allait adhérer au style de commerce que j’ai», a expliqué Mme Bisson. Malheureusement, ces clients potentiels n’ont pas été au rendez-vous.

Lors du passage du Droit à l’Agora lundi après-midi, il n’y avait aucun achalandage dans la place publique du complexe résidentiel et commercial.

«Le loyer est très cher. On est dans un lieu de prédilection, mais qui n’a pas encore atteint son plein potentiel d’achalandage», a noté Mme Bisson.

Clientèle déçue

La clientèle est déçue de la tournure des événements.

«C’est vraiment décevant d’apprendre qu’une petite entreprise locale d’une qualité exceptionnelle ferme ses portes alors que d’autres gros commerçants s’en tirent avec des produits moins bons et qui viennent d’ailleurs», a écrit une internaute dans la section commentaire de l’épicerie.

«Au plaisir de vous visiter un jour à un autre endroit, peut-être !! Bonne chance pour la suite !!», a réagi une autre personne.
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They had a sump pump going across the street from Agora today. The new lake seems to be a popular spot for seagulls. I wonder when they will start construction on the west side. There are massive piles of dirt there that have grown over in weeds.
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They had a sump pump going across the street from Agora today. The new lake seems to be a popular spot for seagulls. I wonder when they will start construction on the west side. There are massive piles of dirt there that have grown over in weeds.
There is a huge new sign saying that phase 2 is now under construction.
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Une entente que la Ville de Gatineau souhaite signer à perpétuité avec le promoteur immobilier Junic pour une place publique dans le Plateau est en train de se transformer en un véritable débat politique à la table du conseil municipal.

Cette entente telle que négociée par la direction de la Ville et recommandée par le comité exécutif ferait de la Place Agora une propriété privée [ce qu’elle est déjà], mais dont l’accès serait considéré comme public. Le propriétaire devrait continuer de payer des taxes et conserverait des droits pour l’organisation de ses événements ou ceux des locataires, mais la Ville, les organismes et les citoyens, avec un préavis de trois mois y auraient accès sans restriction. En contrepartie, la Ville verserait au propriétaire une somme de 450 000$ à la signature de l’entente et financerait l’entretien de l’espace à raison de 271 000$ par année, pour toujours. La haute direction de la Ville n’a pas été en mesure de préciser, la semaine dernière, si ce type d’entente avait un équivalent ailleurs au Québec. À moins d’indication contraire, plusieurs élus en doutent.

Entente rejetée

L’entente négociée par la Ville a été rejetée, mardi, par une majorité du conseil municipal. À l’origine, cette «servitude perpétuelle» devait être soumise au vote par le comité exécutif lors du conseil municipal de février, sans présentation préalable au conseil. Confronté au manque d’information des élus ont fait retirer la proposition de l’ordre du jour. La présentation publique en comité plénier, la semaine dernière, a donné lieu à de nombreux questionnements. La conseillère du Plateau, Bettyna Bélizaire a dit souhaiter que les organismes soient consultés avant que le conseil ne se prononce.

Les organismes devaient être rencontrés la semaine prochaine, mais le comité exécutif a tout de même souhaité, mardi, soumettre l’entente au vote du conseil, mais la proposition a été rejetée à 12 contre 7. Les conseillers Steven Boivin, Mike Duggan, Olive Kamanyana et Edmond Leclerc se sont rangés du côté de Mme Bélizaire et des autres élus d’Action Gatineau.

«On ne trouve pas que c’est une bonne entente pour la communauté donc on a voté contre, a résumé le chef d’Action Gatineau, Steve Moran. […] On s’organise pour que ça coûte plus cher pour que ça reste privé, mais pour lequel on a un accès public qui à la fin n’est pas garanti. On a besoin de mieux expliquer comment ça marche. C’est aussi énormément cher, c’est 270 000$ par année pour entretenir une place publique. C’est très cher. Et qu’est ce qu’il y a de plus pour le citoyen là-dedans? Vous posez la question et il n’y a pas de réponse.»

Une erreur?

Daniel Champagne est d’avis que c’est une erreur d’aborder ce projet de servitude perpétuelle sur l’aspect des coûts d’entretien que la Ville devra verser chaque année au propriétaire pour qu’il s’acquitte de l’entretien des lieux. Selon lui, l’entente recommandée par le comité exécutif est bonne. «À partir du moment où le privé veut s’impliquer, c’est toujours une bonne nouvelle pour les citoyens», a-t-il ajouté. La semaine dernière, la mairesse soulignait l’aspect novateur d’une telle entente permettant d’offrir des infrastructures aux citoyens.

M. Champagne n’a pas caché son irritation concernant la façon de faire des élus opposés à l’adoption de cette entente. Plutôt que de carrément rejeter la proposition lors d’un vote du conseil, il aurait préféré que les élus se manifestent lors du caucus préparatoire. M. Moran soutient que le comité exécutif était au fait que des élus allaient s’opposer et que le comité exécutif aurait pu lui-même retirer sa proposition de l’ordre du jour. «Le comité exécutif ne l’a pas fait», a-t-il rappelé.

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Beyond the Automobile: Is This the Suburbs? First Impressions of Gatineau’s Agora Dev

Don't want to copy the whole article. It's Matt Pinder's website.

There is a growing movement to develop new suburbs to be more walkable and sustainable than their highly car-dependent predecessors. And yet, our suburban development model remains remarkably stubborn to change. So when I caught wind of a promising new development in an Ottawa suburb, I was excited to check it out.

Overall positive review of the development with some gapping wishlist stuff to truly integrate it. I particularly liked this bit:

Developer-Driven Vision
From my experience, the developer’s level of ambition plays a huge role in a project’s success. While Greenboro was envisioned and sold by the City of Ottawa to developers as a walkable, mixed-use community, developers ultimately opted for single-use, fairly low density residential development, citing market conditions. In the other example I shared at the top of this post, Limebank Station, the City’s planning framework encourages and allows for dense, mixed-use development on these parcels, and yet the developers are more keen on making a quick buck on low-risk box-box plazas.

In contrast, Junic, the developer behind Agora, seems to be leading with a very strong vision, evident on all of the marketing materials but also in the built form itself. Within walking distance of Agora, the company has three multi-unit residential projects underway or recently completed, and the company’s president even has his own apartment in the Agora development.

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Agora had a zero waste grocery store however, it closed soon after the pandemic.

Overall, I agree it's a fantastic development. It blows my mind that we still have, and allow, big-box developments and huge suburban areas with no retail. It wouldn't have been hard to add a retail and service core to Greenboro, for example.
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Gatineau needs to build more shit like this going forward. No more Destination V's
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Phase 1 of the best suburban development in the history of the NCR is complete. I'm very excited to see them start on Phase 2.



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