340 Parkdale Ave | 127m | 38f | Proposed

Skipper · #1 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 11:39 AM**

In yesterday's citizen, there was an add for a new condo tower coming up in the Hintonburg Area.

Link to their registration website is here. I don't know how to add the picture here. See for yourself! it looks amazing. From $169k to over $1 million.

http://www.ottawaartisan.com

It is not clear who is the builder at this point! A beautiful addition to the Parkdale market area

jcollins · #2 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 12:19 PM**

Looks very nice. A great addition indeed. Looks like Armstrong and Hamilton?

ajldub · #3 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 2:13 PM**

Nice rendering. Let's hope the developer has some good projects under their belt already.

Ottawan · #4 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 2:19 PM**

So far looks amazing! I like the industrial feel to the design, which is in keeping with the square bounded by Holland, Parkdale, Wellington and Scott. The southfacing units will have tons of sunlight because of the park, and nice unobstructed views of the park, market, and neighbourhood.

m0nkyman · #5 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 2:34 PM**

I'd prefer to keep the Carleton Tavern, which looks like it will get torn down for this.

Ottawan · #6 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 2:53 PM**

I agree wholeheartedly about keeping the Carleton Tavern, but it seems pretty clear that it is not getting torn down, just the 1 story red brick building that used to house Add Electronics (I think last year it was a fairly unsuccessful artisans market, perhaps therefore the name of the condo). This is at the corner of Armstrong and Hamilton, whereas Carleton Tavern is just to the East at Armstrong and Parkdale - in fact the Parkdale Gallery (just west of the Carleton Tavern, in the same block) is visible at the far right of the render, showing that it too will remain.

Kitchissippi · #7 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 3:04 PM**

My guess would be that it is the same developer who did the Parkdale Lofts on Parkdale/Spencer, which was KRP Developments. I quite liked the layouts in that building.

waterloowarrior · #8 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 4:16 PM**

This is also where the Cube Gallery and Allan Dean Photography were (both recently moved to Wellington). An alternative address is 7 Hamilton Ave N..

Streetview

Also, the site is currently zoned for light industrial with an with an FSI of 2.0 and a height limit of 13.5 metres, so looks like it will need some rezoning.

adam-machiavelli · #9 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 4:59 PM**

There appears to be no active street-level facade, just a bunch of windows.

waterloowarrior · #10 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 5:10 PM**

like a subdivision being named after deers, meadows and trees, this condo is named after the type of people it will displace

jcollins · #11 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by adam-machiavelli

There appears to be no active street-level facade, just a bunch of windows.

You're right, but I think (or hope) that it'll be retail along Armstrong.

ajldub · #12 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 8:00 PM**

That area could use a Shoppers...

AuxTown · #13 Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 1:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by ajldub

That area could use a Shoppers...

lol

Davis137 · #14 Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 3:02 AM**

What it needs is a Subway or Quizno's or something else like that on the ground floor, at the very least. I just moved from that neighbourhood like 6 weeks ago (I was on Bullman Street, living next door to One Hamilton). Would have been nice to be one of the people keeping tabs on this, and other Kitchissippi Ward Projects....

m0nkyman · #15 Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 4:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by adam-machiavelli

There appears to be no active street-level facade, just a bunch of windows.

Orange Gallery opened there yesterday, which is why I assumed that it wasn't going to be in there. Who would open a brand new business in a building about to be torn down?

Uhuniau · #16 Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 4:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

like a subdivision being named after deers, meadows and trees, this condo is named after the type of people it will displace

Yeah, I'm gonna be stealing that line.

m3i6 · #17 Posted **Apr 13, 2010, 11:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by m0nkyman

Who would open a brand new business in a building about to be torn down?

Someone who got a very, very, very (did I mention very) good deal on a short term lease.

jcollins · #18 Posted **Apr 13, 2010, 1:05 PM**

Ya and they could easily get a year out of the location before demolition happens.

FallGuy · #19 Posted **Apr 14, 2010, 12:30 AM**

The developer is Spencedale Properties Ltd. They also own the adjacent property at 3 Hamilton Ave. and 340 Parkdale (Parkdale Mini Storage) - basically the whole block except the Carleton Tavern (who knows they may own that too?). The ground floor looks like parking (similar to Parkdale Lofts). Since the whole area is rock which is expensive to excavate, it's cheaper to build above grade parking.

http://schoolhousecondos.com/builder.html

Ottawan · #20 Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 1:09 PM**

Complete website appears to be up, including floor plans and pricing. Looks pretty good, and from the 1st floor plan, it would seem that there is some Armstrong-facing retail.

http://www.ottawaartisan.com