The proposed mixed-use development includes an 11 storey commercial office and/or residential building with a mid-rise podium and two high-rise (24 to 27 storeys) residential towers. The 92,000 square metre development includes approximately: 600 residential condo units, 9,300 square metre of ground level retail and 10,200 square metre of either commercial office space or additional condo units.
The proposed mixed-use development includes an 11 storey commercial office and/or residential building with a mid-rise podium and two high-rise (24 to 27 storeys) residential towers. The 92,000 square metre development includes approximately: 600 residential condo units, 9,300 square metre of ground level retail and 10,200 square metre of either commercial office space or additional condo units.
Very exciting. This block is an eyesore. I hope this project will looks nice since it's the first thing you see of Vanier when you cross the rideau/montreal bridge. It can't be worse than now, though....
I recall reading an article analyzing various aspects of the housing market in Canada, and it explained for various reasons, that the market is currently very ripe for moving from building mostly condos and almost no (primary market) rentals, to building more rentals over the next few years. (many condos obviously become secondary market rentals) There is already another high end rental apartment building down north river rd a bit further. That said, they are describing it as condo units.
I am wondering what the commercial portion of the complex will include.
I hope it looks good. One issue is that I don't think the other side of Montreal road can be developed too much on that section. The commercial buildings are not that deep and there is residential immediately behind.
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Osgood does.
I recall reading an article analyzing various aspects of the housing market in Canada, and it explained for various reasons, that the market is currently very ripe for moving from building mostly condos and almost no (primary market) rentals, to building more rentals over the next few years. (many condos obviously become secondary market rentals) There is already another high end rental apartment building down north river rd a bit further. That said, they are describing it as condo units.
I am wondering what the commercial portion of the complex will include.
They could build decent low to mid-rise buildings. Who knows, developers might buy the apartment blocks behind the commercial strip to allow for a larger development.
So, just who is Osgoode Properties anyway? They seem to be a property management/rental company. Can they really develop this? Or are they just seeking all the approvals and rezonings only to turn around and sell the site to one of the big boys?
^ They own lots of rental buildings, not just manage. The head of the company is Stephen Greenberg. Not sure what the connection is with the other Greenbergs, if any.
I'm really hoping this development will be an anchor of gentrification for the Vanier area. If Vanier can pull a Hintonburg/Mechanicsville and become a funky area I would be so happy. It's been such an eyesore for so long!
I hope it looks good. One issue is that I don't think the other side of Montreal road can be developed too much on that section. The commercial buildings are not that deep and there is residential immediately behind.
Those lots are roughly as deep as the ones on Besserer street where the Galleria Condos were built. Something along those lines with retail on the bottom would be possible. A basic residential design with units front and back and a hallway up the middle is definitely do-able.
Many of the buildings along that block are currently being re-faced and fixed up some degree. Nothing fancy or award winning (new stucco, retail doors, signage, some faux brick), but it is certainly a considerable improvement.
Anyone know who owns those matching low-rise apartment blocks on Mark Avenue? There's a massive redevelopment opporunity too.
Typically all-brick low-rise tenements like these are eternally renovated because they are so solidly built. Ottawa is full of them and I haven't seen many get torn down.
This seems like a good proposal. Retail street front along Montreal and Montgomery. They're even considering ways to honnour the existing retail plaza:
Explore opportunities to reinterpret the iconic modern-era barrel vaults
in the proposed development. For example, the barrel vault motif could be
used to create a pedestrian arcade along the Montgomery frontage. This
type of positioning would also reinforce the connection to one original
location of the barrel vaults. There are also a range of other opportunities
to employ this relocation/re-interpretation, including within the rooftop
amenity space (such as shade pergolas) and/or within the proposed
landscape spaces and/or as re-interpreted plaza colonnades.
Explore opportunities to reinterpret the existing brick cladding (colour
and/or patterning) within some cladding of the proposed development.
While the brick could be used in a variety of ways, the architectural
compatibility of the grocery store and the proposed parking garage
suggests this volumetric element to be a prime candidate for this type of
approach, to help break down the scale of the streetscape to more
pedestrian levels.
Recording via laser scanning should be undertaken by an entity such as
Carleton University CIMS Lab, as a heritage recording of this early 1960’s
building type, for posterity, due to the proposed total demolition of the
historic asset.
The report also includes a detailed history of the plaza.
I feel like this is far more than many developers do with actual heritage buildings.
This seems like a good proposal. Retail street front along Montreal and Montgomery. They're even considering ways to honnour the existing retail plaza:
2 Montreal Rd [Eastview Shopping Centre] | up to 106m | 22/28/32f | Proposed
ML Devco Inc. and main + main are proposing a three tower residential development at 2 Montreal Road & 3 Selkirk Avenue in Vanier, featuring a two storey podium incorporating ground level retail and new parks along Montreal Road and at the two southerly intersections of the property. At the time of the applications the owners intend to develop 1,003 residential units for rent. They are planning on a range of unit types, with only a small component of studio units. The site will also include a significant amount of local service commercial uses on the ground floor of the podium.
The creation of a significant park at the corner of Montreal Rood and North River Road implements one of the key objectives of both the Secondary Plan and the Montreal Road revitalization project. The inclusion of small pocket parks at the intersections of Montgomery and Selkirk and Selkirk and North River Road present opportunities to activate these corners for the community and to open the linkage to Riverain Park.
The towers are ranging in height from 22 to 32 floors and are arranged on the site to take advantage of the site’s unique shape, the fact that it is an entire block of land, and to frame the entry to the community as you approach from the west. The towers will be separated by at least 20 metres and will have floorplates that are marginally in excess of 800m2. The introduction of ground floor retail abutting the park and the adjacent streets will animate the street frontages while allowing for the service delivery functions to be moved away from its current location on Selkirk.
The tower closest to Montreal Road is being proposed at 28 storeys in height includes 345 units, the tower adjacent Montgomery Street is being proposed at 22 storeys and 260 units, whereas the tower adjacent North River Road and Riverain Park is being proposed at 32 storeys and includes 398 units.
Parking is being provided at a ratio of 0.8 spaces per unit for a total of 803 residential spaces. In addition, 80 commercial and 80 visitor spaces are being proposed for a total parking supply of 963 parking spaces.
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