2775+2785 Palladium Dr & 350 Culdaff Rd [Hotel + Water Park] | 29m | 7f | Proposed

[rocketphish]

Palladium Resort Development Limited Partnership is proposing to construct an indoor water park and family entertainment centre with associated restaurant facilities and ancillary hotel at 2775 & 2785 Palladium Drive & 350 Culdaff Road in the west end of Ottawa close to the Palladium Drive and Highway 417 interchange.

In addition to the recreational components, the proposal includes a hotel to accommodate out-of town guests and support extended stays. Ancillary uses, including a variety of food and beverage options, are also proposed and would be defined as restaurants under the Zoning By-law. Accessory offices and support facilities for the indoor entertainment facility are also proposed. Parking for 704 vehicles is provided across the three properties to support the overall development.

The proposed hotel is intended to provide a convenient on-site accommodation option for patrons visiting the water park, particularly those traveling from outside the Ottawa area. While the hotel is expected to accommodate a broad range of guests, its primary market is anticipated to consist of visitors to the water park and associated entertainment facilities. As such, the majority of hotel patrons are expected to be directly utilizing the recreational amenities on-site. The hotel will consist of 236 guest rooms distributed over seven storeys, with a total gross floor area of approximately 13,046 square metres and a building height of 26.31 metres. Amenities within the hotel include a flexible hospitality space on the ground floor suitable for gatherings and events, a fitness centre, and an on-site restaurant. These facilities are intended to enhance the overall guest experience and support the hotel’s role as an integral component of the recreational destination.

The indoor entertainment facility represents the primary use of the site. This component includes both the water park and the family entertainment centre, forming the core recreational attraction of the development.

The indoor entertainment facility has a total gross floor area of 13,379 square metres. Of this, approximately 9,246 square metres are dedicated to areas accessible to the general public. These publicly accessible spaces include the main water park, family entertainment areas, a retail/gift shop, party rooms, and associated changing and shower facilities. The building height is 17.68 metres, except for the slide tower, which extends to 24.38 metres.

The water park includes waterslides that exit and re-enter the building. These are primarily accessed by the slide tower within the water park. The waterslides are a critical part of the operations of the water park and the exit and re-entry through the side of the building is a standard feature on these types of facilities due to the practical benefits of reducing non functional floor space and providing an exciting visual public appeal.

An accessory support building is also included as part of the indoor entertainment facility. This area provides essential operational functions for the water park, including administrative offices, water treatment and circulation systems, and mechanical (HVAC) infrastructure. These support areas are larger than those typically found in conventional commercial developments, reflecting the technical requirements associated with treating and recirculating the water used for on-site recreational purposes.

A total of approximately 1,011 square metres of restaurant space is distributed across two locations within the site. The primary restaurant is located within the hotel building and is designed to mainly serve hotel guests. However, it will also be open to the general public, allowing non-guests and visitors to dine at the facility. This restaurant will include a full-service kitchen, indoor seating area, bar, and buffet space, supporting a range of dining experiences.


Architect: McRobie Architects


Development application:
https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applications/D07-12-26-0085/details


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[rocketphish]

Committee approves plan for water park, hotel in Ottawa’s west end

By Ted Raymond, CTV News
Published: September 02, 2026 at 10:05a.m. EDT

The City of Ottawa’s planning and housing committee has approved a plan to build a water park and 236-room hotel in the city’s west end.

Palladium Resort Development Limited Partnership submitted an application with the City of Ottawa to build an indoor water park, a family entertainment centre, a hotel and a restaurant on Palladium Drive near Highway 417. The proposed facility would be built down the street from Canadian Tire Centre and Tanger Outlets, and across the street from the Kanata auto park.

A zoning bylaw amendment to allow the project to go ahead was before the committee on Wednesday, with city staff recommending councillors approve the plan.

“The proposal has been identified as a High Economic Impact Project (HEIP), recognizing it as a major private sector investment that is expected to generate employment, attract visitors and support tourism-related economic activity,” a report prepared for the committee said. “The proposed development supports the City’s Official Plan by introducing a destination-oriented recreational use within the Mixed Industrial designation, while maintaining the employment function of the area and contributing to the continued development of Kanata West as a destination for employment, recreation, and commercial activity.”

The proposed indoor entertainment facility would have a total gross floor area of 13,379 sq. m., which includes the main water park, a family entertainment area and a retail/gift shop. The water park will feature waterslides that “exit and re-enter the building.” The proposal also includes a parking lot with 704 spaces, loading facilities, bicycle parking, landscaped pedestrian connections, a transit pick-up and drop-off area, servicing infrastructure and extensive landscaping, according to city staff.

The proposed hotel would be seven storeys tall and would have 236 rooms, according to a planning rationale report by JFSA Canada. The project is expected to provide 445 jobs during construction and create approximately 270 full-time equivalent jobs once it opens.

Stittsville Coun. Glen Gower said most of the feedback he’s heard about the proposal has been positive, but there are concerns about impact from increased traffic and water use. Committee members were told the community concerns have been raised with the applicant and would be addressed through updated site plans.

The item was passed unanimously at committee on Wednesday. It will rise to city council for a final vote on Sept. 9.

With files from CTV News Ottawa’s Josh Pringle

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/co...or-water-park-hotel-in-ottawas-west-end/

[skyscraperaccount]

Does the road access on this project not seem really fucked up?

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by skyscraperaccount

Does the road access on this project not seem really fucked up?

How so?

[BGO]

Originally Posted by skyscraperaccount

Does the road access on this project not seem really fucked up?

Ai Fucked

[Richard Eade]

They might be referring to the confusing spaghetti of street names.

Palladium originally had a large arc between its west-east section and the northern branch that crosses Highway 417. That was changed to be a sharp corner, with a round-about. It now has an even worse problem than the old Richmond Road bend in Bells Corners (which, apparently, was too confusing for drivers to understand). It is worse because the north branch of Palladium continues south from the round-about as Robert Grant, and the west-east portion of Palladium continues west of the round-about as Dereen.

To compound the confusion, that north-south section of Robert Grant ends at a ‘T’ intersection, meeting an east-west road – or more correctly, TWO roads. Robert Grant (yes, the same name) heads east, and Stittsville Main goes west.

Of course, that west-bound Stittsville Main has no connection to the north-south road, also named Stittsville Main, that runs through the middle of Stittsville, a few kilometres away. I have to presume that there is a future plan to create some wavy, curving road that will connect the two roads of the same name. In the meantime, I imagine that this is a 9-1-1 disaster waiting to happen.

But back to the road spaghetti: One block south of the round-about that features Palladium, Robert Grant, Dereen, and Palladium, is the intersection where Leinster Circle dead-ends at Robert Grant. (At least, Leinster Circle currently dead-ends at Robert Grant. I imagine that it will someday be continued – likely with a different name.) If you follow Leinster Circle west from Robert Grant, the first intersection that you reach is where a road named Leinster Circle (Yes, the same name) completely crosses. The straight-through road changes name at this intersection of Leinster Circle, Leinster Circle, Ballinora, and Leinster Circle. But don’t worry that you will be on a new road named Ballinora – because it only lasts for a block. At the next intersection, that road changes name again, this time to the east-west portion of Allied Mews – which soon turns sharply to become a north-south road that runs down to the aforementioned west-east running Stittsville Main.

Even Dereen – the road that, logically, looks like the continuation of the west-east portion of Palladium, if it passed straight through the round-about – takes a sudden turn to the south to hit the current end of the east-west Stittsville Main.

Interestingly, if the north-south portion of Dereen was continued south, it would run nicely into the end of the current north-south Stittsville Main (the one that actually IS the main street of Stittsville). If, in the future, the two roads named Stittsville Main are to join, they will join at an intersection where the straight-through road turns from Stittsville Main to Dereen, and the 90-degree turn turns onto Stittsville Main.

Oddly, the entire, existing, neighbourhood just south of the west-east Stittsville Main, and its continuation, the west-east portion of Robert Grant, has no roadway connection to those west-east roads, despite having dead-end stubs of roads heading north, but stopping just short of linking.

So, YES, I think that the road naming of this area could easily lead to confusion.

[J.OT13]

Yeah, it's a complete mess. Classic suburban Ottawa. And the mess of street names is classic Ottawa. We need to learn to change street names when those streets are no longer related.

[Ottawacurious]

Maybe the roads will get fixed when that last chunk of homes south of the 90 stub Stittsville main road and north of Maple Grove.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rmVp5dg1PXm1tEcd8?g_st=ac

[OTownandDown]

That parking lot is a long boy.

Can't the lots be swapped to place the 2nd large bay of parking next to the traffic circle?

I never understood parking lot design anyways. When 99% of people are driving in, parking, and walking up to the entrance, why we gotta have the main drivelane pass by the front door to mingle with pedestrians? (Sure, an accessible 'drop off' is appreciated, but can't we do this better?) I'm looking at you, Walmart.

[BlueJay]

Originally Posted by OTownandDown

That parking lot is a long boy.

Can't the lots be swapped to place the 2nd large bay of parking next to the traffic circle?

I never understood parking lot design anyways. When 99% of people are driving in, parking, and walking up to the entrance, why we gotta have the main drivelane pass by the front door to mingle with pedestrians? (Sure, an accessible 'drop off' is appreciated, but can't we do this better?) I'm looking at you, Walmart.

The land closest to the traffic circle is not their property. Main drive lanes are required to be fire lanes and are not designed to be an official drop off.

[Ottawacurious]

Originally Posted by BlueJay

The land closest to the traffic circle is not their property. Main drive lanes are required to be fire lanes and are not designed to be an official drop off.

To supplement, there's another proposal for three new six-storey apartment buildings (304 apartments) already set for that corner:

https://glengower.ca/development/2765-palladium-site-plan-control-application/