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drawarc
Sep 15, 2008, 10:59 AM
NAME - EDC (New Headquarters)
HEIGHT - 78.2 meters
FLOORS - 19
STATUS - Completed
Location: 150 Slater 227 Laurier
Rendering:

http://www.broccolini.com/UploadedImages/391497edc3%20copy.jpg

Live Construction Cam: http://www.broccolini.com/150%20slater.html

Website: http://www.broccolini.com/Broccolini_Project_Detail.aspx?ProjectID=166

waterloowarrior
Sep 15, 2008, 12:35 PM
New EDC office tower plans filed
By Peter Kovessy, Ottawa Business Journal Staff (http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/292632406145398.php)
Mon, Sep 15, 2008 12:00 AM EST

LEED Gold building could connect to future underground LRT station

Detailed site plans for Export Development Canada's new 19-storey headquarters at the corner of O'Connor and Slater streets have been filed with the city, as the Crown corporation finalizes its agreement with the build team led by Broccolini Construction and Canderel.

The new tower would contain 403,000 square feet of office space along with 14,000 square feet of other commercial space, according to background studies accompanying the site plan.

Beneath the building will be three floors of underground parking with 216 parking spaces. There will also be 150 indoor bicycle parking stations, contributing to its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.

And while insiders maintain a deal isn't done just yet, many in the development community add they expect one within the next several weeks.

A conceptual drawing of the tower shows a glass-plated surface rising from roughly the fourth floor of the building. Below, an overhang extends from the structure, separating the upper glass exterior from a mixed-window and solid-wall surface on the second and third floor.

The well-defined "podium" blends the lower section of the building with the streetscape, observed Rick MacEwen, a partner at Watson MacEwen Architects.

After viewing the site plans, Mr. MacEwen also observed the building's upper part is slightly pulled back from the lower podium and "articulated," containing small irregular setbacks in the floorplates.

"It reduces the apparent mass and bulk of the building and gives a little bit more breathing room to the street, so it's not a big box that simply comes crashing down into the sidewalk," he said.

"At first glance, this has a lot of admirable qualities to it ... This development for EDC looks to be a very promising addition to the city."

The development could also accommodate an underground pedestrian tunnel connecting the building to a future LRT system, according to a transportation impact study prepared by Novatech Engineering Consultants Ltd.

The site was previously identified as a potential station location by the Downtown Coalition, a transit lobby group of major city centre landowners who expressed interest earlier this year in entering a series of public-private partnerships with the city to develop downtown stations.

The proposed building will replace a 100-vehicle surface parking lot, three single-storey brick buildings, a two-storey brick building and a three-storey brick building.

Preparations are underway to demolish these existing low-rise structures. While city staff can issue demolition permits for four of the buildings, councillors on the city's planning and environment committee will have to approve the demolition of 115-119 O'Connor St. because it contains dwelling units, said city planner Julie Sarazin.

She said she expects a staff report will be brought to committee next month.

Broccolini Construction Ltd. project manager Anthony Broccolini said the site plans were submitted to the city in advance of a contract being signed as "part of our due diligence on the site." Ms. Sarazin said the site plan could be approved as early as next month, before the city and the developer enter into a site plan control agreement.

David Brouse, of Brouse Holdings, which owns the property, would not comment on the project's status.

EDC currently occupies 394,000 square feet in two neighbouring buildings at O'Connor and Gloucester streets, and has been looking to consolidate its operations in a single downtown location.

In addition to the site at O'Connor and Slater streets, sources told OBJ earlier this year that EDC's options included Great West Life's property, currently a parking garage next to the Bank of Montreal building on Laurier Avenue between O'Connor and Bank streets, a Brookfield site on the southeast corner of Kent and Queen streets, or the status quo.

Occupancy for the building is expected in 2011, according to background studies. With a final agreement imminent, an official announcement regarding EDC's new building is expected by the end of the month, said spokesperson Phil Taylor.

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WHO'S INVOLVED

- Broccolini Construction Ltd.

- Canderel

Architect: Beique, Legault, Thuot Architects

Civil: Novatech Engineering Consultants Ltd.

Structural: Halsall Engineers Consultants

Mechanical/electrical/civil: Pageau Morel and Associates

LEED: Jacques Whitford

Landscaping architect: Gino J. Aiello

cityguy
Sep 15, 2008, 12:41 PM
Looks much better than most buildings downtown.Will probably be the first building with LRT access.

harls
Sep 15, 2008, 1:13 PM
Here's a pic of the site that I took last June..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2605153238_04e1b98c88_b.jpg

Proposal looks nice.

Davis137
Sep 30, 2008, 12:06 AM
That rendering looks awesome...

AuxTown
Sep 30, 2008, 2:17 AM
Very nice proposal and it will partially obstruct that terrible blank wall on the right side of the picture. They shouldn't be allowed to build those unless there is for sure gonna be another building right beside (of the propper height). They are a scar on our downtown: that ugly green one, The Lithwick, Pinnacle, giant grey piece of crap on Bank Street near Sparks....

waterloowarrior
Dec 5, 2008, 5:35 PM
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7IAMP3

cash in lieu of parking application

here's the main city application page

http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__6BLDR8

highdensitysprawl
Dec 5, 2008, 7:06 PM
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7IAMP3

cash in lieu of parking application

here's the main city application page

http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__6BLDR8

I think they originally tried, albeit w/o success, to get the parking shortfall approved by the Committee of Adjustment (Panel 1...not the easiest panel in the world to deal with) and it looks like on a jurisdictional issue, they told the applicants to go through a Cash in Lieu of Parking process (which costs more and takes longer).

Beatrix
Dec 5, 2008, 9:34 PM
The render looks a little shorter than 78m.

Although this is the kind of contemporary architecture our CBD desperately needs. The glass looks really nice also, I hope the developer isn't deceiving us.

Ottawade
Dec 12, 2008, 4:56 AM
The glass looks really nice also, I hope the developer isn't deceiving us.

Oh god! I'm having nightmares of the entire front face being covered in Claridge plaza teal cladding now!

In other news Laurier Computer has completely shifted out of their old building now (they are right next door at 219 Laurier) and I think I overheard them say it is scheduled for demolition shortly.

Aylmer
Dec 12, 2008, 12:30 PM
Oh god! I'm having nightmares of the entire front face being covered in Claridge plaza teal cladding now!

I think I just wet myself.

:(

Marcus CLS
Dec 13, 2008, 12:59 AM
Don't get excited yet. There are still two tenants on site that have not vacated yet. Also with the economic downturn the Gov't agency budget could get cut next April putting the project on hold. EDC better hope funding is in place already because TB can backtrack.

Remember the Federal Court was promised a new building in front of the Supreme Court and the growing populous of MPs and staff was promised a new Parliament Precinct building at Bank St. on the Hill.

Good Luck.

Indescribable
Dec 21, 2008, 5:55 PM
Interesting design. If they're going to consolidate, are they moving out of the taller EDC building?

Richard Eade
Dec 23, 2008, 7:18 PM
Any idea why they are only getting 19 floors in 78m? The Mondrian (Laurier/Bank) gets 24 floors in 73m. Are commercial floors that much taller (4m/fl) than residential ones (3m/fl)?

Beatrix
Dec 23, 2008, 7:37 PM
^ Yeah, that's largely the reason.

harls
Feb 2, 2009, 5:13 PM
May as well post these links here (I know Waterloowarrior posted the main page already)

Site plan:

http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Image%20Referencing_Site%20Plan%20Application_Image%20Reference_Site_Plan_D07-12-08-0149.PDF

Architectual Plan:

http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Image%20Referencing_Site%20Plan%20Application_Image%20Reference_Architectural_Site_Plan_D07-12-08-0149.PDF

Tor2Ott
Mar 5, 2009, 2:30 PM
EDC land deal closes for $18M
By Peter Kovessy, Ottawa Business Journal Staff
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 9:00 AM EST

Click to Enlarge
Artist's conception of the proposed EDC headquarters and O'Connor and Slater streets. (Photo courtesy of the City of Ottawa)

Broccolini Construction has purchased the land to build Export Development Canada's new downtown headquarters at the corner of O'Connor and Slater streets from Brouse Holdings Inc. for $18 million, land registry records show.

The land was transferred to 150 Slater Street (Ottawa) Inc., which is associated with Broccolini Construction.

Site plans filed with the city show Broccolini is planning to build a 19-storey, 403,000-square-foot office tower for the Crown corporation, which currently occupies 394,000 square feet in two neighbouring buildings at O'Connor and Gloucester streets.

There was a $268,475 provincial land transfer tax levied on the sale, the records show.

Sens1992
Mar 13, 2009, 3:10 PM
Broccolini Construction was installing a Mobile Home (site office) for construction early this week. Are we close to starting demolition???

AuxTown
Apr 7, 2009, 3:09 PM
Pile of rubble shot on my cellphone from a moving bus this morning. Looks like this one's actually gonna happen despite economic turmoil :tup:. Though I can't believe that they tore down the nicest building of the bunch (see Harls' pic above). It looks from the rendering like all of them will go eventually and the new tower will abut (and obscure) that god awful unfinished facade.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5553/0504091406.jpg

harls
Apr 7, 2009, 3:16 PM
Whoa.. I didn't think they'd be moving so fast on this!

Davis137
Apr 7, 2009, 11:04 PM
Saw this happening yesterday...buildings were in the midst of being knocked down...went past there today, and they were down completely, with dump trucks lined up to take the rubble away! At the rate they are going, they will have the site dug out below grade, and be prepping the basement levels before the end of summer...

Aylmer
Apr 7, 2009, 11:27 PM
This is a first for Ottawa!

:D

AuxTown
Apr 7, 2009, 11:31 PM
It's amazing what you get when there's big governement bucks at stake.

Davis137
Apr 9, 2009, 12:01 AM
Most of the site was cleaned out of debris by the end of today...

kwoldtimer
Apr 9, 2009, 12:08 AM
It's amazing what you get when there's big governement bucks at stake.

It's an example of the golden rule, as in "he who has the gold makes the rules" (told me by an EDC employee many years ago!).

harls
Apr 9, 2009, 2:00 PM
So should I mark this thread as "under construction" or wait until we've got a hole in the ground? :)

Davis137
Apr 9, 2009, 5:03 PM
Holes in the ground from the old foundations were exposed this morning, and it looked like they were preparing to dig around them...

harls
Apr 16, 2009, 7:02 PM
Some pics..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3447528529_67e146df06_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3448344348_47e047e5bf_b.jpg

where the hell does that door lead?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3448346116_deb6a183a5_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3448347824_6215c1b6e6_b.jpg

ajldub
Apr 16, 2009, 8:54 PM
You have to give it to the feds, when they make up their minds they don't waste time...

jcollins
Apr 16, 2009, 11:04 PM
Wow....if only other projects could be this fast in breaking ground.

Whats the solution make everything a federal project? :D

kwoldtimer
Apr 17, 2009, 12:47 AM
Wow....if only other projects could be this fast in breaking ground.

Whats the solution make everything a federal project? :D

Beaver Barracks is speeding along as well - could this be the start of a trend? :tup:

Davis137
Apr 17, 2009, 12:47 AM
I observed similar views this morning on my ride in to work...nice pics Harls...

jcollins
Apr 17, 2009, 1:33 AM
Beaver Barracks is speeding along as well - could this be the start of a trend? :tup:

Do you think it actually could be?

Ottawade
Apr 18, 2009, 8:56 PM
Mystery solved!

I bought some PC parts today and I talked to one of the guys from Laurier computer about what was there:

The door to nowhere actually goes "nowhere" the previous computer site was apparently a 5 story building destroyed by a fire. The doorway used to lead to oil/boiler rooms to heat the thing and have long since been vacant. He said also under the Laurier side you will see a bunch of old showers to the West side. The building used to be some athletics club in the long long past and the change rooms remained until the demolition.

cityguy
Apr 24, 2009, 2:06 AM
Before the computer store it was a location of Derouin Opticians(now New Look)and that door lead to a small supply room.Trust me I work of that company,and I'm old enough to remember.ESSILOR is an optical lens manufacture.The store closed in early 1991 if I remember correctly.

drawarc
Apr 24, 2009, 7:11 AM
Just edited building info to excavation...can the thread title be updated?

harls
Apr 24, 2009, 12:04 PM
^ done.

Tor2Ott
May 13, 2009, 5:58 PM
Broccolini issued permit for $6.2M EDC foundation
By Peter Kovessy, Ottawa Business Journal Staff
Wed, May 13, 2009 11:00 AM EST

As backhoes, dump trucks and construction fencing appear on the corner of Slater and O'Connor streets, the city has issued the first round of construction permits for the new headquarters of Export Development Canada.

Last month, Broccolini Construction, which is building the 19-storey office tower with Canderel, received a construction permit for the excavation, shoring and foundation for the three-storey underground parking structure. The estimated construction value for the 122,200-square-foot foundation is $6.2 million, according to city records.

Additionally, Broccolini received four demolition permits to remove the 17-unit, three-storey residential apartment building and the three single-storey commercial buildings on the site, the records show.

Earlier this year, Brouse Holdings sold the property to a company associated with Broccolini, 150 Slater Street (Ottawa) Inc., for $18 million, according to land registry records.

Site plans filed with the city show Broccolini is planning to build a 19-storey, 403,000-square-foot office tower for the Crown corporation, which currently occupies 394,000 square feet in two neighbouring buildings at O'Connor and Gloucester streets.

harls
May 25, 2009, 6:32 PM
Lots of equipment on site now.. oh wait, the OBJ beat me to it.

Tor2Ott
May 28, 2009, 7:31 PM
New EDC tower to cost $150M
By Peter Kovessy, Ottawa Business Journal Staff
Thu, May 28, 2009 2:00 PM EST

The new 18-storey office tower being constructed for Export Development Canada at the corner of Slater and O'Connor streets will have an estimated project value of $150 million, officials say.

Almost a year after OBJfirst reported EDC was in negotiations with Broccolini Construction and Canderel to build its new headquarters, the Crown corporation formally announced the agreement Thursday.

In a statement, officials said EDC will lease the building from the joint venture for two decades through to 2031. A spokesperson would not disclose the rental rate EDC has agreed to pay.

At 520,000 square feet, the new tower will be the largest office construction project in downtown Ottawa in the last 25 years, officials say. Documents previously filed with the city show it will contain 403,000 square feet of office space, 14,000 square feet of other commercial space and three storeys of underground parking.

According to sources, the Broccolini/Canderel site beat out three other contenders: Great West Life's property, currently a parking garage next to the Bank of Montreal building on Laurier Avenue between O'Connor and Bank streets, a Brookfield site on the southeast corner of Kent and Queen streets, and EDC's current home which is split between two buildings at O'Connor and Gloucester streets.

The Crown corporation currently has 1,000 employees headquartered at the two Ottawa buildings, with leases expiring in 2010 and 2011. With construction of the new tower not expected to be completed until fall 2011, spokesperson Phil Taylor said EDC would either consolidate its employees in a single building for a year or seek a lease extension.

harls
Jun 4, 2009, 5:26 PM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3595066235_2dbdfa95d2_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3595068629_36c637c92e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/3595071463_a3beb56013_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3595881664_8009712efd_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3595077625_9d5c606db4_b.jpg

AuxTown
Jun 4, 2009, 9:16 PM
Man, it's gonna be a pretty chunky building with that floorplate, it's huge! I think for it not to look chunky it would have to be at least 60 storeys (not happening). Nice design nonetheless, excellent gap filler.

ajldub
Jun 4, 2009, 11:16 PM
Let's hope they inject a little ground floor retail into this baby...

Richard Eade
Jun 5, 2009, 2:02 PM
Let's hope they inject a little ground floor retail into this baby...
Why not a sub-grade retail level to help kick start the underground city?

With a subway coming in 10 years, and talk of developing a PATH-like system, why would new large buildings still not be designed with lower level retail so they could join the system?

Could it be because there is so far no insentive to do so? Montreal spurred the development of their underground city by removing all taxes on underground development for several years. Once the critical core of the system was built, the taxes came back. People keep building underground because there is now enough of a system to make it worth while.

Shouldn't Ottawa be thinking ahead and doing this type of thing? Honestly, this City puts so little thought and effort into its future.

Dado
Jun 5, 2009, 3:25 PM
Shouldn't Ottawa be thinking ahead and doing this type of thing? Honestly, this City puts so little thought and effort into its future.

Isn't that the NCC's job? :)

I'm wondering about the new convention centre... that'll probably be an expensive retrofit as well.

jitterbug
Jun 5, 2009, 6:23 PM
Why not a sub-grade retail level to help kick start the underground city?


I'm much more concerned with what's happening at ground level, especially in the largely desolate CBD. Obviously, ground floor retail is essential, preferably including a decent restaurant and/or pub. As for building an underground city, if this ever happens in Ottawa it would and should begin with the area around Rideau & Sussex and stretch east along Rideau.

Just look at the underground mall at Place de Ville. It opened in the early 1970s and is now a ghost town - permanently closed. Nothing will work in the CBD until and unless there's some street life there. An underground city is a pipe dream for this area.

harls
Jun 9, 2009, 5:57 PM
Some more progress..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/3610721419_def210a40c_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3610724081_18cb8dd853_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3657/3611538844_33c50ec325_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/3610729027_18c38bbefe_b.jpg

Ldotbyron
Jun 30, 2009, 1:38 AM
I work beside this site in the Canadian building...

Today they were blasting dynamite and you could feel the entire building shake, crazy stuff.

Davis137
Jun 30, 2009, 2:43 PM
Is it solid rock under the CBD?

Deez
Jul 13, 2009, 3:33 AM
earlier today

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2/Reersmeer/IMG_1790.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2/Reersmeer/IMG_1791.jpg

harls
Jul 16, 2009, 1:09 PM
I went by here on Monday and the hole is quite deep now.

Today they were blasting dynamite and you could feel the entire building shake, crazy stuff.

When they were making the hole for 180 Kent, I had a similar experience in my office... first you'd hear the horn, then a few seconds later the explosion and subsequent window rattling.

AuxTown
Jul 16, 2009, 2:21 PM
I'm actually quite excited about this project. It's not very tall, but it's probably the nicest office building built in Ottawa in recent memory. It's gonna be a real beast on that corner:

http://www.broccolini.com/news/EDC.jpg

Davis137
Jul 16, 2009, 10:48 PM
This is a pretty big hole in the ground, and I'm glad it's going to have as large a footprint as it is. As others mentioned before, excellent infill project...

harls
Jul 28, 2009, 6:19 PM
Still just a hole in the ground.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3487/3765712867_7757d536e6_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3559/3765711171_2d9eeea1c7_b.jpg

Danman
Jul 28, 2009, 7:13 PM
I heard that this is the biggest office tower to be built in Ottawa in the last 25 years...Quite a big hole going on....

ajldub
Jul 28, 2009, 7:16 PM
Thx for the photo updates, harly. They come in handy to a guy who gets home only occasionally. So do we know how deep this behemoth is going to go? I really hope the exterior glass is that non-shiny stuff that is de rigeur in Toronto and Vancouver right now. It looks much better than the shiny one-way stuff that is all over our eighties boxes...

Davis137
Jul 29, 2009, 11:01 PM
Hole looks around 2 storey's below grade already...

ikerrin
Jul 30, 2009, 12:53 PM
Thanks to the person who listed the ground floor renderings back on page one. I was wondering what they were doing on Laurier.

Its the loading dock for the building. I know it has to go somewhere, but Laurier is a nice street. If you ask me, its going to be a good looking buildning in a hospital gown with its but flapping in the wind for all to see.

Why would you design a loading dock onto a major road.:koko:

harls
Jul 30, 2009, 1:33 PM
It might be because Laurier is the only street with 2-way street access? I'm not sure..

The BMO building's loading dock is on Laurier as well (just to the west).

peteotown
Aug 13, 2009, 6:04 PM
Not sure if these have already been posted, but found them on the Broccolini website showing some different angles of the building:

http://www.broccolini.com/UploadedImages/391497edc3%20copy.jpg

harls
Aug 13, 2009, 8:28 PM
It looks pretty squat in that last rendering. I thought it'd be higher. Thanks for posting, Peteotown.

rocketphish
Aug 14, 2009, 12:20 AM
I wonder if the varying patterns depicted in the windows is actually in the glass itself, or just people drawing the blinds to block out the sun?

harls
Aug 14, 2009, 12:52 AM
^ Like the blinds in Portage IV or les Terrasses... looks kind of tacky. I think the feds have some kind of rule against this, not sure. Perhaps someone can enlighten us?

kwoldtimer
Aug 14, 2009, 1:06 AM
:previous:

I feel quite confident in saying that "the feds" have no rule against looking tacky, Harls.

harls
Aug 14, 2009, 1:08 AM
what was I thinking.. :D

Zach6668
Aug 14, 2009, 9:27 AM
^ Like the blinds in Portage IV or les Terrasses... looks kind of tacky. I think the feds have some kind of rule against this, not sure. Perhaps someone can enlighten us?

I think it looks ok when all the blinds are uniform.

When people are allowed to put up their own window coverings, already bad looking buildings look putrid. Look at some of the apartments at Lees, and some you can see while on the 417, to the North of it.

At EM, we can put up our own curtains/blinds, but they need to have white facing outside.

It really angers me when buildings are all over the place with window coverings, though.

There's one building on the West edge of downtown, close to the Queensway that's probably the worst building in Ottawa. All the balconies have their own thing going on, bikes, junk, etc, and all different awful looking window coverings.

I'm sure it's a low-income apartment complex of some sort, but if I was heading up the company that managed it, I'd be taking at least some pride in my building by making it look good on the outside.

harls
Aug 14, 2009, 2:11 PM
^ I think I know the one.. it's on Gladstone/Preston or somewhere close.

drawarc
Aug 15, 2009, 2:47 AM
Stumbled upon this:
http://www.broccolini.com/img/EDC_web.jpg
Building construction cam:
http://www.broccolini.com/150%20slater.html

Richard Eade
Aug 15, 2009, 12:52 PM
Stumbled upon this:
http://www.broccolini.com/img/EDC_web.jpg
Building construction cam:
http://www.broccolini.com/150%20slater.html
Great find!

I see the crane is going up.

Davis137
Aug 15, 2009, 2:44 PM
I like the fact they have a camera on overlooking the site...will be easy to see the progress...

waterloowarrior
Aug 18, 2009, 2:22 AM
Images of Centretown has a few recent blog posts about the construction techniques (http://centretown.blogspot.com/search/label/150%20Slater)

harls
Sep 1, 2009, 7:58 PM
Construction cam shot:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3879231962_ea7d9de2ab_o.jpg

I like how they have the rendering next to the cam shot for comparison.

I changed the title to "under construction".

Davis137
Sep 1, 2009, 9:28 PM
Wow, I didn't realize they had that much done already, I thought they were only excavating still...

harls
Sep 23, 2009, 6:18 PM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/3947682285_191131478d_b.jpg

What's this secondary crane for?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3525/3947679529_dca69c0a0b_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3948460134_3d171bcfd1_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2438/3948463012_9ac15fcc7e_b.jpg

Davis137
Sep 24, 2009, 10:54 PM
2 Cranes, Pumpcrete and a lineup of cement trucks there on a regular basis...they must be quite serious about having this jobsite at grade before the snow flies...

Doctor Funk
Sep 24, 2009, 11:36 PM
When our move-in at Mondrian was delayed, we were put up at the Arc hotel next door to this building site. Didn't need an alarm clock, the blasting for excavation woke us up every morning.....

harls
Sep 29, 2009, 5:24 PM
I took some pics through the metal grating, then I noticed a dumpster parked next to the fence in a back alley, so I climb up on top. There was a security camera aimed right at me, but they probably didn't care.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3965888091_92de5e5646_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2598/3966667858_52622d6e32_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3966669872_1d0ed2f110_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2634/3966671770_0cf65d2397_b.jpg

They've got this sign up on O'Connor/Slater now as well.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3965897911_f4e9907cf9_b.jpg

Davis137
Sep 30, 2009, 2:56 PM
Awesome pics Harls!!!

AuxTown
Oct 1, 2009, 12:56 AM
Great pics Harls, they are seriously moving at a good click! This is like half-TO speed :). This building will be a great addition to Centretown. Cool sign as well:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3965897911_f4e9907cf9_b.jpg

rakerman
Oct 17, 2009, 1:32 PM
harls beat me to it, but anyway, here's my shot of the sign they have up

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/4019391082_813d72995f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4019391082/)

Davis137
Oct 17, 2009, 2:44 PM
I think I caught a glimpse of the hole from the bus on my way to work yesterday, and it looks like they have another level almost done, closer to grade...

AuxTown
Oct 19, 2009, 8:12 PM
They are really working hard to (hopefully) get this thing above grade before winter. There must have been 25 workers down in the hole when I walked by. It's gonna be close, but I think they may be able to do it! Mobile shot from today:

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8315/091019123412.jpg

harls
Oct 21, 2009, 5:38 PM
The stumpy EDC crane as seen from Minto Suites

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/4031885257_004e40f6f0_b.jpg

and from O'Connor, street level..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/4032679850_fa24dec2a0_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/4031928533_b4013fabf4_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2608/4032682500_a8349909b1_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2437/4031931071_675f5b0735_b.jpg



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/4031932719_ebb034e13d_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/4031934147_e91a4f9b03_b.jpg

Davis137
Nov 4, 2009, 12:11 AM
I didn't know they were already almost at grade...at this rate, they might have forms and hoarding up for the ground level before christmas...impressive

waterloowarrior
Nov 17, 2009, 8:42 PM
by southfacing on Oct 25
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23575605@N08/4048144996/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3492/4048144996_f5d65b0129.jpg

waterloowarrior
Nov 17, 2009, 8:45 PM
construction webcam from today
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/4112501403_b3453a2cf7_o.jpg

Davis137
Nov 23, 2009, 6:55 PM
I saw on my commute to work this morning that they are starting to build the forms for the ground floor of EDC today...

harls
Nov 25, 2009, 4:01 PM
I didn't know they were already almost at grade...at this rate, they might have forms and hoarding up for the ground level before christmas...impressive

Most impressive.

http://www.mysticmedusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/darth-vader.jpg

Davis137
Nov 26, 2009, 5:08 PM
LOL!

On another note, as of this morning it looked like they already have some of the forms in the middle going up to the 2nd floor already...

waterloowarrior
Dec 1, 2009, 8:02 PM
Manulife Financial to buy EDC's new downtown headquarters
Tue, Dec 1, 2009 2:00 PM EST
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/296017187904856.php

waterloowarrior
Dec 19, 2009, 6:55 AM
webcam dec. 19th
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/4196199913_7999eacd7a_o.jpg

waterloowarrior
Dec 19, 2009, 11:13 PM
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4195828927_c7ab2be956.jpg

derepy on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/25025601@N04/4195828927/) :)

Davis137
Dec 29, 2009, 12:42 PM
I've been away for a little while, and it's great to see this building is above grade, and by the looks of it, almost ready to hit the 3rd floor, judging by this morning's webcam shot...

hackunion
Jan 10, 2010, 12:41 AM
I was wondering what this was today, what a nice surprise :-)

waterloowarrior
Jan 10, 2010, 9:49 PM
10 Jan 2010 webcam update

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4263242475_037e94d7ae_o.jpg

espalorius
Jan 10, 2010, 9:50 PM
downtown looks really dense

AuxTown
Jan 11, 2010, 6:38 PM
It may not be tall, but I agree that our downtown is quite dense. EDC is probably the best quality project in our recent history, but there's much more on the horizon. This google satellite view shows just how dense it is an 90% of the open spaces in this shot have proposals in the works or construction started already.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Ottawa,+Ottawa+Division,+Ontario&ll=45.419254,-75.699341&spn=0.007531,0.013754&t=h&z=16

reidjr
Jan 11, 2010, 7:48 PM
It may not be tall, but I agree that our downtown is quite dense. EDC is probably the best quality project in our recent history, but there's much more on the horizon. This google satellite view shows just how dense it is an 90% of the open spaces in this shot have proposals in the works or construction started already.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Ottawa,+Ottawa+Division,+Ontario&ll=45.419254,-75.699341&spn=0.007531,0.013754&t=h&z=16

What type of projects are on the horizon.

AuxTown
Jan 13, 2010, 3:05 AM
What type of projects are on the horizon.

The ones that I can think of:

-Claridge towers at Metcalfe and Lisgar (former portrait gallery site)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2725/4060413615_0e4d863140_o_d.jpg

-Fancy Ashcroft condo/hotel on Sparks street (see Canlands A development)
http://www.ashcroft-homes.com/uploads/canlands/sparks1.jpg

-Standard LIfe Phase III at Bank and Slater
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4195509667_05e084895c_o.jpg


-Ottawa Convention Centre (not really adding to the density but awesome nonetheless)
http://ottawaconventioncentre.com/_files/images/main/developmentUpdate.jpg

-Soho Lisgar at Bank and Lisgar
http://www.sohovipclub.com/images/main_images/soho_lisgar_map.jpg

-199 Slater (aka Telus part II)
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/2672/199slater.jpg

-150 Elgin (pretty stale though)
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2/Reersmeer/150E.jpg

-265 Laurier (BMO part II)
http://wwuploads.googlepages.com/170slater_mcrobie.jpg

Am I missing any?

waterloowarrior
Jan 13, 2010, 8:04 PM
Beyondhue flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36647280@N07/4269291078/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/4269291078_112d1d8832.jpg