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rocketphish
Jun 2, 2009, 4:35 PM
Tommy & Lefebvre intends to primarily construct on the existing footprint of the building. However, because the site was an amalgamation of various buildings with various characters, scale, massing, etc., the reconstruction represents an opportunity to rationalize the footprint and design. The proposed building will have the appearance of a two-storey building with an overall height of approximately 8.4 m. The building will be located tight to the Bank and McLeod Street sidewalks with ground floor retail providing a continuous commercial frontage. Office and additional retail space will be located on mezzanines. The main entrance is being proposed at the corner of Bank and McLeod Streets. A curved aluminum screen over the entrance may be used for signage and will assist in acknowledging the building entrance and corner presence.

The large sidewalk level windows on the Bank and McLeod Street elevations will be used to display merchandise and serve to animate the street. A projecting canopy at approximately 3.0 m above the sidewalk will serve to bring the scale of the building down to the pedestrian level. The regular rhythm of the second floor office windows is in response to the early commercial buildings in the District, where the second floor was often apartments.
The main building will be clad in a metric modular brick similar in colour to the original store. The ground floor retail windows will be framed in a black modular brick to highlight the retail aspect of the building. The canopy and curved screen at the entrance will be clear anodized aluminum. A simple cornice will complete the elevation.

The development application documents are posted here:

http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7NDR8G (http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7NDR8G)


The old building:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/3588879139_2392111edd_o_d.jpg


The proposed new building rendering:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3589686776_34d1f792d5_o_d.jpg

The proposed new building siteplan:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3588879081_fb9ec714f8_o_d.jpg

rocketphish
Jun 2, 2009, 5:19 PM
It's a shame that this is such an uninteresting building proposal. Here is a unique opportunity to create a very impressive structure, either faux-heritage to fit in with the historic Bank St. motif, or maybe something bold and contemporary. Instead we get a bland box dressed-up with a curved screen. Oooh!

I guess their insurance company is paying for it, so they are doing it on the cheap.

harls
Jun 2, 2009, 5:45 PM
I noticed last week that the site's already been cleaned up (or close to it).

Agreed, this is a ho-hum rebuild. Guess they want to get back to business asap.

Kitchissippi
Jun 2, 2009, 6:12 PM
I wonder why they are not going taller. They could even easily warehouse their stuff here in a larger building instead of way out on Lancaster Road.

One thing that pissed me off with their old building is that there was no secure/covered bicycle parking (especially for a store that sells bikes!) and it seems like they've overlooked that again.

kwoldtimer
Jun 2, 2009, 9:45 PM
I would have liked to see some residential above the store. Seems like a missed opportunity, but maybe the market couldn't justify it, especially since they are rebuilding so quickly.

Proof Sheet
Jun 3, 2009, 1:04 AM
I guess their insurance company is paying for it, so they are doing it on the cheap.

I think you may be correct there...the firm doing the architectural drawings is also doing the site servicing drawings...not always a recipe for bold architecture.

aesthetic
Jun 4, 2009, 12:12 AM
Is it strange that it I find it more unappealing than what's actually there now? I think it's kind of terrible.

fireicedog
Jun 4, 2009, 2:51 AM
I didn't think it was possible to build anything uglier than what was there before, but I guess I was wrong. What are they trying to hide with all the windows and door covered up? What a wasted opportunity.

m0nkyman
Jun 4, 2009, 6:56 AM
My standard line in support of tall buildings is that I'll support attractive at any height, and oppose ugly no matter how short.

This is one story of ugly. I can't support it, and plan on saying so at the Planning and Development committee of the Centretown Citizens Community Association.

They can do better.

Rathgrith
Jun 4, 2009, 11:55 PM
I noticed last week that the site's already been cleaned up (or close to it).

Agreed, this is a ho-hum rebuild. Guess they want to get back to business asap.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, how do you know this one won't mysteriously burn down like the old store during the next economic recession.

Speaking of, what caused it to burn down anyways?

jitterbug
Jun 5, 2009, 6:39 PM
Ugly. It Should Not Be Permitted. End Of Story.

cityguy
Jun 6, 2009, 1:32 AM
WOW,that just awful.

Dado
Jun 6, 2009, 3:00 AM
WTF is that? The curved screen is weird and the black cladding along the streets is awful - stick with the bricks. There's also a reduction in windows that I don't think does any good at all.

If they went to 3 storeys, could they do better?

ajldub
Jun 7, 2009, 12:34 AM
Well said, Rathgrith.

azz
Jun 9, 2009, 5:27 PM
For some odd reason that evangelical type gospel church on Wellington and Hamilton (I think) comes to mind first….that's not a good sign.

:shrug:

Radster
Jun 9, 2009, 8:53 PM
Hideous! WTF?

No height
No bicycle parking
No underground parking
No imagination
etc...etc...etc..

Kitchissippi
Jun 9, 2009, 9:21 PM
I submitted a comment to the city mentioning the bike parking oversight and they got back to me saying they will ask the owners to provide it.

m0nkyman
Jun 10, 2009, 7:10 AM
The black is a black brick. The rendering I saw last night was an improvement over what is posted here.

They are aware that this is a missed opportunity to go higher. They are probably wishing their store burnt down in better economic times, but them's the breaks.

It isn't what I want, but it is better than an empty lot and crippling Tommy & Lefebvre's business. They want this back up and running by November.

nccwatch
Jun 10, 2009, 3:51 PM
I've seen better looking big box stores.

Dire.

waterloowarrior
Jun 17, 2009, 4:09 AM
report to lacac/p&e (recommended for approval)
(http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/pec/2009/06-23/4%20-%20ACS2009-ICS-PGM-0095%20-464-474%20Bank%20St.htm)

rocketphish
Jun 23, 2009, 7:34 PM
Tommy & Lefebvre on Bank to be rebuilt

CBC News. Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 3:21 PM ET


Ottawa's Tommy & Lefebvre sporting goods store on Bank Street may soon be opening its doors for business again.

On Tuesday, Ottawa's Heritage Committee unanimously approved the owner's application to rebuild the flagship store that was destroyed by fire on March 31.

Since the blaze, the store has been operating out of a temporary location in the Glebe, further south of where it stood on Bank Street on the north side of the Queensway.

City council still has to approve the plans, but the owners said they hope to begin construction on a new two-storey building next month.

"We're hoping this new building will be able to springboard us into the new millennium," said Natalie Tommy, vice president of Tommy & Lefebvre, and the daughter of one of the three men who founded the company in 1958.

When the original building was destroyed by fire, she said, "we were definitely sad and felt like we'd been five rounds with the champ and kicked to the curb, but we knew we didn't have the luxury of letting it sink in."

Tommy said the plans for the new building include more floor space than the old building — which was formed out of four buildings the store had acquired over the years — but would be built on the same footprint.

"Because the building will be new and fresh inside, it'll be completely updated," said Tommy, who said the Bank Street location will use the new building as an opportunity to add more diversity to their regular stock of sports supplies.

City council will vote on the plans for the new Tommy & Lefebvre building in early July, and if the plans are approved, the owners said they hope to have a building permit in hand by July 15.

"I didn't realize what a daunting task it is," said Tommy about trying to run a business while learning how to move through the city's application process.

"Right now, I'm feeling really good about it. I feel like it's a reality," she said.

"I feel like definitely we will be up in time, and I'm going to feel good about the new building. It's going to be like a fresh start."


The storey, and some nice photos:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/06/23/ottawa-tommy-lefebvre-bank-street.html

Proof Sheet
Jun 23, 2009, 8:52 PM
Tommy & Lefebvre on Bank to be rebuilt

CBC News. Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 3:21 PM ET


Ottawa's Tommy & Lefebvre sporting goods store on Bank Street may soon be opening its doors for business again.

On Tuesday, Ottawa's Heritage Committee unanimously approved the owner's application to rebuild the flagship store that was destroyed by fire on March 31.

Since the blaze, the store has been operating out of a temporary location in the Glebe, further south of where it stood on Bank Street on the north side of the Queensway.

City council still has to approve the plans, but the owners said they hope to begin construction on a new two-storey building next month.

"We're hoping this new building will be able to springboard us into the new millennium," said Natalie Tommy, vice president of Tommy & Lefebvre, and the daughter of one of the three men who founded the company in 1958.

When the original building was destroyed by fire, she said, "we were definitely sad and felt like we'd been five rounds with the champ and kicked to the curb, but we knew we didn't have the luxury of letting it sink in."

Tommy said the plans for the new building include more floor space than the old building — which was formed out of four buildings the store had acquired over the years — but would be built on the same footprint.

"Because the building will be new and fresh inside, it'll be completely updated," said Tommy, who said the Bank Street location will use the new building as an opportunity to add more diversity to their regular stock of sports supplies.

City council will vote on the plans for the new Tommy & Lefebvre building in early July, and if the plans are approved, the owners said they hope to have a building permit in hand by July 15.

"I didn't realize what a daunting task it is," said Tommy about trying to run a business while learning how to move through the city's application process.

"Right now, I'm feeling really good about it. I feel like it's a reality," she said.

"I feel like definitely we will be up in time, and I'm going to feel good about the new building. It's going to be like a fresh start."


The storey, and some nice photos:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/06/23/ottawa-tommy-lefebvre-bank-street.html

No doubt their optimism in terms of timing will be crushed once they get into the nitty gritty of the site plan and building permit process....early July Council approval never means a mid July building permit approval.

m0nkyman
Jun 24, 2009, 12:54 AM
Bet you a shiny nickel that they get it

Kitchissippi
Jul 23, 2009, 7:41 PM
I just got the notice in the mail that their site plan has been approved.

Proof Sheet
Jul 23, 2009, 7:56 PM
I just got the notice in the mail that their site plan has been approved.

Getting site plan approval does not = building permit but it does allow you to begin site preparation (as long as you have posted securities and have a site plan agreement in place)....the mid July building permit date was very optimistic and with summer holidays timelines can easily slip.

Rathgrith
Jul 24, 2009, 2:30 AM
I just got the notice in the mail that their site plan has been approved.

Did you sign up for the mailing list/fan club or something?

Kitchissippi
Jul 24, 2009, 2:50 AM
Did you sign up for the mailing list/fan club or something?

I submitted a comment (regarding the lack of bicycle parking) and got put on the city's mailing list for this file.

rakerman
Oct 24, 2009, 1:25 AM
they're working on the basement

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4038785092_6533ed78ca.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4038785092/)

rakerman
Oct 25, 2009, 9:56 PM
status should probably be changed to U/C :)

harls
Oct 26, 2009, 3:38 PM
Done :)

Radster
Oct 26, 2009, 8:00 PM
wow, this was a golden opportunity for some underground parking, but nope, too shortsighted for that!

Rathgrith
Oct 26, 2009, 11:55 PM
^T&L owns a small parking lot across the street so underground parking not worth it.

m0nkyman
Oct 27, 2009, 1:10 AM
Also, any changes would blow some of their grandfathering out of the water, dragging out the rebuilding process to an unaffordable amount. Which is also the reason that they aren't going higher...

rakerman
Oct 27, 2009, 1:04 PM
^T&L owns a small parking lot across the street so underground parking not worth it.

If you mean the parking lot next to Central, that's probably going to become Central Phase II.

peteotown
Oct 27, 2009, 1:14 PM
If you mean the parking lot next to Central, that's probably going to become Central Phase II.

I think this is the lot they own on McLeod beside TandL:

http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.411316,-75.693612&spn=0,359.989014&z=17&layer=c&cbll=45.411272,-75.693739&panoid=vNpr_xCyr2kYplZyi3yOTA&cbp=12,334.69,,0,11.92

Proof Sheet
Oct 27, 2009, 1:35 PM
I think this is the lot they own on McLeod beside TandL:

http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.411316,-75.693612&spn=0,359.989014&z=17&layer=c&cbll=45.411272,-75.693739&panoid=vNpr_xCyr2kYplZyi3yOTA&cbp=12,334.69,,0,11.92

If you look at the T & L site itself on Google Earth, there are different timeline images...one looks like April of this year and the other maybe May or so...when did the reconstruction really start?

Rathgrith
Oct 27, 2009, 6:11 PM
I think this is the lot they own on McLeod beside TandL:

http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.411316,-75.693612&spn=0,359.989014&z=17&layer=c&cbll=45.411272,-75.693739&panoid=vNpr_xCyr2kYplZyi3yOTA&cbp=12,334.69,,0,11.92

Thats the one.

VIS
Nov 6, 2009, 4:41 PM
Steel Frame

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8969/tl1.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1398/tl2h.jpg

rakerman
Nov 16, 2009, 6:43 PM
They're at grade with a concrete slab

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2622/4110058612_2640766028.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4110058612/)

rakerman
Nov 29, 2009, 3:57 PM
metal frame is up

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4144140384_812c5ab6ed.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4144140384/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/4143415989_5ab8362c56.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4143415989/)

rakerman
Dec 29, 2009, 4:41 PM
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4225879900_9f4b4f0e43.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4225879900/)

rakerman
Jan 24, 2010, 3:18 PM
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4300729408_6003f0c079.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4300729408/)

Richard Eade
Jan 29, 2010, 3:58 PM
On Wed., Jan 27, 2010, they were tarring the roof and it looked as if the first floor had been bricked. The scaffold had bricks piled on for the second floor.

rakerman
Feb 11, 2010, 4:25 PM
outer brickwork is up on the north side

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4349152092_7836269e35.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4349152092/)

rakerman
Feb 20, 2010, 6:30 PM
view from north west

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4373596928_427baeda90.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4373596928/)

rakerman
Feb 28, 2010, 3:53 PM
facade work is almost complete, just need the central piece

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4395344930_85ec05819c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4395344930/)

I've pulled in the render from the first post by rocketphish (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=4283217&postcount=1), for comparison

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3589686776_34d1f792d5_o_d.jpg

rakerman
Mar 21, 2010, 2:40 PM
central glass is in

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4450132323_1b0af1a234.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4450132323/)

jcollins
Mar 21, 2010, 3:16 PM
Are the T&L people occupying the top floor, or are they renting it out?

rakerman
Mar 21, 2010, 3:30 PM
I'm pretty sure it's all T&L.

Mille Sabords
Mar 21, 2010, 5:50 PM
Good that they finally rebuilt it, but still disappointingly low for a building at such a location.

AuxTown
Mar 21, 2010, 6:13 PM
Though the height is disappointing, it's a pretty nice building and the brick they chose really fits in with other buildings in that stretch of Bank. We can just be thankful that the lot is not laying vacant like that gravel one with all the weeds beside James Street Pub. What's going on with that lot? A pretty prime location to sit empty.

jcollins
Mar 21, 2010, 6:27 PM
Though the height is disappointing, it's a pretty nice building and the brick they chose really fits in with other buildings in that stretch of Bank. We can just be thankful that the lot is not laying vacant like that gravel one with all the weeds beside James Street Pub. What's going on with that lot? A pretty prime location to sit empty.

Was that part of the proposal that would have seen James Street Pub be torn down?

concrete06
Apr 6, 2010, 1:27 AM
Almost finished... (by me)

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab181/sci99/Tommy/IMG_0825.jpg

waterloowarrior
Apr 7, 2010, 5:56 AM
Looks better than the render so far!

archie-tect
Apr 7, 2010, 4:16 PM
Yep. Better than the renderings, but still too short. I wonder if they designed it to support extra floors?

kwoldtimer
Apr 7, 2010, 8:16 PM
Yep. Better than the renderings, but still too short. I wonder if they designed it to support extra floors?

I was just wondering the same thing when I walked past this morning. Two stories of apartments on top would be a wonderful addition.

VIS
Apr 11, 2010, 4:07 AM
Building is not designed to have any additional floors.
Company doing aluminum frame surrounding central window went bankrupt and another fabricator took over.
That part of te building should be completed in the next couple of weeks.

rakerman
Apr 25, 2010, 4:09 PM
Fence is down - they must be opening soon

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4551434314_3d57c362d9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4551434314/)

Jamaican-Phoenix
Apr 25, 2010, 5:56 PM
Well, it looks a lot nicer than it did in the renders, but this site could've ahd so much more potential.

rakerman
Apr 28, 2010, 10:12 PM
I'm told T&L opened today. Building can probably be moved from U/C to completed?

rakerman
May 9, 2010, 2:19 PM
open and basically done. Anyone know if they're going to do that screen around the curved window? (I hope not, I didn't like the look in the rendering.)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4592095356_26328b10bc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4592095356/)

rakerman
May 29, 2010, 2:26 PM
I guess they're going to put the metal screen on after all. A shame since I like it better without.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4650102806_bb067e8c30.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4650102806/)

Mille Sabords
May 30, 2010, 10:33 AM
This one should have its status change to "Completed". Walked by yesterday with the family, it was pretty busy.

concrete06
Jun 20, 2010, 1:26 AM
A final pic (by me)

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab181/sci99/Construction%20June%2019%202010/IMG_2526.jpg

citizen j
Jun 20, 2010, 2:26 AM
Ummm,.... yuk.
Doesn't anyone have a lighter? Matches? Some old oily rags and a magnifying glass?

Jamaican-Phoenix
Jun 20, 2010, 3:04 PM
It looked better without that 'screen'.

rakerman
Jun 20, 2010, 5:25 PM
A final pic (by me)

Same for me. I wonder if that is the same red car?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4717343787_0779847e5a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/4717343787/)

Is the metal screen a sun screen?

rakerman
Nov 14, 2010, 5:27 PM
logo up on the screen

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/5175496230_6aa38ae777.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/5175496230/)
DSC03229 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakerman/5175496230/) by rakerman (http://www.flickr.com/people/rakerman/), on Flickr

waterloowarrior
May 1, 2014, 12:52 AM
Sold for $8.1 million to 2401662 Ontario Inc. 20,707 sq feet of site area.
http://www.juteaujohnsoncomba.com/newsletters/2014/March_2014_Newsletter_January_Sales.pdf

Urbanarchit
May 1, 2014, 1:01 AM
Sold for $8.1 million to 2401662 Ontario Inc. 20,707 sq feet of site area.
http://www.juteaujohnsoncomba.com/newsletters/2014/March_2014_Newsletter_January_Sales.pdf

Is this sales for a new store or are they planning to replace the building with condos?

waterloowarrior
May 1, 2014, 1:06 AM
Not sure who the company is yet... the site is currently for lease online

http://www.ieproperties.com/464-bank-street/

If you hadn't heard, Tommy & Lefebvre was bought by Sporting Life. This store will close when the new Sporting Life opens at Lansdowne.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/toronto-s-sporting-life-buys-ottawa-s-tommy-lefebvre-1.1415257

c_speed3108
May 1, 2014, 1:43 AM
35k sq feet downtown is not an easy retail site to find. Gotta think a few will be lined up for a kick at this one. Has parking too.

MountainView
May 1, 2014, 2:49 AM
Albeit small... I would like to see a Canadian Tire go here. Maybe another MEC (seems to be the right size and market for them).

waterloowarrior
May 1, 2014, 3:03 AM
According to Colliers the sale also included 383 McLeod, the store's parking lot across the street
https://www.collierscanada.com/~/media/Files/Research/2014/Ottawa%20Market%20Report%20-%20Q1%202014.ashx

mac_junkie1
May 1, 2014, 4:43 AM
a brand new building... i really hope its used for retail... i'm sooo sick of condos going up in this city... its a passing phase. :shrug::shrug:

gjhall
May 1, 2014, 1:54 PM
a brand new building... i really hope its used for retail... i'm sooo sick of condos going up in this city... its a passing phase. :shrug::shrug:

Apartments over shops is a passing phase?

The ownership model maybe, but the notion of residences above retail on major shopping street is age old.

No reason there shouldn't be a 9 storey building here, like the 2013 Centretown plan calls for.

OTSkyline
May 1, 2014, 7:35 PM
Seeing as this is a new building, will a developper just build on top of the existing building and make updates/changes as need to it? Surely it would be way easier and cost effective to do that than to tear it down and start over again...

Urbanarchit
May 1, 2014, 8:43 PM
a brand new building... i really hope its used for retail... i'm sooo sick of condos going up in this city... its a passing phase. :shrug::shrug:

You like old over new and are anti-condo, too?

You can never have too many residential buildings in a city. It would be nice if we could get more housing like what's provided at Beaverbrook; there isn't enough of that in this city.

drawarc
May 1, 2014, 8:52 PM
Albeit small... I would like to see a Canadian Tire go here. Maybe another MEC (seems to be the right size and market for them).

Like idea of Canadian Tire. Downtown doesn't really have a hardware store.

JackBauer24
May 1, 2014, 9:01 PM
Ya, condos are a passing phase... Riiiiiight. Because there's clearly no demand for a lower maintenance properties, conveniently located near shops, restaurants, etc... Who'd want that? :sly:

Do people realize that Ottawa has the most Baby Boomers per capita than any Canadian city? They roughly represent 1/3 of our city's population. And as they age, guess what, they're going to gravitate towards lower maintenance lifestyle as they retire and downsize.

Urbanarchit
May 1, 2014, 9:29 PM
Do people realize that Ottawa has the most Baby Boomers per capita than any Canadian city? They roughly represent 1/3 of our city's population. And as they age, guess what, they're going to gravitate towards lower maintenance lifestyle as they retire and downsize.

I was not aware of this fact, though it doesn't surprise me much.

Don't forget not just downsizing Baby Boomers, but younger people who want to live more centrally and live a more urban lifestyle than their parents. One day if I have money, I'd live in a condo if it meant living in a central location near entertainment, transit, jobs, other people. Already I note amongst my friends my age, most who grew up in Kitchissippi Ward like me, don't even have driver's licenses and have no intention of getting one because living here means we don't need them.

OTSkyline
Sep 3, 2014, 8:30 PM
As October is approaching and the T&L will close after Sporting Life opens at Lansdowne, have anyone heard anything new about when is happening to this site?

MountainView
Sep 5, 2014, 12:15 AM
I've never been to this store but I'm wondering if the site is big enough for a grocery store / does this area need one? (Independent and Whole Foods will be close). I'd love to see a department store go here though. I doubt they would want another location but it would be perfect for a MEC.

Urbanarchit
Sep 5, 2014, 12:57 AM
I've never been to this store but I'm wondering if the site is big enough for a grocery store / does this area need one? (Independent and Whole Foods will be close). I'd love to see a department store go here though. I doubt they would want another location but it would be perfect for a MEC.

I think there's talk (don't know if it's confirmed) that a grocery store would go into the groundfloor of SoBa.

Mille Sabords
Sep 5, 2014, 1:00 AM
As October is approaching and the T&L will close after Sporting Life opens at Lansdowne, have anyone heard anything new about when is happening to this site?

Is that confirmed, that T&L will close when Sporting Life opens? Or is it just a rumour? They just built that Bank St location a couple of years back after the fire.

acottawa
Sep 5, 2014, 1:41 AM
Is that confirmed, that T&L will close when Sporting Life opens? Or is it just a rumour? They just built that Bank St location a couple of years back after the fire.

That is what was reported when Sporting Life bought T&L in 2013.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/toronto-s-sporting-life-buys-ottawa-s-tommy-lefebvre-1.1415257

(not sure if they have changed their mind since)

Mille Sabords
Sep 12, 2014, 2:27 AM
That is what was reported when Sporting Life bought T&L in 2013.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/toronto-s-sporting-life-buys-ottawa-s-tommy-lefebvre-1.1415257

(not sure if they have changed their mind since)

Thanks - I missed those news last year.

HighwayStar
Oct 30, 2014, 1:39 AM
The giant "Going out of Business" sign just went up today.

Anyone have any news on what will become of this location ??

Harley613
Oct 30, 2014, 1:55 AM
I asked a staff member recently and he thought he heard it will be torn down to build condos...I poked for more and got the impression it's just a rumor.

Urbanarchit
Oct 30, 2014, 2:42 AM
I asked a staff member recently and he thought he heard it will be torn down to build condos...I poked for more and got the impression it's just a rumor.

Would be great if it's true. That area is easily becoming my favourite part of Centretown. Once SoBa and SmartHouse go up and Hideaway is finished, that place will be really bopping. But we know it won't be Urban Capital building condos here if the rumour's true.

citydwlr
Oct 30, 2014, 3:27 AM
According to Spacelist, the space is up for lease:
http://spacelist.ca/p/on/ottawa/464_bank_st

So, I guess that means it'll remain as retail?

Harley613
Oct 30, 2014, 5:38 AM
I think the best uses would be either a new Shopper's Drug Mart or a new Shawarma shop. Neither are present within 30 feet.

OTSkyline
Oct 30, 2014, 3:06 PM
I heard a rumor it would be a Farm Boy...

Either way, this is getting to be a really nice and vibrant part of town. With Central, Central 2, Hideaway, Smart and SoBa and shops and restaurants all along Bank and Elgin, it's like a "south entertainment district" in response to the ByWard Market.

To be honest I don't even know what I'd like to see there.. There's already a bit of everything.

citydwlr
Oct 30, 2014, 4:22 PM
Farm Boy isn't too bad.

Personally, I think Ottawa needs more variety in the furniture market. We're still lacking in the Crate & Barrel, CB2, West Elm, Restoration Hardware type of stores. This area, with all of the condos, would be a good spot for one of those, I think.

YOWflier
Oct 30, 2014, 5:07 PM
If I'm not mistaken, Restoration Hardware is due to open at Lansdowne.

HighwayStar
Jun 21, 2015, 12:52 PM
There was a mini conversation about this in the Retail thread... but thought worth mentioning here...

I spoke to a construction worker the other day, and it's a "Mexican" restaurant going in on the corner, with the middle 2/3rds of the space still up for lease..

Shalaby
Jun 26, 2015, 1:55 PM
I spoke to a construction worker the other day, and it's a "Mexican" restaurant going in on the corner, with the middle 2/3rds of the space still up for lease..

I wonder if 'Mexican' means another burrito place.

http://i.imgur.com/Ti6odrKh.jpg

Construction really seems to be coming along now. Really curious as to what will fill the other spaces.

Harley613
Jun 27, 2015, 4:22 AM
I miss T&L...they had great sales every once in a while. Sporting Life is ridiculously high end and not a great replacement at all. It has it's place I'm sure, but as a sub-millionaire I preferred T&L.