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old Union Station is better
I agree, lrt’s friend
IMO, the very best place in the area would be the old Union Station (Govt Conference Centre) at 2 Rideau St, right beside the Rideau Canal. Being above the previously planned LRT station, the building is beautiful in and out and could be the site also for an Ottawa Casino.
It already has a tunnel to the Chateau Laurier and the same could be done for the Conference Centre, the Westin Hotel, the Rideau Centre, the Bay and the NAC. It is contiguous to the Parliament Precinct, the War Memorial, and Sparks St. It is within walking distance to 90 Elgin, the Lord Elgin, the Marriott Residence, the Library, City Hall, the Provincial Court, the Merrit, 150 Elgin and all the restaurants and night life on Elgin St. The Golden Triangle probably has more residents and is closer to 2 Rideau St than the claimed proximity of the Charles Ogilvy store to the residents of Sandy Hill.
Car parking is normally not a problem in the Market area while it certainly is on the Elgin St strip.
Going shallower at Nicholas St may also be a problem if the bedrock is deeper there than closer to the canal. Sandy Hill is not called Sandy Hill for nothing.
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