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O-Town Hockey · #**121** Posted: **Jul 24, 2012, 3:07 PM**

Anyone else pumped that we may be seeing a new tallest in Ottawa for the first time in decades?!? Let's hope this goes through intact.

J.OT13 · #**122** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 2:27 AM**

http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/...appId=__8622G6

Here we go!

Planning rational is the Centerpoint proposal for some reason, but Urban Design is in fact our new tallest skyscraper.

And it solved the mystery of Darwin's Little Italy skylines.

Abe Simpson · #**123** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 1:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey

Anyone else pumped that we may be seeing a new tallest in Ottawa for the first time in decades?!? Let's hope this goes through intact.

I agree with you 100%. This would be a spectacular addition to the Ottawa skyline! Fingers crossed it makes it through intact.

McC · #**124** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 2:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/...appId=__8622G6

Planning rational is the Centerpoint proposal for some reason

that appears to have been fixed.

thanks for the link!

McC · #**125** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 2:14 PM**

it certainly is a striking proposal (especially the north side). I still get my hackles up over the "don't worry, everyone else will only want to build shorter buildings in the area" attitude that seems to permeate all of these proposals. Why wouldn't Richcraft propose something even taller for the Dow Honda site? especially now that they seemed to have decided to go with actual architects for their future projects, instead of children with crayons.

eternallyme · #**126** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 3:02 PM**

Why stop at 42? They should go further and go over 50...

amanfromnowhere · #**127** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 4:22 PM**

if they approve it as is, it will be my favorite building (yes and The Merit) built in Ottawa this century

kevinbottawa · #**128** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 5:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by amanfromnowhere

if they approve it as is, it will be my favorite building (yes and The Merit) built in Ottawa this century

Imagine the Merit at 42 storeys

It'll be beautiful as is, but 42 storeys...

Postmaster · #**129** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 11:44 PM**

If we're talking 42 storeys that's certainly over 400 feet. I'm pretty hyped about this. The design is also impressive for Claridge considering their other offerings.

It will make the area a good proving ground for other tall buildings that will show that height doesn't equal 24h traffic and related made-up nimby BS.

J.OT13 · #**130** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 11:57 PM**

I'm just not a fan of the south elevation.

McC · #**131** Posted: **Jul 26, 2012, 1:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Postmaster

If we're talking 42 storeys that's certainly over 400 feet.

just shy of 453 ft by my reckoning (138m according to the Planning Rationale Doc, p15, http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Im...n%20Street.PDF)

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I'm just not a fan of the south elevation.

yeah, it really doesn't do much, compared to the North side, does it?

JackBauer24 · #**132** Posted: **Aug 1, 2012, 4:48 PM**

I love the enthusiasm over a condo 40+ stories in Ottawa, but I'm not sure why everyone has their hopes up with Claridge at the helm. The rendering may look great, but find me a pre-approved building rendering that doesn't look great. If/once it's approved, the look will change significantly and again if/once they start building it, it will more than likely end up looking like 90% of what Claridge builds - a low-quality, uninspired designed condo that will look dated within years.

If history has shown us anything, on paper this building will look fantastic but the execution and final result will more likely leave people wanting more (see any Claridge high-rise, excluding 700 Sussex (if that even falls into the "high-rise" category), for an example - York St. Plaza, LeBreton Flats, CP 1 to 4, etc...). As a proud Ottawan I'm already embarrassed that the first thing visitors see when entering downtown via Nicholas Ave. exit off the Queensway, are 2 (soon to be 4) poorly built and designed condos by Claridge with what looks like white plastic balcony railings.

Until Claridge builds something that someone would actually be proud to call "home", there should be a city-wide ban on them building in marquis/land mark pieces of property. But let's hope Claridge surprises us all and builds a quality condo with longevity to their design, but my breath certainly won't be held.

waterloowarrior · #**133** Posted: **Sep 5, 2012, 1:35 AM**

site was purchased for $9.022 million
http://www.juteaujohnsoncomba.com/ms_may2012.htm

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The largest transaction was for a 16,318 square foot parcel of vacant land located at 505 Preston Street. The property was acquired by Claridge Homes from Imperial Oil Limited for $9,022,000 or $553/sf of site area. The rectangular shaped parcel located on the northeast corner of Preston Street and Carling Avenue was the former site of a fuel station. The site has since been cleared and is reported to have been remediated to the residential standard. The purchaser proposes to develop the property with a 42-storey residential condominium building. Tom Brethour of DTZ Barnicke was the broker with respect to this transaction.

S-Man · #**134** Posted: **Sep 5, 2012, 3:54 PM**

Build baby build!

Obama: "If I had a house it would look like this building."

What more do you want?

Postmaster · #**135** Posted: **Sep 6, 2012, 12:09 AM**

Anyone care to wager how many floors we have to chop off before approval?

K-133 · #**136** Posted: **Sep 6, 2012, 11:59 AM**

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anyone care to wager how many floors we have to chop off before approval?

41....

Oh sorry I thought you meant months before they get started.

S-Man · #**137** Posted: **Sep 6, 2012, 3:24 PM**

I would hope none, but I could see it coming down to 35. I'm preaching to the choir, but after a certain height, it really doesn't matter how tall the building is.

Build it at 42. Who walks around at street level and notices any sort of difference between a tall building and a really tall building?

Jamaican-Phoenix · #**138** Posted: **Sep 6, 2012, 7:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by S-Man

I would hope none, but I could see it coming down to 35. I'm preaching to the choir, but after a certain height, it really doesn't matter how tall the building is.

Build it at 42. Who walks around at street level and notices any sort of difference between a tall building and a really tall building?

Exactly. If anything makes a difference, it's the podium and how it interacts with the street.

kevinbottawa · #**139** Posted: **Sep 25, 2012, 8:41 PM**

There's a registration website for this one.

http://claridgecondos.com/icon/

JackBauer24 · #**140** Posted: **Oct 4, 2012, 9:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey

Anyone else pumped that we may be seeing a new tallest in Ottawa for the first time in decades?!? Let's hope this goes through intact.

It wouldn't be "decades" - the Metropole was built in 2004-2005, it stands at 32 stories, one of the tallest in the City.