Cadillac Fairview Corporation is proposing a development at 70 Nicholas Street consisting of a high-rise mixed-use building including a total of 280 apartment dwelling units above at-grade retail space. The development proposes the relocation of the City Registry Office further north on the site to be integrated into the base of the new development providing a unique and interesting retail space with outdoor seating space. The uppers floors of the building are visually separated into two volumes – 20 storeys for the north and 21 storeys for the south. The lower floors of the building are highly transparent and integrate the main access points, communal amenity space, building services, enclosed bicycle parking, personal storage space, and the at-grade commercial component of the building.
The proposed development includes a total of 280 dwelling units including a mix of 1- and 2-bedroom units. The ground floor of the building includes 230 square metres of retail spaces in addition to an enhanced and improved pedestrian access to the CF Rideau Centre shopping centre. The retail space includes the restored City Registry Office.
The lower three (3) floors of the building are dedicated to lobby, bike storage, building service, and amenity spaces. A highly-transparent, double-high lobby space abuts Nicholas Street and provides an engaging streetscape while providing space around the City Registry Office. The southerly portions of the ground floor provide building services and access to resident bike storage and storage lockers. The third floor provides additional amenity spaces including a gym, theatre, playrooms, lounge space and yoga room. The lounge also provides direct access to the south-facing rooftop garden space abutting the Mackenzie King Bridge. The building provides an additional amenity space on the rooftop including additional lounge rooms and a rooftop pool and outdoor terrace. In total, 7,118 square metres of amenity are provided including 2,429 square metres of communal amenity area.
The proposed development includes 102 underground parking spaces within a new, two (2) level parking garage accessed from a new vehicle ramp via Nicholas Street at the south end of the subject property. The new garage is intentionally separate from the larger Rideau Centre parking garage and will provide parking for residents of the residential building only. No visitor parking is proposed given the adjacency of large parking garages. In addition to vehicular parking, a total of 241 bike parking spaces (228 for residents + 13 for visitors) are provided within the first storey of the proposed building. Bike parking is accessed at the south end of the building and provides convenient storage for residents and visitors.
Integration and compatibility with the existing CF Rideau Centre to the west was a critical consideration of the proposed design. The subject property protects the necessary loading dock access from Nicholas Street for the CF Rideau Centre and Shaw Centre as well as visitor and employee parking access to the mall. These existing connections are essential to the operations of the mall and convention centre and are therefore necessary to be retained during construction and long-term.
The City Registry Office is a heritage property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and is currently located at the centre of the subject property. The proposed development seeks to retain, relocate, and restore the heritage building and integrate it into the ground floor of the proposed development. The building would be relocated to the north and set back from Nicholas Street where it will define the front facing facade of the building and offer opportunities for at-grade commercial uses.
Architect: Zeidler Architects & NEUF Architects
Development application:
https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applica...1-0197/details
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