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[rocketphish]

Holloway redeveloping portion of Travelodge Ottawa property on Carling Avenue


Peter Kovessy, OBJ
Published on November 25, 2016


Another institutional landlord is eyeing a redevelopment near the Carling Avenue and Highway 417 interchange, an area that is slated to see a dramatic rise in residents in the coming decades.

Holloway Lodging says it’s preparing to construct a mixed-use residential project adjacent to the Travelodge Ottawa.

Demolition of a two-storey parkade and vacant nine-floor building on the eastern part of the property is scheduled to start in early December, says Holloway chairperson Michael Rapps. Decommissioning and demolition contractor Delsan-AIM will lead that stage of the project, he says.

The hotel structure will be unaffected and continue to operate, Mr. Rapps says.

Holloway is still preparing its specific plans for what will replace those structure, but envisions residential units and other uses, Mr. Rapps says, adding that he hopes to file a development application with the city in the new year.

Holloway’s plans are the latest redevelopment proposal for an area that’s already poised to see major changes in the coming years.

The hotel is less than a block away from RioCan-owned Westgate Shopping Centre. A year ago, the REIT released plans to construct five mixed-use towers on the site - reportedly home to Ottawa’s oldest shopping mall - over the next 20 years.

Holloway focuses on hospitality properties in secondary, tertiary and suburban markets. It acquired the 196-room Travelodge Ottawa as well as the 256-room former Chimo Hotel - now the Holiday Inn Ottawa East - near the St. Laurent Boulevard and Highway 417 interchange in 2014 through its purchase of Royal Host Inc.

The acquisition marked an expansion into Ontario for Holloway, which was previously focused on western Canada.

Mr. Rapps says Holloway is keen to add more Ottawa properties to its portfolio.

“Ottawa is a great market. It’s always going to have business, it’s always going to have people travelling to (the city) because it’s the nation’s capital,” he says. “If we can find other hotel assets that were priced appropriately, we’d certainly look at acquiring (them).”

http://www.obj.ca/Real-Estate/2016-1...rling-Avenue/1

[MountainView]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Demolition of a two-storey parkade and vacant nine-floor building on the eastern part of the property is scheduled to start in early December,

So the tower portion of the Travelodge isn't even being used right now? interesting...

[Innsertnamehere]

It hasn't been for a long, long time. I stayed at the travelodge around 10 years ago and the tower was vacant. We ended up going and drinking in the empty rooms, it wasn't too hard to sneak into it.

[rocketphish]

The proposed redevelopment of the lands at 1354 and 1376 Carling Avenue seeks to permit the full redevelopment of the property with four (4) new buildings, including high-rise (20 storey) buildings along Carling Avenue and midrise (9 storey) buildings along Archibald and Meath Street.

In Phase 1, abutting Carling Avenue, a new 20-storey, 63.75 metre mixed-use building (Building B) will be located on the northeast corner of the subject property. The proposed building will contain approximately 218 residential units and associated amenity areas. The building features a six (6) storey, 18 metre podium that will wrap the corner of Carling Avenue and Archibald Street and will feature ground-floor retail uses along Carling Avenue. Two six storey extensions of the building extend along Carling Avenue and along Archibald Street.

The second building (Building D) is a nine (9) storey residential building located south of Building B. This residential building would contain approximately 124 residential units, along with associated amenity areas. The south facade of the building has been articulated with four (4) storey projections from the facade to continue the transition from the higher development along Carling Avenue.

The exact details of Phase 2 have not been released, but they include another building (Building A) with two 20-storey, 63.75 towers and another 9-storey building (Building C).


Development application:
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/...appId=__AKSLCC

Streetview:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.38529...7i13312!8i6656


Site:






Renderings:

[Harley613]

Rocketphish, always on point with the proposals haha!

[Davis137]

Damn, that's friggen huge! But I am doubtful they will tear down the tower portion of the hotel there...

[Innsertnamehere]

Originally Posted by Davis137

Damn, that's friggen huge! But I am doubtful they will tear down the tower portion of the hotel there...

The tower portion has been abandoned for years. I stayed at the Travelodge around 10 years ago and it was abandoned then. The hotel operates solely out of the lower levels.

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

The tower portion has been abandoned for years. I stayed at the Travelodge around 10 years ago and it was abandoned then. The hotel operates solely out of the lower levels.

That's pretty neat! I would love to explore the tower.

[Arcologist]

I wish there was more variation in height between the three taller towers and the two shorter ones... *sigh*...

[Arcologist]

Update in the Ottawa Citizen:

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-...hotel-property

[rocketphish]

This project has been re-submitted. Here are the updated plans:





from: http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Im...02-17-0030.PDF

[Multi-modal]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

This project has been re-submitted. Here are the updated plans:

Plan is good, but damn is that ever a nice report.

[OTSkyline]

^Agreed, the report is very detailed and well thought-out. Hopefully most of these come true and aren't going to dissapear once construction starts (townhouses/garden units, public plaza, ground floor retail, green roofs, etc...)

It's a shame it's nowhere near the LRT though... Would be nice to prioritize development along the Confed or Trilium line. Instead development will go ahead at places like this and Elmvale Shopping Centre.

What is the transit situation around there and Carling? For someone moving in that works downtown (for example), what would the commute look like?

[danishh]

do they really need the curb cut on carling (across a bus and bike lane) with side-street access on both sides of the property?

as for transit, I'm assuming post-confederation line a downtown commute would involve a bus on carling to the trillium line, transfer to trillium, transfer to confederation (or Gatineau bus) at bayview. Total est 30 mins.

[Multi-modal]

Originally Posted by danishh

do they really need the curb cut on carling (across a bus and bike lane) with side-street access on both sides of the property?

as for transit, I'm assuming post-confederation line a downtown commute would involve a bus on carling to the trillium line, transfer to trillium, transfer to confederation (or Gatineau bus) at bayview. Total est 30 mins.

Post 2018 the 85 will continue to turn from Carling up Preston, then stop at Pimisi Station for a Confederation Line transfer before travelling to Gatineau. So if you work in Gatineau - 0 transfers, and if you work downtown - 1 transfer. I would estimate closer to 20 minutes, depending on Preston traffic.

[silvergate]

Originally Posted by OTSkyline

^Agreed, the report is very detailed and well thought-out. Hopefully most of these come true and aren't going to dissapear once construction starts (townhouses/garden units, public plaza, ground floor retail, green roofs, etc...)

It's a shame it's nowhere near the LRT though... Would be nice to prioritize development along the Confed or Trilium line. Instead development will go ahead at places like this and Elmvale Shopping Centre.

What is the transit situation around there and Carling? For someone moving in that works downtown (for example), what would the commute look like?

The 85 still sucks. Hopefully increased population along Carling will shrink the horizon for any form of rapid transit.

[roger1818]

Originally Posted by Multi-modal

Post 2018 the 85 will continue to turn from Carling up Preston, then stop at Pimisi Station for a Confederation Line transfer before travelling to Gatineau. So if you work in Gatineau - 0 transfers, and if you work downtown - 1 transfer. I would estimate closer to 20 minutes, depending on Preston traffic.

It is a short walk to Merivale (along Thames St), so wouldn't it be better to take the 80 to Tunnies Pasture? Alternatively, after Stage 2, they could take the 81 on Kirkwood to Westboro.

[Multi-modal]

Originally Posted by roger1818

It is a short walk to Merivale (along Thames St), so wouldn't it be better to take the 80 to Tunnies Pasture? Alternatively, after Stage 2, they could take the 81 on Kirkwood to Westboro.

Ya those are also options. If you are really gung-ho you can walk to the SW corner of Merivale and Carling and be able to wait at a stop that is serviced by both the 85 and the 80.

[McC]

Originally Posted by Multi-modal

If you are really gung-ho you can walk to the SW corner of Merivale and Carling and be able to wait at a stop that is serviced by both the 85 and the 80.

what, and be confronted with the crippling indecision over which one to take when they arrive at the same time, only to watch them both drive past on the assumption that the other will stop for the pickup? no thank you!

;-)

[hwy418]

Originally Posted by Multi-modal

Plan is good, but damn is that ever a nice report.

Agreed - lots of planner porn in there!