Westboro Connection | Completed

[gjhall]

Recommended for approval by planning committee today.

[waterloowarrior]

Approved by Council

[monkeybongo]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

By the way, I wonder if the one storey building at the corner of Richmond and McRae with the pastry shop and the Bushtukah will ever be developed into something better. I hate that building; cheapens the area.

I think the used car dealerships cheapen the area. I visit Bushtukah all the time so don't give any developers the idea.

[Ted]

Good to see some commercial / residential action in the neighbourhood. Can't be all condos.

[rocketphish]

BridgePort’s Westboro proposal gets nod from planning committee

Published on August 27, 2013. OBJ Staff

A committee of city councillors has agreed to make way for a new development close to Scott Street in Westboro.

The planning committee, which approves which buildings can go where in the city, agreed to rezone the land at 319 McRae Ave. in Westboro to make way for a mixed-use building.

Local developer BridgePort Realty is hoping to build a structure that will feature office space, condominiums and retail stores.

Councillors on the committee also voted to approve a request for rezoning at 335 Michael Cowpland Dr. in Kanata. Northern Lights Educational Services wanted the change so it could provide more services on the site.

Both motions will now go to a full meeting of city council for final approval.


http://www.obj.ca/Local/City%20Hall/...ng-committee/1

[gjhall]

While they may be registering it as a condominium, it's pretty clear that the plan is rentals http://www.westboroconnection.com/#!rentals/c20x9

[concrete06]

Some activity... Taken April 30, 2014

[McC]

Groundbreaking on Westboro Connection today; Kitchissippi Times was there and tweeting: https://twitter.com/Kitchissippi

[Karlis]

Hey forum posters,

I was surprised not to see more activity on this site / development as things neared the start of the project last week. As one of the residents of Clifton Road (adjacent to the property), we've been discussing the plans and their execution with the development team over the weeks, providing input where possible. Given the neighbourhood's sensitivity to traffic, noise, blasting, and the safety of the children on the street, the development team has made admirable concessions and commitments to ensure minimal and mitigated disruption (such as trying to avoid our residential road whenever possible for construction vehicles / access, ongoing engagement and communications, etc).

Everyone recognizes the challenges and difficulties around a project of this scale. While most recognize the importance of appropriate urban densification, it's often a different scenario when it's directly in your backyard. It won't be easy, but we'll work together with the development team to ensure as painless a process as possible.

K

[McC]

good luck, leaving near major construction is all sorts of headache!

[kevinbottawa]

Ground broken on Westboro mixed-use development

OBJ Staff
Published on May 13, 2014

Construction is under way on a 257,000-square-foot mixed-use development near Scott Street in Westboro.

Real estate investors BridgePort Developments and Fiera Properties have partnered on the development at 319 McRae Ave., while Broccolini Construction is the general contractor.

The development will feature a six-storey office building attached to an eight-storey rental apartment complex through a podium that will have retail space.

“Our goal is to create a best-in-class mixed-use development,” BridgePort president Hugh Gorman said in a news release. “This is the first development that incorporates office, retail and purpose-built rental apartments that is transit-oriented and includes a full Brownfield remediation.”

Alterna Savings and The Pythian Group have already leased 85 per cent of the 115,000-square-foot office tower.

The apartment building will have 138 units and is intended to compete with nearby condos. There will also be 36,650 square feet of retail space.

The development is part of a larger vision, dubbed the Westboro Collection, to construct a variety of buildings in the area that would include residential, commercial and office space.

http://www.obj.ca/Real-Estate/Constr...-development/1

[kevinbottawa]

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

The renders don't include the power lines However a bike path, 2m wide sidewalk and landscaped boulevard will be provided by the applicant along the entire McRae Ave through a Section 37 agreement.

Is this still happening? Is there a timeline? This rendering looks nice though.

[gjhall]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

Is this still happening? Is there a timeline? This rendering looks nice though.

It's a site plan condition, still being designed/negotiated.

[J.OT13]

Alterna Savings and The Pythian Group have already leased 85 per cent of the 115,000-square-foot office tower.

Damn! I had my money was on Alterna moving to Place de Ville Tower D. I guess we're stuck with the Podium building for the next decade or so. Too bad; it would have been nice to have a redeveloped PdV before the subway opened.

[rocketphish]

Interesting... not only is Alterna Savings in this latest rendering, but so is Sport Chek! I guess that Canadian Tire wants a piece of the red hot sports store business in this neighbourhood.


from: http://www.obj.ca/Real-Estate/Constr...-development/1

[waterloowarrior]

The site cost $7.45 million to purchase
http://www.juteaujohnsoncomba.com/ne...Newsletter.pdf

[Radster]

Cool project, but I guess for starters, they will have to move those HUGE hydro lines/towers.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by Radster

Cool project, but I guess for starters, they will have to move those HUGE hydro lines/towers.

No, those are on a strip of City land along the street. See the plan here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...7&postcount=59

The developers just conveniently don't show them in any of the renderings.

[c_speed3108]

Originally Posted by Radster

Cool project, but I guess for starters, they will have to move those HUGE hydro lines/towers.

The Hydro towers will stay. The developer has a lease on the strip of land such that they can use it for parking, landscaping etc... Obviously you can't build there.

[Karlis]

Following 2 weeks of excavation activity, the site is now poised to begin blasting (!) tomorrow. Hoping it all goes smoothly... Tie down the breakables!!

Karlis