Sunday, June 30, 2019

Out of control residential development in Little Italy, Ottawa.

High-rise condominiums have been approved for the following locations:

855 Carling Avenue - The company is Arnon - 400 condos/office space - Likely to be revised.

125 Hickory - Starwood - 455 condos/townhouses.

100 Champagne - Ashcroft - 330 condo units, under construction.

101 Champagne - Ashcroft - 330 condo units - approved.

500 Preston Street - Starwood - 254 condos - approved.

505 Preston Street - Claridge - 248 condos/office/retail - approved.

514 to 532 Rochester - Domicile - 127 condos - submitted for SPA.

93 to 105 Norman Street - Taggart - 159 condos/townhomes - likely to be revised.

845 Carling Avenue - Richcraft - 1,123 condos/retail - (Three towers have been approved for this location.  The tallest building in the city will inhabit this site, a 55-storey condo. The Trump Tower in New York City is 58 storeys high. As of July 2018 Otto's BMW was located on 845 Carling Avenue, see Google street view.)

( The information is from a City of Ottawa website, Development Application Search.)

Former Somerset Ward Councillor Diane Holmes told Ottawa Citizen reporter Dave Reevely that  applications to build new housing are approved by the City of Ottawa's planning committee without meaningful consultation with local residents.
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Zoning By-law amendment - By-law passed June 27, 2019.
811 Gladstone Project Description 
     " This large plot of land at the intersection of Rochester and Gladstone in the cultural heart of Little Italy will serve as the first step in the re-visioning of the multi-parcel Rochester Heights as an affordable housing community for the 21st Century...The broader community surrounding the site is also in transition. While the low rise housing fabric to the north remains largely intact, development along Gladstone is gradually becoming multi-storey, mixed use within the framework of traditional Main Street zoning objectives."
     "Just a few blocks to the south large parcels of land currently occupied by federal government office buildings and labs, have been declared surplus. It is anticipated that this site will be the focus of intense mixed use development. A similar parcel to the west of Preston Street has also emerged as a massive redevelopment site for housing and community use. Consequently this first step will be seen as a demonstration project that will carry the burden of the development hopes and dreams of many."
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 Many residents of Little Italy are vehemently opposed to the "re-visioning," of their neighborhood, they have signed petitions and contacted local politicians and Ottawa Citizen reporters to try to stop the tsunami that is engulfing their territory.
 From 1968 until 2006, 811 Gladstone was a low-key Canada Mortgage and Housing Crown asset, then the land was transferred to Ottawa Community Housing.
The Oak Park Federal Armoury was located on 933 Gladstone, then the armoury was demolished and Ottawa Community Housing scooped up the 7-acre Crown asset. Councillor Mathieu Fleury is pressuring PWGSC to donate another parcel of land to OCH, the property is located immediately north of 933 Gladstone.
According to City Hall documents, councillors are interested in redeveloping land behind the High School of Commerce/Adult High School.


   









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