There will be no height limitations on the Somerset towers at Preston.

 

Property Owner: Federal Government ( Public Services and Procurement Canada.) Location: South side of Somerset Street, west of Preston Street.  Site Area: 1.44 ha. excluding closed road allowance.  Height Limit: Minimum of 6.7 m. (within 400 metres of a transit station.)No maximum.Within 230 m of Gladstone (future Line 2 O-Train station.)  Adjacent to Plant Bath, 930 Somerset. (From:"Document 1-Affordable Housing opportunities.)

1010 Somerset Street today, December 2020.

From the article "PWGSC Awards Contract with Respect to Certain Real Estate Assets, September 15, 2006".The following properties were "surplus":

1.)  Tunney's Pasture.

2.)  1010 Somerset, Plouffe Park including Dome.

2.)  Major General George R. Pearkes Building, 101 Colonel By Drive.

3.)  Sir John Carling Building, 930 Carling Avenue-demolished.

4.)  National Library and Archives, 395 Wellington - why is a brand new archives building being constructed on Lebreton Flats. All of the buildings included on this list appear to be doomed, or they were privatized.

5.)  Taxation Data Centre, 875 Heron Road, Confederation Heights, River Ward.

From: "Confederation Heights, 1950-2050."

6.)  Thomas D'Arcy McGee Building, 90 Sparks Street, Somerset Ward - Larco.

7.)  Skyline Tower, 1400 Merivale Road, Towers 1 to V11, River Ward - Larco.

8.)  GOC Building, One Front Street West, Toronto - Larco.

9.)  Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex Drive.

10.) RCMP Headquarters, 1200 Vanier Parkway - the federal property was sold to the city for affordable housing.

11.)  Place du Portage Phases 1and 2.

11.)  Place du Portage Phase 111.

12.)  Place du Portage Phase 1V.

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14.) National Printing Bureau, 45 Sacre-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau.