SOHO Italia [500 Preston St] | 96m | 30 fl | Completed

waterloowarrior · #1 Posted **Oct 27, 2007, 6:04 PM**

500 Preston St. - Approved
18 storey residential tower with ground level retail
Developer: Routeburn
Location: 500 Preston St.
Web: Not available
Rendering:

Staff Report

cityguy · #2 Posted **Oct 28, 2007, 3:32 AM**

I have my doubts this project will get built.It seems like project get proposed and then you don;t hear a word about them.

waterloowarrior · #3 Posted **Oct 28, 2007, 3:39 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by cityguy

I have my doubts this project will get built.It seems like project get proposed and then you don;t hear a word about them.

there was a recent application to waive a private approach bylaw for this property, so I don't think it's dead

http://ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/cit...S-TRF-0014.htm

citizen4829 · #4 Posted **Oct 22, 2014, 5:23 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by cityguy

I have my doubts this project will get built.It seems like project get proposed and then you don;t hear a word about them.

Looks like you may be right cityguy.....................a very prescient statement which you posted this way back in October, 2007.

waterloowarrior · #5 Posted **Jul 11, 2008, 7:35 PM**

from Ottawa.ca
500 Preston Proposed redevelopment - parking lot
Type: Mixed-use building: retail, office and condominium apartments -19 storeys
Developer: Carling Laser Clinic In Trust
Architect: Richard Brisbin
Units: 29

harls · #6 Posted **Jul 11, 2008, 9:01 PM**

Looks better in this present rendering!

AuxTown · #7 Posted **Jul 11, 2008, 9:53 PM**

Looks very similar to East Market III don't you think?

No complaints here.

waterloowarrior · #8 Posted **Jul 11, 2008, 9:55 PM**

too bad there are so few units... exclusive building or maybe more office than usual

Deez · #9 Posted **Jul 11, 2008, 11:07 PM**

I'm pretty sure everything above the podium is residential. Those are going to be some pricey condos.

c_speed3108 · #10 Posted **Jul 12, 2008, 2:35 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deez

I'm pretty sure everything above the podium is residential. Those are going to be some pricey condos.

Looks like 2 condos per floor with a 360 degree Penthouse or something along those lines.

cityguy · #11 Posted **Jul 13, 2008, 12:17 PM**

Any idea when it goes to council for approval?

waterloowarrior · #12 Posted **Aug 28, 2010, 12:16 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by hhunter

Has anyone heard anything about a condo planned for 490 Preston (not far from Carling)? I noticed it listed here: http://www.ottawasnewcondos.com/what-s-new - and wondered if it was the long-since-cancelled 500 Preston proposal, or something new. I believe its the same lot. It would be great to see some life on that corner.
Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luker

I would think there unrelated as, a) the address is different, and b) its a 44 unit building making it probally a 6 floor condo. While I believe 500 Preston, as the location was more suiting, was 16-20 stories?

500 Preston's address was "490-500 Preston" so it is likely the same lot and maybe the same stale proposal. However the previous proposal was 29 units (approximately 2 units per floor). So if it's a new proposal it could be the same height with just more units per floor. I don't know who the developer "Methaven" is.

Davis137 · #13 Posted **Aug 30, 2010, 12:15 AM**

That'll look so awesome if it gets built!

McC · #14 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 12:27 PM**

CBC Radio this morning is reporting that a developer is trying to up their approval for (probably) this site (can't think of another 18-storey development site on Preston) to 35 storeys. The CeeB is also saying that it would be Ottawa's tallest building, so these 35 storeys must be a taller 35-storeys than the Metropole's and taller than Tower C's 29 storeys.

I think Eric Darwin might have had an inkling this was coming giving this post from January 10: http://westsideaction.wordpress.com/...ion-of-course/

McC · #15 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 12:37 PM**

More details in the 7:30 news, it is this site being discussed, and they're calling it the "SoHo Italia." These Mastercraft/Starwood people are really coming into Ottawa big time aren't they? That would make 5 buildings by my count at some stage of development (Parkdale, Lisgar and two on Champagne). Ottawa's new Claridge?

AuxTown · #16 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 2:08 PM**

This is getting interesting! Has an Ottawa developer finally found a neighbourhood that might welcome such large-scale construction? I'm sure there will be some NIMBYism but nothing compared to Glebe or Westboro.

McC · #17 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 2:36 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey

This is getting interesting! Has an Ottawa developer finally found a neighbourhood that might welcome such large-scale construction? I'm sure there will be some NIMBYism but nothing compared to Glebe or Westboro.

whoah, easy there, let's not be too hasty...
anyway, more from Eric Darwin here:
http://westsideaction.wordpress.com/...est-high-rise/

Uhuniau · #18 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 7:08 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey

This is getting interesting! Has an Ottawa developer finally found a neighbourhood that might welcome such large-scale construction? I'm sure there will be some NIMBYism but nothing compared to Glebe or Westboro.

There is nowhere in Ottawa where NIMBYism isn't spreading like the plague.

Davis137 · #19 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 3:27 PM**

Even if it was approved for 19-25 storey's, it'd certainly look awesome in this area...Preston and southern centertown are going to have an awesome skyline when all of these projects start going up...

I can't see something that's taller than average being completely shot down for approval in this area...it's lower elevation than Parliament hill, and will only be easily visable from either DOW's lake, or the 417...

reidjr · #20 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 3:34 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davis137

Even if it was approved for 19-25 storey's, it'd certainly look awesome in this area...Preston and southern centertown are going to have an awesome skyline when all of these projects start going up...

Do you know what other projects are planned for the area?