Wigwamen Inc. is proposing to redevelop a site at 2040 Arrowsmith Drive. It is a 0.6-hectare (6,020.1 square metre) block and is currently home to a 1-storey temporary building out of which operates a local food bank, the Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard (GEFC). The proposal will redevelop and intensify the Site by constructing a new 6-storey rental apartment with 50 affordable units for Indigenous seniors, including 10 fully-accessible units for adults experiencing disabilities. The fully-accessible units will be managed by March of Dimes Canada. The GEFC will occupy a new space on the ground floor from which it will serve the needs of the wider community, as well as the new residents living in the proposed rental apartment building.
The proposed development would have a resident parking space supply of 44 spaces, and 10 visitor parking spaces. Due to its proximity to a future LRT station, the proposal is consistent with the objective of introducing mixed-use urban developments at strategic locations close to rapid transit stations.
The site is currently owned by the City of Ottawa and is planned to be conveyed to the proponent, Wigwamen Inc.
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