Future Canadian Skylines

[bkd]

Stantec will be about 300' taller than Epcor/Manu... is it just me or does that seem a little too tall in that representation?

[Black Star]

Yeah it does look a tad to tall in this photo shopped pic.

What this pic needs is

The delta

COE tower

KR

Ultima

Katz condo tower

New x 2.... 51 story new proposals

[Coldrsx]

Whyteknight showed me a sweet sketch with these ^in it...

[DrNest]

Originally Posted by FrankieFlowerpot

Looks good, thanks for posting.

[vaportrail]

Originally Posted by bkd

Stantec will be about 300' taller than Epcor/Manu... is it just me or does that seem a little too tall in that representation?

It looks too tall because the bottom 100 feet isn't visible. It's quite accurate.

Not sure what's holding up the rumoured multi-future-tower rendering ... >:/

[middeljohn]

Man, so many of our cities' skylines are gonna look drastically different 10 years (or less) from now.

[LaGrandeOurse]

Present

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by LaGrandeOurse

Present

Awesome !!

Is that island ( on your first picture ) actually on the Ottawa or Gatineau side ?

[LaGrandeOurse]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Awesome !!

Is that island ( on your first picture ) actually on the Ottawa or Gatineau side ?

You have Chaudière, albert and victoria island, all 3 being in Ottawa. There might be one of the biggest price disparity between the condos on Chaudière island and the one on Gatineau side. You might see condos being a hundred thousand more expensive in Ottawa for the same condo a 100 meters away.

[Rico Rommheim]

When completed this may very well become Quebec's second bulkiest skyline (but still not as pretty as the Capital).

[Beedok]

Those developments seem set to properly tie the cities together.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by Beedok

Those developments seem set to properly tie the cities together.

My feeling exactly.

[Ashok]

Would be nice to see a more flamboyant bridge, perhaps the bridge that is most right deserves an upgrade. Someone call up Calatrava, please.

[cityguy]

The islands are on the Ontario side.

[1overcosc]

It will be very interesting to see a development that bridges the two provinces. Currently the river provides a pretty solid buffer.

Pricing will be interesting. Real estate in Gatineau is significantly cheaper than in Ottawa, and the two cities basically have seperate real estate markets. It's rare for an Ottawan to move to Gatineau, and vice versa. When an Ottawan is looking for a new apartment, if he/she isn't really picky about neighbourhoods, they'll look all over Ottawa--downtown, east, west, south, but they won't even think about looking in Gatineau.

Why? Language issue is a big one. If you're anglophone Ottawan with children, moving to Quebec where your children will be obligated to attend school in French is not very appealing. There's also the fact that Quebec has way higher provincial income tax rates than Ontario, which deters a lot of Ottawans from even considering living in Gatineau. Even though in reality, Quebec's lower hydro rates & cheaper property taxes probably offset most of the difference.

[BIMBAM]

Originally Posted by 1overcosc

It will be very interesting to see a development that bridges the two provinces. Currently the river provides a pretty solid buffer.

Pricing will be interesting. Real estate in Gatineau is significantly cheaper than in Ottawa, and the two cities basically have seperate real estate markets. It's rare for an Ottawan to move to Gatineau, and vice versa. When an Ottawan is looking for a new apartment, if he/she isn't really picky about neighbourhoods, they'll look all over Ottawa--downtown, east, west, south, but they won't even think about looking in Gatineau.

Why? Language issue is a big one. If you're anglophone Ottawan with children, moving to Quebec where your children will be obligated to attend school in French is not very appealing. There's also the fact that Quebec has way higher provincial income tax rates than Ontario, which deters a lot of Ottawans from even considering living in Gatineau. Even though in reality, Quebec's lower hydro rates & cheaper property taxes probably offset most of the difference.

Most Anglo Ottawans would be able to educate their kids in Quebec's English school system, their kids would not have to go to French school. The exception to that rule would be for immigrants. A child must have at least one parent who received most of their education in English in Canada to qualify (the test for "bonafide" English Canadians, the idea being that immigrants to Quebec who are neither English or French Canadians should assimilate to the French majority, but that English Canadians from outside the province can assimilate to the existing English minority.)

[1overcosc]

^ I was under the impression that the rule was that you had to have English education in Quebec specifically, and that English education in the ROC doesn't count.

[Beedok]

Originally Posted by 1overcosc

It will be very interesting to see a development that bridges the two provinces. Currently the river provides a pretty solid buffer.

Pricing will be interesting. Real estate in Gatineau is significantly cheaper than in Ottawa, and the two cities basically have seperate real estate markets. It's rare for an Ottawan to move to Gatineau, and vice versa. When an Ottawan is looking for a new apartment, if he/she isn't really picky about neighbourhoods, they'll look all over Ottawa--downtown, east, west, south, but they won't even think about looking in Gatineau.

Why? Language issue is a big one. If you're anglophone Ottawan with children, moving to Quebec where your children will be obligated to attend school in French is not very appealing. There's also the fact that Quebec has way higher provincial income tax rates than Ontario, which deters a lot of Ottawans from even considering living in Gatineau. Even though in reality, Quebec's lower hydro rates & cheaper property taxes probably offset most of the difference.

I'm willing to guess that the simple issues of changing provinces are a big enough hurdle. I mean there's a decent number of francophones and plenty of bilingual people in Ottawa. Dealing with changing healthcare systems, getting your kids in a new school system (that has different structures), dealing with the need for renewing your drivers license, etc. are all pretty non-negligible issues, even if you're a francophone.

Language is definitely an issue for some people, but there's a lot of other things going on.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by 1overcosc

^ I was under the impression that the rule was that you had to have English education in Quebec specifically, and that English education in the ROC doesn't count.

The original Bill 101 had that provision in it but it was struck down by the Supreme Court some time in the 1980s. This ruling effectively opened up public English schools in Quebec to all English Canadians, and not just Anglo-Quebecers which is what the original law imposed.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Beedok

I'm willing to guess that the simple issues of changing provinces are a big enough hurdle. I mean there's a decent number of francophones and plenty of bilingual people in Ottawa. Dealing with changing healthcare systems, getting your kids in a new school system (that has different structures), dealing with the need for renewing your drivers license, etc. are all pretty non-negligible issues, even if you're a francophone.

Language is definitely an issue for some people, but there's a lot of other things going on.

Also politics. There is anxiety on the part of some about owning a property in Quebec should Quebec become independent one day, and the impact on the value of that property if it happens.

I actually hear that one quite a lot from prospective home buyers.