Wateridge Village development [Hemlock Rd, Codd's Rd] | U/C

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by OttCity16

Sure does. Tennis courts, skate park, basketball courts / hockey rink, walking paths, workout stations, plus one of largest playgrounds in the city. I believe lines for a soccer field in the centre will go in next year.

As a resident of the neighborhood it has done an amazing job of tying the community together and is well used most hours of the day. I wish it had better lighting after dark though.

Good to hear. I should try and check it out sometime soon.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by OttCity16

Sure does. Tennis courts, skate park, basketball courts / hockey rink, walking paths, workout stations, plus one of largest playgrounds in the city. I believe lines for a soccer field in the centre will go in next year.

As a resident of the neighborhood it has done an amazing job of tying the community together and is well used most hours of the day. I wish it had better lighting after dark though.

Excellent! And welcome to the forum!

[J.OT13]

Cross Post.

Le fédéral convertira certaines de ses propriétés en logements

Par Antoine Trépanier, Le Droit
7 novembre 2023

Le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé mardi qu’il débloque six de ses propriétés pour permettre la construction de 2800 nouveaux logements, dont plus de la moitié à Ottawa.

Les propriétés, que le fédéral qualifie d’«excédentaires», sont à Calgary, à Edmonton, à Saint-Jean (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) et à Ottawa.

«C’est un morceau et c’est un morceau qui ne coûte rien au gouvernement», a relevé le ministre des Services publics et de l’Approvisionnement, Jean-Yves Duclos.

D’ici mars 2024, la Société immobilière du Canada fournira les propriétés pour que 307 logements soient construits au Village des Riverains, 600 à l’avenue Carling et 710 sur la rue Booth à Ottawa. On compterait 221 logements abordables dans ce lot.

«Nous accélérons et simplifions le processus de conversion des propriétés fédérales excédentaires en habitations, et nous continuons de travailler avec la Société immobilière du Canada pour permettre la construction de logements supplémentaires», a poursuivi le ministre Duclos.

10 000 personnes

Qui plus est, la Société immobilière du Canada établit désormais à 20% le minimum de logements abordables pour l’ensemble des projets en cours de réalisation. Cette nouvelle exigence s’appliquera lorsque l’exigence municipale minimale en matière de logement abordable est inférieure ou n’existe pas encore, selon le fédéral.

5300 unités

En ajoutant 5300 unités dans les cinq prochaines années, Ottawa double le nombre de logements abordables offerts par la Société immobilière du Canada dans les 30 dernières années.

Au total, ce seront 26 000 unités qui seront débloquées par Ottawa, comparativement aux 10 300 au cours des sept dernières années.

C’est qu’en étant le plus important propriétaire foncier au pays avec environ 32 000 propriétés au pays, le gouvernement du Canada a sous la main des actifs significatifs pour contrer la pénurie de logements. Depuis plusieurs mois, les fonctionnaires fédéraux ont adopté un mode de travail hybride où ils n’ont pas à fréquenter leur bureau tous les jours. Les aires de travail partagées font en sorte que d’importantes superficies sont libérées dans les édifices de la Couronne.

Il semblerait que la Société immobilière du Canada dispose sur une vingtaine de propriétés «en stock» qui sont prêtes à être converties dans les prochaines années.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/p...C4ASHZSXZH3YY/

[SL123]

Taken Nov 12, 2023

[Dzingle Bells]

This is what the entirety of Wateridge should have been - no singles.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Dzingle Bells

This is what the entirety of Wateridge should have been - no singles.

Agreed.

That building looks pretty decent. Retail space is very prominent. Can't go wrong with red brick.

[J.OT13]

Went for a walk there last weekend. I might have been a bit harsh. It does in many ways look like a dense modern suburb, but the street layout is better, solid density, decent looking buildings/materials/designs. Surface parking is rare, and when it exists, it's tucked away behind buildings, barely visible. Street front retail (empty now, but it will come). Lots of parks. Variety.

Reminds me of Le Plateau, but maybe a bit better since it doesn't have big box and associated parking lots (but nothing as nice as Agora).

Give it 10-20 years when it's further developed and trees have matured, it should look pretty decent.

[rocketphish]

Updated renderings of Westurban Development's proposed project at 1050 Tawadina Rd (Feb 2024):

























http://webcast.ottawa.ca/plan/All_Im...12-23-0023.PDF

[Harley613]

Oof. A sea of CharcWhite. That'll be a friendly place to walk around on a gloomy winter day.

[SL123]

Decent density for Wateridge! I'm glad they've started to move away from the low density single family home and townhouses

[Lakeofthewood]

Love that center pathway and courtyard, hopefully it won't be restricted to resident's only.

[OTSkyline]

The massing, variety in colour & material (but not in a seemingly random X or T patterns), that diagonal walkway... looks like a decent looking project.

Nothing crazy amazing, but we've seen a lot worst.

[Richard Eade]

I think that the diagonal path is a plus, but it will only be useful if it is oriented well with respect to what surrounds this block. i.e., if a grocery store is across from a non-path corner, then it is useless.

In that regard, if this is supposed to be a desirable, walkable community, why are there block-long ‘walls’ of podium? Remove one unit per side and divvy up the space as a few narrow breezeways. Make those podiums porous to pedestrians.

And, since we are dividing the podiums, how about making them look divided? I am not generally a fan of long ‘sameness’ along a block. I make exceptions where there is interesting architecture that provides repeating patterns. This plan, however, is not in that category and simply does not do anything but create a monotonous wall, in my opinion.

This looks, to me, to be cheap, uninspiring boxes. Par for the course for Ottawa, I guess. I find it a damning statement when the ‘praise’ for it is the term “we’ve seen a lot worse.”

[J.OT13]

Not terrible. That siding could end up looking pretty bad though. A little colour wouldn't kill anyone.

And yes, I agree, a mid-block breezeway would be nice.

[Uhuniau]

Street interactions are meh.