574/578 Bank Street | ?m | ?s | Proposed

[CastlesintheSky]

This is my first time attempting to create a thread, so I hope I've done this right.

I searched an could not find a thread that already existed for this one.
In the February Glebe Report (page 10), there is an article announcing that Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (CCOC) is planning to build a 96 unit affordable housing complex at the corner of Bank and Chamberlain, currently occupied by city owned parking lot, and the business 'Reliable Parts'.

It says there will be 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments in a mid-rise with street facing commercial. They are hoping to break ground by end of 2026.

Not a bad spot at all for a mid-rise.

[FutureWickedCity]

Cool! Very interesting. That's a noisy hectic corner but otherwise great central location. Look forward to seeing some renders.

[phil235]

Originally Posted by CastlesintheSky

This is my first time attempting to create a thread, so I hope I've done this right.

I searched an could not find a thread that already existed for this one.
In the February Glebe Report (page 10), there is an article announcing that Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (CCOC) is planning to build a 96 unit affordable housing complex at the corner of Bank and Chamberlain, currently occupied by city owned parking lot, and the business 'Reliable Parts'.

It says there will be 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments in a mid-rise with street facing commercial. They are hoping to break ground by end of 2026.

Not a bad spot at all for a mid-rise.

Looks like you did it right.

This is definitely a good development and an ideal spot, though I will miss the "Reliable Parts" building, and the service that they provide. Not so many of those businesses in central Ottawa. But in terms of this building, much needed housing and another step towards creating critical mass in that strip north of Central Park.

[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by phil235

Looks like you did it right.

This is definitely a good development and an ideal spot, though I will miss the "Reliable Parts" building, and the service that they provide. Not so many of those businesses in central Ottawa. But in terms of this building, much needed housing and another step towards creating critical mass in that strip north of Central Park.

The hollowing out of retail and specialty business in the core is a problem, and at some point someone in power and in business needs to think about it.

[CastlesintheSky]

City Councilor Shawn Menard posted an update of this one on reddit, which includes a concept illustration.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/comments/1ttt9l9/removing_a_parking_lot_for_nonprofit_housing/

It seems like it will be 7 stories.
It also seems like it will now be 83 units (Menard comments on the post with estimated units) down from 96.
This probably has to do with Commercial now making up the ground floor, which makes sense for the area it's in.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by CastlesintheSky

City Councilor Shawn Menard posted an update of this one on reddit, which includes a concept illustration.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/comments/1ttt9l9/removing_a_parking_lot_for_nonprofit_housing/

It seems like it will be 7 stories.
It also seems like it will now be 83 units (Menard comments on the post with estimated units) down from 96.
This probably has to do with Commercial now making up the ground floor, which makes sense for the area it's in.

[ponyboycurtis]

You can stuff 83 units into that?

[J.OT13]

That looks great. Good scale for the area.

[phil235]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

That looks great. Good scale for the area.

Agreed. Sidewalks look a little tight in the rendering, so hopefully they don't need to encroach to get those units in. Also interesting that they show a traditional intersection instead of the current set up with a pseudo slip lane for right turns on Bank and the bus stop on an island. I know that it's just a rendering, but it would be great if they could eliminate that lane and revert to a more urban configuration.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by phil235

Agreed. Sidewalks look a little tight in the rendering, so hopefully they don't need to encroach to get those units in. Also interesting that they show a traditional intersection instead of the current set up with a pseudo slip lane for right turns on Bank and the bus stop on an island. I know that it's just a rendering, but it would be great if they could eliminate that lane and revert to a more urban configuration.

Hoping to see a proper DevApp for more info soon.