Relevé Ottawa [400 Albert St] | 78/98m | 23/29f | U/C

[GeoNerd]

Can confirm Calgary sucks. I would argue that while Ottawa’s civic boundaries are vastly larger than Edmonton and Calgary, the built fabric of Ottawa is much denser. Almost every neighbourhood in Ottawa including far stretched suburbs have pockets of high rises and density. Edmonton and Calgary are largely suburban and low density.

[AuxTown]

Originally Posted by GeoNerd

Can confirm Calgary sucks. I would argue that while Ottawa’s civic boundaries are vastly larger than Edmonton and Calgary, the built fabric of Ottawa is much denser. Almost every neighbourhood in Ottawa including far stretched suburbs have pockets of high rises and density. Edmonton and Calgary are largely suburban and low density.

I think Ottawa and Calgary just have very different night lives. For me, Ottawa does well with pub culture in its central neighbourhoods (Glebe, Westboro, OOS, OOE) and the best nights out tend to revolve around the NAC or festivals. Calgary has a younger population and more of a club scene and, of course, everything that surrounds Stampede

To each their own but as a 44 year old man I much prefer "the city that fun forgot".

[J.OT13]

I would like to know the population and land area of the Inner Greenbelt, the Greenbelt and the combined suburban areas (Orleans, Riverside South, Barrhaven, Kanata-Stittsville) for a better comparison with Edmonton and Calgary. Maybe eveb add Gatineau in there. The vast rural areas in Ottawa that contributes maybe 100k population and 80% of the land has a negative impact on our density, making us look far more spread out than reality.

Calgary and Edmonton have been pretty good at staying compact and including most of the built up area and virtually no rural lands, but they have sprawling suburbs and villages outside city limits.

[rocketphish]

I couldn't not take these shots today. Too cool to pass up:







Photos by me
Oct 18, 2025

[OTSkyline]

Very cool shots of my favourite project in Ottawa.

[harls]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/op...ep-in-revitalization-of-downtown-ottawa/

Dang, looks like Ms. Fowler left her photographer at the office and snapped that with her motorola flip phone in a passing car!

[urbanforest]

Originally Posted by harls

Dang, looks like Ms. Fowler left her photographer at the office and snapped that with her motorola flip phone in a passing car!

Lmao. That is an impressively bad photo. It looks like someone took a lousy video using a PAL (with interlacing lines) format from 2002, which has then been screen captured and poorly edited.

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by urbanforest

Lmao. That is an impressively bad photo. It looks like someone took a lousy video using a PAL (with interlacing lines) format from 2002, which has then been screen captured and poorly edited.

Looks like a photo taken of a printed billboard.

I would be a little steamed as the developer. You write us this nice little puff piece but this is the photo you use? It's a known fact that the quality of journalism has fallen off the face of the earth these days but this is just sad.

There are 3 photos right here in the thread next to it that are far better!

[AuxTown]

Was down there the other night watching the Jays game and couldn't help taking this pic.

Such an awesome urban environment compared to 5 years ago. Condos/hotels/stores/LRT. West Centretown is going to be such a great place to be. Not to mention it being the gateway to Lebreton...

[Marshsparrow]

Just need some people...

[harls]

Originally Posted by AuxTown

Was down there the other night watching the Jays game and couldn't help taking this pic.

Whereabouts? Only place I can think of is the Royal Oak nearby.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Marshsparrow

Just need some people...

I wish the Food Basic entrance was on the Albert side, but that ship has sailed. I'm pretty confident that with Relevé complete, its retail occupied and the new Renaissance hotel and its restaurant will animate the area a fair bit.

LeBreton should also go a long way in increasing pedestrian and cyclist circulation through the Escarpment District with attractions like the library, the Arena District and whatever moves into Odenak (which hopefully will have an easier time attracting tenants than Zibi).

[AuxTown]

Originally Posted by harls

Whereabouts? Only place I can think of is the Royal Oak nearby.

Was at Mulligan's on Queen. A couple blocks over but my friend was staying at the Hilton down at this end.

[J.OT13]

Updated website with actual pics instead of renderings, though they rendered green grass where the incomplete plaza site on the corner.


https://releveottawa.com/gallery/

[J.OT13]

From M+M Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVzAxu1DS32/

Looks like a nearly 10k space might be taken.

[J.OT13]

Concrete work for the pocket park on the corner of Albert and Lyon is well advanced. Hoping the space is complete before the fall.

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Concrete work for the pocket park on the corner of Albert and Lyon is well advanced. Hoping the space is complete before the fall.

Went by there the other day but the only thing I noticed was the linear wall of pylons.

I would sincerely hope that area is complete this season. They owe it to the people living there.

[J.OT13]

Plaza is coming along. Concrete work looks pretty much done. Hoping we see this thing open by Canada Day. Wonder how much it will be used. Plazas at the base of office towers are well used, but at the base of residential towers might feel awkward. In any case, should be a great addition to Downtown.