General Update/Rumour thread [Urban Ottawa]

[urbanforest]

Originally Posted by Uhuniau

119-121 Slater have now been fully vacated for demolition. The shawarma place that was there for years is gone.

Is there a plan for this lot?

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Uhuniau

119-121 Slater have now been fully vacated for demolition. The shawarma place that was there for years is gone.

That was always a very strange site. Do we know if it's the same owner as the adjacent parking lot?

[ponyboycurtis]

I'm trying to remember if there is a proposal for that lot and I cant think of one.

If I recall when the proposal for the for the office building across the street with the arched windows came up to get demoed for an apartment tower we lamented the fact that they were knocking down a fairly handsome building with a vacant lot across the street.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by ponyboycurtis

I'm trying to remember if there is a proposal for that lot and I cant think of one.

If I recall when the proposal for the for the office building across the street with the arched windows came up to get demoed for an apartment tower we lamented the fact that they were knocking down a fairly handsome building with a vacant lot across the street.

I remember some concepts for the parking lot about a decade ago, but it was never an official proposal.

I continue to be sour about losing the former NavCan office building as it is quite nice, and has a fascinating hisotry (built in the 50s as the first curtain wall modern high-rise in Ottawa. Modernization in the 80s kept some of the 50s facade in the back).

[Ottawacurious]

Large development lot for sale at 1325 Richmond Road.

6.5 million for a half acre.
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/29594240/1325-richmond-road-ottawa-6103-lincoln-heights

[urbanforest]

I can’t remember who owns ‘the bowl’ at Robinson and Lees Ave (I think uOttawa owns it, right?) but I noticed today an excavator there digging several holes in different spots. It seemed completely random, almost like soil testing — except since when do they test soil like that?

Probably nothing but it piqued my interest.

[skyscraperaccount]

Originally Posted by urbanforest

I can’t remember who owns ‘the bowl’ at Robinson and Lees Ave (I think uOttawa owns it, right?) but I noticed today an excavator there digging several holes in different spots. It seemed completely random, almost like soil testing — except since when do they test soil like that?

Probably nothing but it piqued my interest.

Does this help? Preliminary soil testing?



https://www.uottawa.ca/about-us/sites/g/...3-02/uottawa_master_plan_-_section_1.pdf

From poking around on SSP UoO owns it and has plans for student residences and a footbridge/bikebridge over the Qway.

There is this thread that doesn't give any info on the Robinson Bowl but the above master plan gives some hints https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=209546