After extensive renovations, the NCC River House is now open, providing a new spot to swim in the Ottawa River. Additional details in CTVNews blog post.

Back in the day when the LRT was but a plan I remember it being said that construction would happen along the LRT line. Well as presented in a blog post by the CBC that seems to be more now in the works. More than a dozen multi tower projects are being proposed.

The article goes on to state that though there is often objections to the proposal of towers they can have a positive impact to the community. I have heard of this from residents of Vanier near 70 or 90 Landry – stating that the area did not seem safe to walk in at night in the past but with a changed demographic from the additional residents in the towers the area was improved.

The following proposals are detailed:

• 265 Centrum
• Kanata North
• Lansdowne 2.0
• 2000 City Park
• 829 Carling Avenue
• 400 Coventry
• Former Greyhound station
• 1047 Richmond Road
• 665 Albert Street
• 2026 Scott
• 2 Robinson
• Standard Bread Building
• 2946 Baseline Road
• 70-80 Woodridge
• 1640-1660 Carling Avenue

Carlingwood Shopping Centre is for sale. It’s sale could trigger a wave of mixed-use-development.

Brigil is proposing a three-building project on Baseline Road near the Queensway Carleton Hospital. The proposed project would marry up with their current project at 2940 Baseline Road. See post on Ottawa Business Journal OBJ for details.

Responding to complaints re the proposal of a new complex including two towers near the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus, Taggard Realty Management has made adjustments to their proposal

• the height of the towers is being scalled back from 28 to 22 and 25 to 16;
• the total number of units reduced from 460 to 414;
• the podium’s height will be reduced from 6 to 4;
• setbacks will be adjusted;
• distance between the two towers increased;
• bicycle spots will be increased;
• vehicle parking spots decreased;

Details here.

Main + Main in concert with Equiton and rla architecture will be developing a 3 tower complex at the corner of Montreal Road and Nort River Road. The 3 towers will be comprised of 1,013 rental units with a podium offering 25,000 square feet of retail space. Click here for details!

Earlier this week it was announced that the Argyle Street YMCA building would be sold. Bob Gallagher, president and CEO of the YMCA-YWCA of the National Capital Region stated the building had come to the end of its life cycle. It would otherwise need 38 million dollars of renovations to remain viable. The community now speaks up on what the loss of this facility means to those in need.