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Island Park Towers Sold to Homestead

September 2, 2021 by Claude Jobin

In what is being lauded as the priciest residential real estate deal in Ottawa history, Island Park Towers on Clearview Avenue has been sold to Homestead Land Holdings. More here.

NAC Upcoming Events

August 29, 2021 by Claude Jobin

The NAC is back! How exciting! Click here to see upcoming events.

Next LeBreton towers focused on apartments, not amenities

August 26, 2021 by Claude Jobin

In a change from the original proposed which included 5 buildings, Claridge is proposing two towers to be built on Booth street. Read more here.

Reimagining the Rideau River

August 20, 2021 by Claude Jobin

An interesting article by Randy Boswell about the Rideau River.

Ottawa’s Jennings Real Estate Prosed 139-unit Apartment Building Near Little Italy

August 12, 2021 by Claude Jobin

Jennings Real Estate plans on developing the site of 18 Louise Street with a 139 unit, 12 storey building. The plan is to keep the existing structure intact. How lovely! A rarely used concept that I can definitely get behind.

Proposed Tower Development Would Demolish Old Elmdale Theatre

August 10, 2021 by Claude Jobin

An 18 storey tower is proposed at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Wellington Street. The site is currently the home CornerStone House of Refuge Apostolic Church, it was formerly the Elmdale Theatre. The tower is twice the height of what the official plan allows. But this city tends to run on exceptions! As a nod to the landmark building the developer plans on reproducing the shape of the marquee at its entrance. More here.

Ottawa in Top 10 Google Trends for Desired Vacation Spots

August 7, 2021 by Claude Jobin

CityNews reports that Ottawa has made the 10 in google search for vacation spots in Canada. Read more here.

Ottawa Named One of the Most Ambitious Cities in the World

July 31, 2021 by Claude Jobin

In a study done by dojo, Ottawa ranked in 7th place as one the most ambitious cities in the world. Their criteria included:

New business registered;
Cost of a business start up as a % of GNI per capita;
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita;
Percent of the population with access to education;
Online searches of how to start a business.

London, Sydney, Cape Town, New York, Paris, Singapore rated in the top 6. Ottawa is the only Canadian city to make the top 10. Also worthy of note is the high rating in spite of the relatively low population. Congratulations Ottawa! Read a brief post on narcity.com or the full story on dojo.

New wave of entrepreneurs add to Chinatown’s eclectic merchant mix

July 24, 2021 by Claude Jobin

My new neighbourhood! Chinatown is undergoing some change, but is desirous of retaining its character. Alas, that’s a problem with development or should I say over-development. Developers move into an area because of its desirability and the next thing you know the spirit of what attracted the developer there has been zapped out. I love tall buildings, but they do change the character of an area, plus of course, I would not want to live in its shadow. As for infills I definitely believe they should be of their time, we should not be reproducing victorian style homes, BUT, to me, it is their footprint and volume that can be offputting. Why is it smaller families are getting such large homes? All of that being said I like what I read about Chinatown and I look forward to living on top of Nanny Goat Hill aka West Centre Town. It truly is a vibrant, eclectic community.