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A triangular piece of Ottawa property at the future junction of two transit lines could become home to a dense cluster of highrises. Trinity Development Group is hoping to capitalize on the upcoming influx of transit passengers that will intermingle at Bayview Station, the existing northern terminus of the O-Train's Trillium Line that will also provide service to the new Confederation Line in 2018.
The developer is planning multiple buildings at 900 Albert Street, a site just west of the central business district. They are now negotiating with the City to obtain the necessary air rights to permit spanning the Trillium Line tracks. As part of the public consultation process, Trinity has created a website — bearing the logo of B+H Architects — depicting their preliminary plans for the property.
The site they envision has been split into two distinct parcels. The northeastern plot, identified as 'Site 1,' would contain three 55-storey residential towers perched atop a five-storey podium. The podium would consist of two retail levels and three above-ground parking floors that would augment three additional underground levels. Site 1 would host approximately 1,470 residential units.
Site 1b would extend the site to the southeast across the O-Train corridor. This would open up space for a library, a 15-storey office building and another 55-storey residential tower of 530 units at the property's western edge. The mixed uses of 900 Albert would adhere to the principles of transit-oriented development and feature direct pedestrian connections to Bayview Station.
The property, now marked by an empty field, has been on builders' radar for years. The previous owner received approval to build a massive three-tower office complex on the land, which they had hoped to lease to the federal government. The newest plans are even larger in scale, and they capture the neighbourhood's potential to become a mixed-use destination once the Confederation Line is up and running. Pending the prerequisite City approvals, construction could begin as early as summer 2017.
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