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YotaJoe
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2 words that should never go together, Claridge and Landmark.
Ottawacurious
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The Landmark Project - Claridge Landmark
Claridge Homes is planning A Landmark Development on a site across from the Canadian Museum of Nature in Centretown. Source: Google Maps This will be much
claridgelandmark.ca
I did notice they have a lot of different dates going on in their site. Sounds like they are a year behind where they wanted to be in terms of planning/design/engagement.
They have been working on this for some time: https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=75484
I'd hope they could work together as the Iraqi's redesign their consulate: https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applications/D07-12-12-0156/details
(design package link if you haven't seen it)
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What about "Claridge" and "Icon"?
urbottawa
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The design competition document is live now. Interesting massing with the metcalfe corner being a public park
27 floors here really beefs things up. I wonder if Taggart is actually going to propose that 39ish story tall tower on the edge of Downtown.
Can't wait to hear the NIMBY's screaming over a 27s 'landmark' being proposed in the 'Central Character Area'
If there is any force more powerful in this city than the NIMBYs, though, it's Claridge. They own City Hall. This could be a good catalyst for more density in Centretown
If there is any force more powerful in this city than the NIMBYs, though, it's Claridge. They own City Hall. This could be a good catalyst for more density in Centretown
Instead of a park, I'd prefer if Claridge offered one of the following:
- Restore the heritage budlings/homes;
- Built an underground garage for the Museum of Nature so that their surface parking could be naturalized (and remove Metcalfe stump);
- All of the above somehow.
- Restore the heritage budlings/homes;
- Built an underground garage for the Museum of Nature so that their surface parking could be naturalized (and remove Metcalfe stump);
- All of the above somehow.
Mousel
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I agree. Seems pointless and wasteful. It seems like they will be building parking under the park for their own building so probably no dice to get museum parking there. At the very least they should keep the second empire house on the corner. It could be restored and the original verandah reinstated for a really nice restaurant with outdoor seating. That would still allow plenty of space for the park that would now be better activated as a destination with the restaurant. Would be an ideal spot for a museum date and dinner.