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A Downtown Ottawa property that has been put through the wringer of planning applications now has another shot at redevelopment. Toronto-based developer Main and Main has proposed a three-tower residential development for the site at 400 Albert Street, which stands just a block away from Lyon LRT Station on the newly minted Confederation Line.
Materials submitted to the City's development applications portal in support of the rezoning application describe the concept in detail. It consists of a single 18-storey building fronting Albert Street and a pair of towers, 38 and 33 storeys tall, sharing a three-storey commercial and residential podium facing Slater Street. An underground parking garage will be accessible from Bay Street.
A 400-square-metre public park would occupy the northeast quadrant of the property, while a mid-block connection facilitates movement to and from Lyon Station. Undulations in the podium help frame the pedestrian experience and shelter the public space. Indoor and outdoor amenity spaces are planned for the fourth floor, with typical residential floor plans beginning at the eighth storey. The IBI Group-designed development features a contrasting glazed facade and a beehive-like composition of balconies.
Used as a surface parking lot for years, the prime slice of downtown real estate is a gaping hole in the city's streetscape that several developers have unsuccessfully tried to fill. Previous plans by Ottawa's Manor Park Management called for three towers containing rental apartments, hotel rooms and 30,000 square feet of retail space. Another scheme dating back to 2015 saw Broccolini Construction propose a 27-storey tower with 300 rental apartments and retail space. Neither saw the light of day.
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