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The Ontario Municipal Board has upheld city council’s rejection of an upscale condominium building proposed for Wellington Street, but hasn’t completely slammed the door on a Toronto developer’s proposal.
Sam Mizrahi’s proposal to build a 12-storey tower on the northeast corner of Wellington Street and Island Park Drive was rejected by council last May. He appealed the decision to the OMB, the provincial tribunal that rules on city council planning decisions, and a five-day hearing was held in January.
The recently developed community design plan (CDP) for the area calls for a building of no more than nine storeys on the site.
Mizrahi has said a nine-storey building isn’t feasible because the site is contaminated and requires a costly $2-million cleanup.
His 12-storey building would consist of three parts — a base, a main upper part and a top-most recessed two-storey portion, which would be finished in glass in an effort to blend in with the sky and be as discrete as possible.
In a written ruling released last week, the OMB says the dispute boils down to the height of “landmark architecture” proposed at one of the most prominent intersections in the city. A landmark building is named such when its architectural form is deemed to be “highly distinctive.”
Mizrahi’s proposal, in its current form, doesn’t meet that test, the OMB says.
But it could if his architect made some changes to the top three storeys.
“Although angular planes are usually intended to mitigate shadow and bulk, they can also add architectural flourishes. A redesigned top for this project, which uses angles while maintaining a distinguished appearance, may potentially advance that overall ‘landmark’ status significantly,” the OMB decision says.
Alternatively, the developer could choose to reduce the project to nine storeys.
Since appealing to the OMB, Mizrahi has made some revisions to the proposal, reducing its height from about 44 metres to about 39 metres. This was achieved by shortening the individual floors from three metres to 2.7 metres each and reducing the height of the main floor.
Mizrahi is a prominent developer in Toronto — his company recently bought the iconic Stollery’s store and adjacent lands at Yonge and Bloor streets. The Wellington West proposal is his first foray into the Ottawa market.
Some neighbours are in favour of the proposal despite the extra height, saying Mizrahi consulted heavily with the public to come up with the design.
However, Mayor Jim Watson and former planning committee chair Peter Hume spoke out against it, saying residents need certainty about development.
The Wellington Village Community Association also opposed the design.
mpearson@ottawacitizen.com
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Sam Mizrahi’s proposal to build a 12-storey tower on the northeast corner of Wellington Street and Island Park Drive was rejected by council last May. He appealed the decision to the OMB, the provincial tribunal that rules on city council planning decisions, and a five-day hearing was held in January.
The recently developed community design plan (CDP) for the area calls for a building of no more than nine storeys on the site.
Mizrahi has said a nine-storey building isn’t feasible because the site is contaminated and requires a costly $2-million cleanup.
His 12-storey building would consist of three parts — a base, a main upper part and a top-most recessed two-storey portion, which would be finished in glass in an effort to blend in with the sky and be as discrete as possible.
In a written ruling released last week, the OMB says the dispute boils down to the height of “landmark architecture” proposed at one of the most prominent intersections in the city. A landmark building is named such when its architectural form is deemed to be “highly distinctive.”
Mizrahi’s proposal, in its current form, doesn’t meet that test, the OMB says.
But it could if his architect made some changes to the top three storeys.
“Although angular planes are usually intended to mitigate shadow and bulk, they can also add architectural flourishes. A redesigned top for this project, which uses angles while maintaining a distinguished appearance, may potentially advance that overall ‘landmark’ status significantly,” the OMB decision says.
Alternatively, the developer could choose to reduce the project to nine storeys.
Since appealing to the OMB, Mizrahi has made some revisions to the proposal, reducing its height from about 44 metres to about 39 metres. This was achieved by shortening the individual floors from three metres to 2.7 metres each and reducing the height of the main floor.
Mizrahi is a prominent developer in Toronto — his company recently bought the iconic Stollery’s store and adjacent lands at Yonge and Bloor streets. The Wellington West proposal is his first foray into the Ottawa market.
Some neighbours are in favour of the proposal despite the extra height, saying Mizrahi consulted heavily with the public to come up with the design.
However, Mayor Jim Watson and former planning committee chair Peter Hume spoke out against it, saying residents need certainty about development.
The Wellington Village Community Association also opposed the design.
mpearson@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/mpearson78
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