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Ottawa’s planning department appears to grudgingly accept a Toronto developer’s plan for a “landmark” condo building at Wellington Street West and Island Park Drive, but Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper remains unimpressed by the design.
Mizrahi Developments initially sought city permission to build a 12-storey building at 1445 and 1451 Wellington St. W., but council turned down the project because the proposed height exceeded what the rules allow for that location.
The developer appealed the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board, which offered two options in its May ruling: Cap the building at nine storeys or demonstrate “landmark” architecture for the top of the building sufficient to persuade the board to allow 12 storeys.
The latest renderings released by Mizrahi this week show a building with a pronounced bronze and copper roof and spire-topped corner tower, a nod perhaps to the Confederation Building on Parliament Hill. Gone are the glass-enclosed top floors and projecting balconies of earlier renderings.
Rendering of developer’s proposed design in 2014.
City planners continue to uphold the department’s original position that a 12-storey building at that location is inappropriate — it doesn’t conform to the Official Plan and fails to satisfy the urban village vision of the blueprint for Wellington Street West, they argue.
But in light of the OMB’s direction, staff say the proposed development — if built according to the architect’s drawings, including the copper roof — will be an example of a landmark building.
“The top of the building, which is intended to be copper and angled to form a mansard roof, will be distinctive from other developments in the West Wellington and Westboro neighbourhoods and as such, can be picturesque,” says a report to be considered by the planning committee when it meets on Tuesday.
Leiper disagrees and he’s not alone. Most comments submitted by the public don’t support the latest proposal. The councillor says Mizrahi made a significant effort to create a memorable building, but came up short.
“While the design is a significant improvement, I support those residents who consider that the test set by (the OMB) has not been met. The secondary plan developed through extensive consultation should prevail in the absence of a clear mandate from the community to proceed on the basis of architectural excellence,” he said.
The developer has pushed for the additional height because the site is contaminated and requires costly remediation. A nine-storey project just isn’t financially viable at the location, Mizrahi has said.
Mizrahi and the city have until Nov. 7 to report back to the OMB.
mpearson@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/mpearson78
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Mizrahi Developments initially sought city permission to build a 12-storey building at 1445 and 1451 Wellington St. W., but council turned down the project because the proposed height exceeded what the rules allow for that location.
The developer appealed the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board, which offered two options in its May ruling: Cap the building at nine storeys or demonstrate “landmark” architecture for the top of the building sufficient to persuade the board to allow 12 storeys.
The latest renderings released by Mizrahi this week show a building with a pronounced bronze and copper roof and spire-topped corner tower, a nod perhaps to the Confederation Building on Parliament Hill. Gone are the glass-enclosed top floors and projecting balconies of earlier renderings.
Rendering of developer’s proposed design in 2014.
City planners continue to uphold the department’s original position that a 12-storey building at that location is inappropriate — it doesn’t conform to the Official Plan and fails to satisfy the urban village vision of the blueprint for Wellington Street West, they argue.
But in light of the OMB’s direction, staff say the proposed development — if built according to the architect’s drawings, including the copper roof — will be an example of a landmark building.
“The top of the building, which is intended to be copper and angled to form a mansard roof, will be distinctive from other developments in the West Wellington and Westboro neighbourhoods and as such, can be picturesque,” says a report to be considered by the planning committee when it meets on Tuesday.
Leiper disagrees and he’s not alone. Most comments submitted by the public don’t support the latest proposal. The councillor says Mizrahi made a significant effort to create a memorable building, but came up short.
“While the design is a significant improvement, I support those residents who consider that the test set by (the OMB) has not been met. The secondary plan developed through extensive consultation should prevail in the absence of a clear mandate from the community to proceed on the basis of architectural excellence,” he said.
The developer has pushed for the additional height because the site is contaminated and requires costly remediation. A nine-storey project just isn’t financially viable at the location, Mizrahi has said.
Mizrahi and the city have until Nov. 7 to report back to the OMB.
mpearson@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/mpearson78
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