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Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney wants a developer to “do everything possible” to secure a grocery or hardware store on the ground floor of a Centretown property slated for redevelopment.
Broccolini Construction Inc. wants to build a 27-storey tower at 383 Slater St., replacing a two-storey building occupied by Alterna Savings and Credit Union.
The proposed development, which the planning committee will consider next week, would include 300 rental apartments, four storeys of underground parking and street-level space for commercial tenants.
McKenney doesn’t want to see another restaurant.
“Residents have expressed a strong desire for community-oriented commercial uses in their neighbourhood and this would go a long way to enhance the existing neighbourhood and provide important amenities for current and future residents,” she wrote in her comments on a staff report.
The developer hasn’t determined who the potential tenants will be and are aware of the request for a grocery store, the report says.
The closest supermarket now is at the corner of Bank and Somerset streets, about one kilometre away.
The downtown councillor also voiced her concern about the location of the entrance to the building’s parking garage off Bay Street, which would force vehicles to cross a bike lane on the east side of Bay.
The planning department supports the developer’s plan, which seeks permission for more height, larger commercial space and less landscaping. Planners say the proposal meets the test for highrise buildings and transit-oriented development.
As the proposed building represents the first phase of a multi-part development, McKenney wants a temporary park built with “substantial landscaping, shade and furniture” for residents to use until construction of the second phase begins.
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Broccolini Construction Inc. wants to build a 27-storey tower at 383 Slater St., replacing a two-storey building occupied by Alterna Savings and Credit Union.
The proposed development, which the planning committee will consider next week, would include 300 rental apartments, four storeys of underground parking and street-level space for commercial tenants.
McKenney doesn’t want to see another restaurant.
“Residents have expressed a strong desire for community-oriented commercial uses in their neighbourhood and this would go a long way to enhance the existing neighbourhood and provide important amenities for current and future residents,” she wrote in her comments on a staff report.
The developer hasn’t determined who the potential tenants will be and are aware of the request for a grocery store, the report says.
The closest supermarket now is at the corner of Bank and Somerset streets, about one kilometre away.
The downtown councillor also voiced her concern about the location of the entrance to the building’s parking garage off Bay Street, which would force vehicles to cross a bike lane on the east side of Bay.
The planning department supports the developer’s plan, which seeks permission for more height, larger commercial space and less landscaping. Planners say the proposal meets the test for highrise buildings and transit-oriented development.
As the proposed building represents the first phase of a multi-part development, McKenney wants a temporary park built with “substantial landscaping, shade and furniture” for residents to use until construction of the second phase begins.
mpearson@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/mpearson78
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