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A Glebe commercial plaza that was deliberately torched this spring will rebuild in the new year with plans to include rental apartments on top, says the property owner.
The fire began at 857 Bank St. with a series of explosions late in the evening of April 9 inside the Beaver’s Mug coffee shop and destroyed the neighbouring businesses. The Ottawa police arson unit confirmed the fire was deliberately set. However the file is now considered “inactive” until the force gathers more evidence to make an arrest.
“We are still waiting for a file report from the Office of the (Ontario) Fire Marshal,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Dave Christie. “They’ve taken some samples and sent them for testing.”
Shortly after the devastating spring fire, the owners George Helal and Sam Bellama stood out front of the charred block and vowed to rebuild. They are following through with the plan, and given Lansdowne now draws more visitors, they hope to have a mixed-use building that will include six commercial spaces and as many as 30 rental apartments.
As for how the exterior will look, he said he can’t comment until they meet with builder Bassi Construction Ltd. this week.
A firefighter walks past the remains of the Beaver’s Mug Cafe and Silver Scissors Hair salon after a structure fire that ultimately spread to the neighbouring Pizza Hut, Mac’s corner store and the Encino Taco shop at 11 p.m. on Thursday, April 9. The Bank St. fire started from an explosion in the Beaver’s Mug and continued long into the night.
“We don’t know yet, we’ll meet with the builder and we’ll take it from there,” said Bellama. “We can’t wait to see it finished … the tenants have been calling us every day. They want to come back, and now with the Lansdowne Park now, it’s going crazy that area.”
Mac’s Convenience store will return and has requested to double its space, and Pizza Hut is on board with an extra 100 square feet, and Encino Taco shop. However the coffee shop will not be returning.
The rent will also increase from about $25 per square foot to $40.
Don Herweyer, manager, urban development review confirmed the property is zoned “Traditional Main Street TM (15) with a 15-metre limit.
“Residential is permitted/encouraged above the ground floor,” said Herweyer in a written response. “Based on the existing zoning and height limit, a four-storey mixed-use building could be constructed.”
He said that in terms of approval, the owners would need to submit for site plan control approval and a building permit application for the redevelopment of the site, which they have yet to do.
“The owners have not had discussions with City staff regarding a mixed commercial/residential development,” he said.
Silver Scissors owner Eli Saikaley moved his business to another location on Bank Street after the fire. He confirmed they will be opening another salon style business when the location is rebuilt, but Silver Scissors will stay put. As for the rent increase, he says, it’s on par with surrounding commercial spaces given the buzz around Lansdowne.
“Lansdowne Park is hot now and the Glebe is hot, market values have gone through the roof, so all the rents have gone up,” said Saikaley. “But you are going to get more exposure, more walk-in, more clientele, more traffic.”
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The fire began at 857 Bank St. with a series of explosions late in the evening of April 9 inside the Beaver’s Mug coffee shop and destroyed the neighbouring businesses. The Ottawa police arson unit confirmed the fire was deliberately set. However the file is now considered “inactive” until the force gathers more evidence to make an arrest.
“We are still waiting for a file report from the Office of the (Ontario) Fire Marshal,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Dave Christie. “They’ve taken some samples and sent them for testing.”
Shortly after the devastating spring fire, the owners George Helal and Sam Bellama stood out front of the charred block and vowed to rebuild. They are following through with the plan, and given Lansdowne now draws more visitors, they hope to have a mixed-use building that will include six commercial spaces and as many as 30 rental apartments.
As for how the exterior will look, he said he can’t comment until they meet with builder Bassi Construction Ltd. this week.
A firefighter walks past the remains of the Beaver’s Mug Cafe and Silver Scissors Hair salon after a structure fire that ultimately spread to the neighbouring Pizza Hut, Mac’s corner store and the Encino Taco shop at 11 p.m. on Thursday, April 9. The Bank St. fire started from an explosion in the Beaver’s Mug and continued long into the night.
“We don’t know yet, we’ll meet with the builder and we’ll take it from there,” said Bellama. “We can’t wait to see it finished … the tenants have been calling us every day. They want to come back, and now with the Lansdowne Park now, it’s going crazy that area.”
Mac’s Convenience store will return and has requested to double its space, and Pizza Hut is on board with an extra 100 square feet, and Encino Taco shop. However the coffee shop will not be returning.
The rent will also increase from about $25 per square foot to $40.
Don Herweyer, manager, urban development review confirmed the property is zoned “Traditional Main Street TM (15) with a 15-metre limit.
“Residential is permitted/encouraged above the ground floor,” said Herweyer in a written response. “Based on the existing zoning and height limit, a four-storey mixed-use building could be constructed.”
He said that in terms of approval, the owners would need to submit for site plan control approval and a building permit application for the redevelopment of the site, which they have yet to do.
“The owners have not had discussions with City staff regarding a mixed commercial/residential development,” he said.
Silver Scissors owner Eli Saikaley moved his business to another location on Bank Street after the fire. He confirmed they will be opening another salon style business when the location is rebuilt, but Silver Scissors will stay put. As for the rent increase, he says, it’s on par with surrounding commercial spaces given the buzz around Lansdowne.
“Lansdowne Park is hot now and the Glebe is hot, market values have gone through the roof, so all the rents have gone up,” said Saikaley. “But you are going to get more exposure, more walk-in, more clientele, more traffic.”
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