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During the 1960s and 1970s, there was a massive investment in public transit downtown. The Rideau Area Project, which included a covered transit mall that stretched a majority of the corridor was a joint undertaking by the various levels of government and a consortium of private developers. It saw $166 million sunk into the area in 1983 to construct bus lanes, widen roads and redevelop a 35-acre parcel east of the Rideau Canal, much like what is happening at LeBreton Flats today.
Mayor Dewar looks at Rideau Mall model at City Hall on November 29, 1979. Ray Pilon/Ottawa Citizen
Rideau Centre construction on September 14, 1981. Lynne Ball/Ottawa Citizen
On this parcel, the Rideau Centre and Ottawa Congress Centre (since replaced by the Shaw Centre) were built, along with Westin Hotel, which has 475 hotel rooms. When it was constructed, the Rideau Centre was the largest regional shopping facility in Ottawa, 1.1 million square feet in size.
In the early 1990s, a further $4.2-million dollar investment was made in Rideau Street by property owners, businesses and the City of Ottawa to bolster the area as a commercial main street, remove the transit mall canopy and to create an open-air, pedestrian-friendly experience for visitors.
Seeing a sea change on the horizon, the owners of the Westin Hotel began major renovations on their Colonel By Drive property in 2007. The renovations, which were completed in 2012 and were valued at $45 million, saw rooms renovated and an additional 18,000 square feet of meeting space added. The Westin now has 44,000 square feet of space available for meetings and events.
The Shaw Centre is today one of the distinctive buildings dotting the city’s downtown.
In 2008, the Ottawa Congress Centre was demolished. A $170-million investment was poured into the property. Investments were made by various levels of government, with the final $30 million of the construction costs funded by the building’s management. In 2011, the Shaw Centre opened where the aged Congress Centre had stood. The new building has 400,000 square feet of exhibition space, a major upgrade when compared to the Congress Centre’s 70,000.
In 2012, the City of Ottawa announced the commencement of the $2-billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, which would require tunnelling under Rideau Street in order to allow trains to pass through the area unimpeded.
Exterior of Rideau Centre as seen from under the bridge connecting Hudson’s Bay to the Rideau Centre. (WAYNE CUDDINGTON) Assignment – 123963
In 2013, the Rideau Centre broke ground on its $360-million expansion and renovation. Tenants such as Sears and Cineplex have been replaced with Nordstrom and Simons. An additional 230,000 square feet of new space has been created in the once dilapidated Ogilvy Building, which stood empty for 20 years prior its demolition.
In 2015, Rideau Street was closed to a majority of passenger vehicle traffic and some buses as crews began work on revitalizing the street, creating a public park at Ogilvy Square and finishing the Rideau Street transit station, which will deliver passengers on the LRT’s new Confederation Line from the underground tunnel, which is 27 metres below the roadway, when it opens in 2018.
Also in 2015, work began on the Rideau Street location of the Hudson’s Bay Co. in order to update the store to keep up with the general renewal that is happening in the area.
This year, work has started on the National Arts Centre that is expected to see more than $110.5 million poured into the property to improve performance spaces, public areas and create better access for people with mobility issues. It will also see a new glass facade installed on the outside of the building, helping the building stand out amongst the other renewal happening in the area.
Also this year, work was started on a $100-million project at the Ottawa Art Gallery and Arts Court, which will include a new Ottawa Art Gallery, a ritzy Group Germaine Hospitalite Hotel as well as the new ArtHaus condominium project.
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Mayor Dewar looks at Rideau Mall model at City Hall on November 29, 1979. Ray Pilon/Ottawa Citizen
Rideau Centre construction on September 14, 1981. Lynne Ball/Ottawa Citizen
On this parcel, the Rideau Centre and Ottawa Congress Centre (since replaced by the Shaw Centre) were built, along with Westin Hotel, which has 475 hotel rooms. When it was constructed, the Rideau Centre was the largest regional shopping facility in Ottawa, 1.1 million square feet in size.
In the early 1990s, a further $4.2-million dollar investment was made in Rideau Street by property owners, businesses and the City of Ottawa to bolster the area as a commercial main street, remove the transit mall canopy and to create an open-air, pedestrian-friendly experience for visitors.
Seeing a sea change on the horizon, the owners of the Westin Hotel began major renovations on their Colonel By Drive property in 2007. The renovations, which were completed in 2012 and were valued at $45 million, saw rooms renovated and an additional 18,000 square feet of meeting space added. The Westin now has 44,000 square feet of space available for meetings and events.
The Shaw Centre is today one of the distinctive buildings dotting the city’s downtown.
In 2008, the Ottawa Congress Centre was demolished. A $170-million investment was poured into the property. Investments were made by various levels of government, with the final $30 million of the construction costs funded by the building’s management. In 2011, the Shaw Centre opened where the aged Congress Centre had stood. The new building has 400,000 square feet of exhibition space, a major upgrade when compared to the Congress Centre’s 70,000.
In 2012, the City of Ottawa announced the commencement of the $2-billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, which would require tunnelling under Rideau Street in order to allow trains to pass through the area unimpeded.
Exterior of Rideau Centre as seen from under the bridge connecting Hudson’s Bay to the Rideau Centre. (WAYNE CUDDINGTON) Assignment – 123963
In 2013, the Rideau Centre broke ground on its $360-million expansion and renovation. Tenants such as Sears and Cineplex have been replaced with Nordstrom and Simons. An additional 230,000 square feet of new space has been created in the once dilapidated Ogilvy Building, which stood empty for 20 years prior its demolition.
In 2015, Rideau Street was closed to a majority of passenger vehicle traffic and some buses as crews began work on revitalizing the street, creating a public park at Ogilvy Square and finishing the Rideau Street transit station, which will deliver passengers on the LRT’s new Confederation Line from the underground tunnel, which is 27 metres below the roadway, when it opens in 2018.
Also in 2015, work began on the Rideau Street location of the Hudson’s Bay Co. in order to update the store to keep up with the general renewal that is happening in the area.
This year, work has started on the National Arts Centre that is expected to see more than $110.5 million poured into the property to improve performance spaces, public areas and create better access for people with mobility issues. It will also see a new glass facade installed on the outside of the building, helping the building stand out amongst the other renewal happening in the area.
Also this year, work was started on a $100-million project at the Ottawa Art Gallery and Arts Court, which will include a new Ottawa Art Gallery, a ritzy Group Germaine Hospitalite Hotel as well as the new ArtHaus condominium project.
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