Really liking this project. Very unique for our skyline, and of course happy to see heritage retention.
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Moxy Marriott / Major Apartments | 126 York St. & 151 George St. | 72m | 22s | Rimap | Le Groupe Architex
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originalmuffins
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This is such a massive development. Like it's actually huge, and it definitely adds a huge imposing presence to Rideau, but it will make Ottawa look bigger especially for those visiting the area as tourists. I like it.
I was just thinking...if they actually go through with the giant mural on the East side of Andaz, it's really only going to be visible to the hotel guests here...
Quite Handsome!
pgagnon
Active Member
Will be nice to see that historic building alive gain. I like the stepdowns and the glass on some of the upper levels. Would be great is it was a bar/restaurant on that 6th floor rooftop. If only that portion of York St could be pretied up.. Right now its mostly just parking. Imagine if parking was removed and another park/plaza was created (Market could be book-ended with 2... this one and the other with the Ottawa sign). Some colourful pavers, seating, music would go a long way.
BGO
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Would be more than amazing! Great idea!
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rdaner
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Great! All of the development in Byward Market must be changing the vibe of the area? Less sketchy?
RideauRat
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/s - Fixed it for you
phil235
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Time will tell. Most of these projects aren't open yet, so there isn't much of an impact. I do find Rideau to be considerably better with the AC Marriott frontage and Metro further down. Still a lot of vacancy towards the Bay, and soon there will be one more massive vacancy.
Hopefully History (the venue) will improve the Market considerably. Incremental improvements to public realm should also help (if done right). But until we make a dent in the homeless crisis, the social problems will remain.
phil235
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No doubt that it is a much bigger problem than the Market. I would be interested in whether some of the policing strategies being used in smaller places like Peterborough might make a difference here. I.e. no tolerance for open drug use, but providing people with an alternative in a safe injection site or treatment. Probably harder to do in a bigger city, but it would make sense to focus efforts on the Market and then Centretown.
I wonder about the impact History will have. It will definitely be a boon to the area at night, but it is likely to be pretty quiet during the day unless they incorporate cafes and bars that are open during normal business hours. Seems unlikely that it will ever be able to offset the activity that will be lost from an empty Bay store, and that will not have a quick solution.
Would be nice to see the Ottawa Police and the City of Ottawa look to other cities (and countries) on how to best handle the issues we're having. I have little faither unfortunately.
I hope History is used as a normal restaurant during the day, or at least participates in local festivals like Tulipfest and Bluesfest as a venue. Alternatively, open it a few hours a day as a restaurant. Gotta to keep it active during the day somehow.
postingaboutottawa
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With zero irony... yes! People in Ottawa are so sheltered and never get out the market is fine. The same as ten years ago you're at more threat from a drunk guy looking for a fight at 1am than someone on the street.
Closures are quickly met with new places opening up and the increased police presence now the city bought their clubhouse in the mall has meant the station area is more frequently cleared, the least people who wanted this kind of securitization could do is admit it's happening instead of look for reasons to complain and snark.
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