urbottawa
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Couldn’t find a thread for this one (not sure if it needs it) but work seems to be underway at 110 O’Connor
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110 O'Connor St. | Demolition & Reconstruction | Groupe Mach
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I forgot, what was the conclusion? Tear down and rebuild or convert to residential?
phil235
New Member
Last I saw it was a teardown and rebuild as an uninspiring apartment building.
I thought that's what I had last heard, but no official proposal afaik. I'll leave this here for now until we have something else to go by.
Ottawacurious
Active Member
Bonus, the partially collapsed parking garage next door.
Still unsure if this office building will be converted or torn down and replaced.
Still unsure if this office building will be converted or torn down and replaced.
CapitalSeven
Senior Member
We shouldn't be tearing down viable high-rises at this scale. That said it's butt ugly and its shape limits possibilities. With a lot being developed next door, the most rational thing would be for the two developers to get together and plan a three-building scheme for the two properties maximizing space and views. But developers in Ottawa seem fine with planning towers smack up against each other's walls and hoping someone will want to live in them.
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Latest from 110 O'Connor, posted in Ottawa Magazine. Looks like a complete tear down and replacement, with a brutalist inspired podium.
We could also lose our first International style office building.
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CapitalSeven
Senior Member
I picked up a copy of the City Building supplement from OBJ. It's all developer puff with not much new information, though some of the renderings are useful. The page on Groupe Mach is a sickly combination of bad puff journalism and corporate green-washing. It tries to sell 110 O'Connor and NavCan as conversion of office space to residential, but what they are actually doing is tearing down older but viable buildings and putting up new ones.
"It will be a complete conversion," says Alshowaier. We're pulling down the existing building, and putting in a more vibrant, modern building...".
"The existing building at 77 Metcalfe Street will also be converted from office use to residential space in a new 23-storey structure...".
Conversion is conversion, not total demolition and replacement with something entirely new. This is really misleading nonsense and OBJ should be ashamed of themselves for debasing their slim commitment to real journalism even further.
"It will be a complete conversion," says Alshowaier. We're pulling down the existing building, and putting in a more vibrant, modern building...".
"The existing building at 77 Metcalfe Street will also be converted from office use to residential space in a new 23-storey structure...".
Conversion is conversion, not total demolition and replacement with something entirely new. This is really misleading nonsense and OBJ should be ashamed of themselves for debasing their slim commitment to real journalism even further.
Seems like most do increase the floor area by adding a top level amenity space. That should be changed to something along of the lines of "no additional space added at ground level" or "no addition beyond 10% of gross floor area".
btap
Active Member
110 O’Connor today. Seems like they’re getting close to starting demolition.
I can't even tell what they've done. Some colour has been scoffed off the pre-cast, but that's about it.
zzptichka
New Member
How does demolition work in a tight block like this?
Spoonsy
New Member
I have a decent view on this from my office, they had been working heavily on the inside for starters, it's been completely gutted right down to the concrete, they were lifting a couple small skid steers from floor to floor and shoveling debris out. Windows are all gone as of this week, metal siding from the mech penthouse was being removed on Tuesday. I'll definitely post some pics once they start working in earnest on the outside.