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Gladstone Village Phase 1 | OCH | DSAI + Hobin
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originalmuffins
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Doubters don't know that we are making movements!!!
Horseradish
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Anybody know if there are plans to widen the trillium pathway to separate pedestrians and bikes? It will be desperately needed after these are all built!!
I think there's a plan for a second Trillium Pathway on the west side. I remember that was mentioned when they replaced the Queensway overpass over Line 2, creating a wider underpass.
Want to take a moment to thank Harley for his fantastic work over the last few days, surveilling nearly every project in the region. We appreciate your dedication!
My pleasure! I love this hobby.
Pwat_
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No plans at the moment, but please send an email to Troster's office in support of doing so. I really want this section upgraded to match the south section. Its only going to get busier!
OttawaUrbanite
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Likewise, much appreciate your updates Harley, BlueJay as well as the rest of the gang. Avid forum member of SSP since 2010 here - albeit rarely post. These forums wouldn't be anywhere near the same without the great community we have. Thanks again!
That's a big site. Glad Claridge Hintonburg will have at least one friend nearby.
From CTV just now:
Officials break ground on Ottawa Community Housing's new Gladstone Village project. Sept. 24, 2024. (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa)
Peter Szperling
CTV News Ottawa Multi-Skilled Journalist
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Published Sept. 24, 2024 5:40 p.m. EDT
A groundbreaking was held Tuesday afternoon, for what will be new affordable urban housing.
Ottawa Community Housing has announced a new development downtown, which in its first phase will see 336 new affordable homes – and that plan is only the beginning.
Gladstone Village is located within walking distance of public transit, just steps from Little Italy.
"We will see bedrooms from a studio to four bedrooms, apartments being built right in the center of Ottawa, in Centretown, next to Corso Italia," Stéphane Giguère, CEO of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation tells CTV news Ottawa. "And the beauty of it, it's transit oriented, it's mixed use, and in a very vibrant community," he says.
The development is bordered by Somerset Street, the O-Train Trillium Line, and Preston Street.
It comes at a time when the need for housing is high.
"The need is growing all the time. We know that we're in a housing crisis, and we need to work very hard to make it easier for people to build homes in Ottawa and to build more affordable homes. And we've taken a number of steps to do that already. But there's more work to be done," Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe told CTV News Ottawa.
This is just the first phase. According to Ottawa Community Housing, the plan is to build up to 1,100 affordable homes on the site.
Work at the site is underway and, according to OCH, the first phase will likely welcome residents at the end of 2026.
"I was here in nine minutes, by bike," Somerset Ward Coun. Ariel Troster said at the announcement. "That shows what an amazing location this is and how lucky these new residents are going to be. LRT here, right across the middle of Little Italy. Right beside plant community center."
The site was former federal buildings. Ottawa Centre Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi explains that, "this was, sort of a storage area for a couple of our museums and other utilities. More just like a warehouse. Back in 2017, federal government sold this as a surplus land to Ottawa Community Housing below fair market value.
"We've got a lot of federal land in the city. A lot of it is no longer is needed. Let's partner with City of Ottawa, with Ottawa Community Housing so we can build more affordable homes on them as quickly as possible," says Naqvi.
A conceptual image of the first phase of Ottawa Community Housing's new Gladstone Village project, which will include 336 affordable new homes. (Ottawa Community Housing/supplied)
This is where Ottawa Community Housing will build 336 new affordable units
Officials break ground on Ottawa Community Housing's new Gladstone Village project. Sept. 24, 2024. (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa)
Peter Szperling
CTV News Ottawa Multi-Skilled Journalist
Follow |Contact
Published Sept. 24, 2024 5:40 p.m. EDT
A groundbreaking was held Tuesday afternoon, for what will be new affordable urban housing.
Ottawa Community Housing has announced a new development downtown, which in its first phase will see 336 new affordable homes – and that plan is only the beginning.
Gladstone Village is located within walking distance of public transit, just steps from Little Italy.
"We will see bedrooms from a studio to four bedrooms, apartments being built right in the center of Ottawa, in Centretown, next to Corso Italia," Stéphane Giguère, CEO of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation tells CTV news Ottawa. "And the beauty of it, it's transit oriented, it's mixed use, and in a very vibrant community," he says.
The development is bordered by Somerset Street, the O-Train Trillium Line, and Preston Street.
It comes at a time when the need for housing is high.
"The need is growing all the time. We know that we're in a housing crisis, and we need to work very hard to make it easier for people to build homes in Ottawa and to build more affordable homes. And we've taken a number of steps to do that already. But there's more work to be done," Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe told CTV News Ottawa.
This is just the first phase. According to Ottawa Community Housing, the plan is to build up to 1,100 affordable homes on the site.
Work at the site is underway and, according to OCH, the first phase will likely welcome residents at the end of 2026.
"I was here in nine minutes, by bike," Somerset Ward Coun. Ariel Troster said at the announcement. "That shows what an amazing location this is and how lucky these new residents are going to be. LRT here, right across the middle of Little Italy. Right beside plant community center."
The site was former federal buildings. Ottawa Centre Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi explains that, "this was, sort of a storage area for a couple of our museums and other utilities. More just like a warehouse. Back in 2017, federal government sold this as a surplus land to Ottawa Community Housing below fair market value.
"We've got a lot of federal land in the city. A lot of it is no longer is needed. Let's partner with City of Ottawa, with Ottawa Community Housing so we can build more affordable homes on them as quickly as possible," says Naqvi.
A conceptual image of the first phase of Ottawa Community Housing's new Gladstone Village project, which will include 336 affordable new homes. (Ottawa Community Housing/supplied)
Marcus CLS
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Excavation progress Oct 11.
Pwat_
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Concrete pump crane on site this morning, didn't get a close look, but I bet they are pouring the crane slab.
Dzingle Bells
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I saw that as well. I think it might be pumping concrete into the tiebacks of the shoring.
secretlynotarobot
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Very impressed to see the protective scaffolding go up this morning along the MUP, with flagpeople there to direct bike traffic around workers. Too often in this city cyclists are left with nothing more than out-of-date signs telling us to "please walk bikes" for anything from partial path obstructions (like this) to complete closures or dangerous terrain. A nice change, especially after the mess of random safety orange that is at the mouth of that MUP at Gladstone for no discernable reason (almost got hit by a car because I had to slow down to figure out what on earth I was supposed to do there).