Château Laurier addition one step closer to construction after committee approval
Posted Jun 13, 2019 07:59:00 PM.
Ottawa could soon see a seven-storey addition to the rear of the Château Laurier hotel after the city's Planning Committee approved the site plan control application for the project.
The city says its committee considered the application consistent with the Ontario Planning Act and with the Ottawa's Official Plan.
The addition is expected to focus on leisure or cultural uses, and will be built to a scale deemed appropriate to its surroundings.
The city said the design respects the area's unique character and, at seven storeys, protects key views to Parliament and other national symbols.
The site design is also expected to make for a more pedestrian-friendly space, adding windows at ground level and improving footpath connections between the ByWard Market and the Rideau Canal.
An underground parking garage will also replace the current surface parking lot.
The site plan control application will come before city council on June 26.
