Planning committee approves two new high-rise towers near Pimisi Station
Posted Oct 27, 2022 09:30:00 PM.
The City of Ottawa's planning committee approved official plan and zoning amendments on Oct. 27 for two towers in LeBreton Flats with 250 affordable apartments near Pimisi Station.
The proposal, by Dream LeBreton, also includes retail space, a community hub, a daycare and parkette space.
At 31 and 36 storeys, the two towers, designed by Perkins&Will and KPMB, would include 601 apartments, 41 per cent of which would be offered at affordable rental rates which is above the goal outlined in the City’s official plan of encouraging 25 per cent of all new housing in LeBreton Flats to be affordable.
The property at 665 Albert Street would be the first developed under the new LeBreton Flats Master Concept Plan.
Recently completed by the National Capital Commission (NCC), that plan calls for development with significant affordable and accessible housing that also employs zero-carbon, sustainable construction. The approved development is also targeting net zero emissions, in alignment with the plan.
