Plans to build high-rise buildings near Petrie Island and in Stittsville

An application has been submitted to build four residential high-rise buildings on Tweddle Road at Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard. (Neuf Architects/report)

Ottawa’s skyline in the east and west ends is about to become more crowded, with plans submitted to build high-rises in the suburban communities.

Applications have been submitted to the City of Ottawa to build four high-rise towers, with 1,257 units, on Tweddle Road near Petrie Island in Orléans and two high-rise buildings, and a low-rise apartment building in the area of Hazeldean Road and Savage Drive in Stittsville.

Tweddle Road

Four high-rise buildings could soon overlook the Ottawa River at Petrie Island in the coming years.

The City of Ottawa has received an application from Foteen Planning and Design to build four high-rise towers, ranging from 24 to 32 storeys, on Tweddle Road at Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard. According to the application, the plan includes a commercial ground floor, a pedestrian plaza, 877 underground vehicle parking spaces and 1,257 bicycle parking spaces.

The proposed four high-rise buildings will be located within 300 metres of the Trim Station on the O-Train East Extension.

According to the application, the 32-storey building will have 372 units, the 29-storey building will have 326 units, the 28-storey building will have 323 units, and the 24-storey building will have 236 units. There will be one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units.

The applicant is seeking a minor zoning bylaw amendment because it does not fully comply with the zoning permissions. According to the plan, the amendment seeks relief for the tower interior yard setback, the driveway width, the number of loading spaces and the bicycle parking location.

Stittsville

Plans are also in the works to build 19-storey and 26-storey mixed-use towers, along with a four-storey low-rise apartment building in the area of Hazeldean Road and Savage Drive.

Under the plan, a total of 456 residential units and 438 sq. metres of commercial space will be located in the complex. There are also plans for 148 parking spaces and 86 visitor spaces. The 19-storey building will have 174 residential units and 189.7 sq. metres of at grade commercial space along Hazeldean Road. The second building will be 25 storeys with 247 residential units and 284.6 sq. metres of commercial space along Hazeldean Road, and the four-storey low-rise building on Savage Drive will have 35 residential units.

The application, submitted by Foteen Planning and Design, seeks a Zoning Bylaw Amendment to permit high-rise development on the site, reduce the minimum required rear yard setback to five metres, increase the maximum permitted floor space index, reduce the minimum number of required residential and visitor parking spaces and eliminate the minimum parking requirements for commercial uses.

The application says the Hazeldean properties are currently occupied by an automobile shop and associated surface parking. The property at 7 Savage Drive is currently occupied by a single-detached dwelling.