The City’s Planning Committee approved two separate proposals today in Kitchissippi Ward: a complex of high-rise towers on the site of the Westgate Shopping Centre and a mixed-use tower where the Trailhead Paddle Shack used to be, at 1960 Scott Street in Westboro.
At Westgate, located at 1309 Carling Avenue, RioCan Management plans to transform this underdeveloped property into a dynamic mixed-use area with five towers. The first phase includes two 24-storey towers fronting onto Carling Avenue. The next two phases could see three additional towers closer to Highway 417 – one at 24 storeys and two at 36 storeys.
On Scott Street, the 22-storey mixed-use building proposed would feature retail on the ground floor, as well as office space and 149 residential units in the remainder of the building. Planning Committee approved an increase in height in line with City Council’s priority to encourage transit-oriented development. The taller development will take advantage of its proximity to Westboro Station, which is 110 metres away.
Barrhaven could soon be home to a new Salvation Army building after Planning Committee also approved development of a place of worship and community centre, to be located at 102 Bill Leathem Drive.
Planning Committee also approved zoning amendments to allow farmers’ markets to be operated by the Ottawa Farmers’ Market Association in three communities:
- Stittsville, at 6000 Abbott Street East, in Village Square Park
- Westboro, between Broadview Avenue and Golden Avenue, in Byron Linear Park
- Riverside South, at 650 Earl Armstrong Road, in the Riverview Park & Ride
Reports for these Committee-approved items will go to City Council on Wednesday, April 12.
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