254 Argyle — development project
This residential project (site plan control) at 254 Argyle, in the Centretown neighbourhood (Ward 14 district), has been the subject of 3 applications before City of Ottawa's development-application process between 2024-09-19 and 2024-10-04. It proposes 84 housing units over 9 storeys. Status: under review — latest status: Report Completed. Application types: Site Plan Control, Zoning By-law Amendment, Ontario Heritage Act.
Filing history (3)
2024-10-04 — Ontario Heritage Act
· Report Completed (D09-04-24-0058)
Application for alteration and new construction at 254 Argyle Avenue, involving the dismantling and partial salvage of the exisitng red brick chruch and the construction of a mid-rise residential building.
2024-09-20 — Zoning By-law Amendment
· Zoning By-law in Effect (D02-02-24-0051)
Reduced lot width, increased permitted height, reduced front yard setback, reduced rear yard setback, reduced interior side yard setbacks reduced landscaped area, reduced parking rate, to exclude subject site from Heritage Overlay, and to permit two mezzanine levels as part of the first story. Approximately 84 Dwelling Units.
2024-09-19 — Site Plan Control
· Application File Pending (D07-12-24-0107)
9 storey mid-rise apartment building with 84 dwelling units. Planning Rationale for more details.
Other projects in Centretown
Two towers, one fronting Slater Street (25-storeys) and one fronting laurier Avenue West (26-storeys). Approximately 586 Dwelling Units.
Application for New Construction at 267 O'Connor Street, designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act, as part of the Centretown Heritage Conservation District
The future development is a mixed-use of 413 residential units over 25 storeys, with 454 m2 of commercial space on the ground floor. The site is bounded by O'Connor and Slater streets, as well as lots 124 O'Connor and 170 Slater. Application Numbers: PC2023-0282 ; PC2024-0305
Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Control
A Site Plan Control application to construct a 27-storey mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial, 312 dwelling units, and underground parking for 200 vehicles has been received.
The proposal is to build a residential use addition above the heritage contributing buildings that front onto Bank, Nepean and Lisgar Streets. The proposal will retain the existing facades along all frontages up to their original heights (2 to 3 storeys) and build a residential tower of up to a total of 9 stories above, setback approximately 3 meters from the front and corner side lot lines. The subject property will have a total of 297 residential units and 886 square metres of retail space on the ground floor.
A Site Plan Control application to permit the redevelopment of the subject property for a 23-storey, mixd-use building, consisting of 241 dwelling units, 469 sqm. of ground floor commercial space, 0 residential parking spaces, 15 visitor parking spaces and 243 bicycle parking spaces
Application for demolition and new construction at 381 Kent Street, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Centretown Heritage Conservation District