ASH responds to proposal for 641 Rideau Street
The applicant is proposing to construct a 311-unit 25-storey tower sited on a 6-storey podium. The proposal will include privately-owned public space (POPS). Information about the application: Official Plan Amendment Zoning By-law Amendment ASH has been working with the Lowertown … Read More
Objecting To A Minor Variance – A Guide
Many thanks to Frank G. Oakes who prepared this guide for the Glebe and Ottawa South Community Association, it is posted here with permission. Click to open in a new tab [PDF]: Guide-for-Objecting-to-a-Minor-Variance.pdf
Proposed development at 2 Robinson Avenue: community information session
Design Proposal presented at community info meeting, 11 June [PDF], click here to open. Please see the invitation below to participate in a community information session for a proposed development at 2 Robinson Avenue (Note: you need to register for the session … Read More
“People are very concerned…” – Ottawa Citizen
A secluded neighbourhood in Sandy Hill is being eyed for hundreds of new rental units, causing some residents to worry that the community will undergo a stark transformation, possibly involving more student housing. Story by Jon Willing in the Ottawa … Read More
Development in Sandy Hill: update on the City’s R4 review
(For earlier background on ASH’s position on development in our neighbourhood, please read: https://www.ash-acs.ca/savesandyhill/ashs-position/ This page was developed prior to the 2017 municipal election. For a definition of the “missing middle”, see here: https://missingmiddlehousing.com/ Currently, the City of Ottawa is … Read More
ASH’s rental accommodation submission
ASH has provided a written submission to the City’s Rental Accommodation Study.
Have your say – Rental Accommodations Study consultations
Please attend! Rental Accommodations Study consultations | Avis : Les consultations sur les logements locatifs The public consultations described at the website https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-engagement/projects/rental-accommodations-study (en français: https://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/engagement-du-public/projets/etude-sur-les-logements-locatifs) are very important if we want the City to know how much we … Read More
Community Development Rules Meeting
70 Russell Ave (Google street view) Update, July 13, 2017 City Council today introduced an Interim Control Bylaw in Sandy Hill, Heron Park, Old Ottawa South, parts of Old Ottawa East, Centretown and Overbrook that, for one year, bans ‘bunkhouses’ with … Read More
560 Rideau OMB Hearing
The Ontario Municipal Board hearing on the proposed 14-storey tower at 560 Rideau Street (at Cobourg) has concluded. Results won’t be available for several months but the Action Sandy Hill team is very encouraged. Thanks to the support of … Read More