Ottawa residential developer Claridge Homes is seeking permission from the City of Ottawa to go ahead with construction of two mixed-use towers in the city’s LeBreton Flats neighbourhood.

In 2018, the developer received approval from the city to build five towers on what it has dubbed the East Flats site. The neighbourhood would include five mid-rise and high-rise buildings in immediate proximity to the Pimisi LRT Station, as well as a new park along the LeBreton Flats aqueduct.

The buildings, said the developer, “will be supported by a walkable and connected public realm of streets and open spaces that are extensions of the existing network of streets, bicycle paths, and multiuse trails.”

At the time, the city gave approval to start construction on one of the towers—at the corner of Booth and Fleet streets, as well as the podium for a second building to the south on Booth Street.

In a submission to the city earlier this month however, Claridge has requested a change to a city bylaw that will allow the company to start work on two different buildings: at the corner of Fleet and Lett streets, and further south along Lett Street.

The proposed next phase of development would see construction of two residential towers and mixed-use podiums with a total gross floor area of approximately 526,000 square feet. The development would include a 25-storey condominium apartment building with 276 units; a 30-storey rental apartment building with 333 units; 4,000 square feet of daycare space; 7,200 square feet of retail space; 45,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity areas; a shared underground parking garage with room for nearly 350 vehicles; and parking spaces for 470 bicycles.

The developer intends to meet with residents to discuss its plans for the next phases of work on the site once physical distancing measures imposed by government to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus are lifted.

Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats neighbourhood is scheduled for billions of dollars’ worth of development work in the coming years.

In addition to the projects proposed by Claridge, the National Capital Commission recently unveiled its vision for the site. Meanwhile, projects such as 900 Albert Street and the Zibi development also intend to take advantage of the site’s prime location, and proximity to the city’s expanding light rail network.