With the Ottawa LRT opening in the coming months, many large Ottawa builders are pushing large residential and commercial projects near many Ottawa LRT Stations. Trinity Developments has a few sites lined up including a 65 storey project at the Bayview LRT Station.
The company is now looking for approval on a large project near the Trillium Line station at Gladstone. They are looking to build 3 towers on Loretta Avenue. The City wants high-density projects along the new LRT line and in close pr...
One of Ottawa's largest builders Claridge Homes has announced the revival of their downtown tower plans next to the Lyon LRT station. Claridge has a piece of land between Albert Street and Queen Street in Downtown Ottawa.
With the Ottawa LRT / O-Train Lines opening early next year Claridge feels this is a great time to start the project. They predict lots of demand for rentals and condo units near the downtown core. The vacancy rate for rentals in Ottawa is quite low and Claridge as well as oth...
When I think of board games my mind goes straight to the Monopoly game. It's a great game that brings real estate and entrepreneurship to board games.
Scott McLaren who was a recipient of Forty Under 40 awards has partnered up with Urban Logic to create a custom Monopoly board game of Ottawa. Scott and his team are hoping to produce a version that would see popular Ottawa businesses featured on the popular Hasbro game.
Since producing a custom Monopoly game is quite expensive the promoter is...
How to Pick the Right Ottawa Neighborhood
Choosing your right Ottawa neighborhood is more tiring than choosing your dream house. When you are finding the location of your purchased home, you must also keep in mind that you must also find the right Ottawa neighborhood. If you are finding your perfect match, you must ask yourself first.
What are the features of neighborhood do you want and what are the traits you want to be possessed by your neighbor? Is it like a peaceful place with many plants...
The Canadian Science and Technology Museum is located at 1867 St Laurent Blvd in Ottawa, ON. There's always a lot going on at the museum, including live experiments and demonstrations.
The permanent collections and exhibits are Into the Great Outdoors, Steam: A World in Motion, Sound by Design, From Earth to Us, Medical Sensations, Hidden Worlds, Zooom (for children 0-8), Wearable Tech, Technology in our Lives, Exploratek, Artifact Alley and of course the famous Crazy Kitchen.
There is current...
The new distribution centre in Ottawa's East end is now under construction. The builder Broccolini is building the largest warehouse in the Ottawa area. The warehouse will be over a million square foot.
The goal is to have the facility built for the 2019 Christmas season which is a busy time for Amazon. The facility will be creating over 600 middle-class jobs for Canadians.
If you are looking at real estate in Ottawa's east end be sure to visit properties nearby the Amazon Distribution Centre...
Ottawa has a professional baseball team playing in the Can-Am League. Founded in 2014 the team has won 1st place in the Can-Am league in 2016 defeating the Rockland Boulders. Games are played at the Raymond Chabot Grand Thornton Park (or RCGT Park) located at 300 Coventry Rd just off HWY 417.
Located close to Downtown Ottawa getting to a game is very convenient as one can take the Light Rail Train once it opens and get off at the Tremblay Station of the LRT. Parking on site is $5. The RCGT park...
