Ottawa-based Inside Edge Properties is looking to build two mixed-use highrises near the St. Laurent Shopping Centre.
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Ottawa-based Inside Edge Properties is looking to build two mixed-use highrises near the St. Laurent Shopping Centre.
The real estate investor is eyeing a 1.3-acre lot at 1209 Michael St. N. for the project, which would include a 30-storey and a 28-storey tower connected by a six-storey podium. The lot is currently occupied by a low-rise office building and surface parking lot.
According to the summary application, the development would contain 596 residential units and five ground-floor commercial units totalling about 5,200 square feet.
In its planning rationale, the developers said they’re taking a “transit-oriented” approach to the project.
“The proposal is positioned to allow for an environmentally sustainable development by providing residential intensification of an underutilized lot adjacent to rapid transit,” the document said. “The project also aims to offer an accessible, safe, and inviting environment for residents and the surrounding community, while integrating with the existing, evolving, and planned context of the area.”
Also included in the proposal is an underground parking garage with 207 spaces for residents, 30 spots for visitors and 340 spaces for bicycles.
At the northeast corner of the site will be 6,300 square feet of open space, landscaped amenities and pedestrian connections.
The site is located east of the St. Laurent Shopping Centre, in an area primarily occupied by commercial uses, including several hotels and two schools. It is also a short walk from the St. Laurent LRT station, as well as a variety of parks, retail stores, grocery stores and bus stops.
This would be the second development project for Inside Edge, which manages more than 800,000 square feet of office, industrial and retail space in Ottawa.
The firm submitted an application last year to build a 28-storey highrise on a site at 1657-1673 Carling Ave. that is currently occupied by a two-storey retail and commercial complex.
The area around the St. Laurent Shopping Centre has drawn interest from developers in recent years as the city pushes for greater intensification near transit hubs.
In 2025, the city approved a proposal by Montreal-based Groupe Oradev to build six residential highrises with 1,700 units at 400 Coventry Rd., west of the mall.
Another proposal was submitted earlier this year to build a 30-storey mixed-use tower farther north at 1052, 1060 and 1064 St. Laurent Blvd.
