Brigil is proposing to create what its vice-president of development calls a “complete neighbourhood” featuring nearly 3,200 residential units and at least 100,000 square feet of commercial space on a 26-acre plot of land at 8600 Jeanne d’Arc Blvd. N.
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A Gatineau developer that wants to construct three residential towers on the site of the former Greyhound bus station in Centretown has unveiled new plans to build multiple highrises of up to 40 storeys near the future Trim Road transit station in Orléans.
Brigil is proposing to create what its vice-president of development calls a “complete neighbourhood” featuring nearly 3,200 residential units and at least 100,000 square feet of commercial space on a 26-acre plot of land at 8600 Jeanne d’Arc Blvd. N.
The property is just north of Regional Road 174 and about half a kilometre west of the Trim LRT station, which is currently slated to be ready for full service in the spring of 2025.
The project would mark the third phase of the company’s Petrie’s Landing community, an ongoing development near Trim Road, the first two phases of which are expected to eventually include more than a dozen buildings with about 2,200 residential units and 8,000 square feet of retail and office space.
When all three phases are complete, the multibillion-dollar development is expected to house more than 10,000 residents.
Jessy Desjardins, the firm’s vice-president of development, says Brigil has been consulting with city planning staff and Orléans East-Cumberland Coun. Matthew Luloff on the proposal, which has been in the works for several years.
“We’ve been discussing this site for a while now,” he told OBJ on Thursday. “I think we’re pretty aligned (with) the vision.”
A draft proposal filed with the application includes 12 buildings ranging from four to 40 storeys.
The tallest buildings would be located in the southeast corner of the property closest to the Trim Road LRT station.
A private road would bisect the development, separating the mixed-use buildings in the eastern portion from a central two-acre park to the west. The western third of the property surrounding Taylor Creek would remain undeveloped.
In total, the proposed development contains nearly 2.8 million square feet of residential and commercial space.
Desjardins said he expects services such as bakeries, cafes, dry cleaners and “typical mainstreet mom-and-pop shops” to eventually take their place in the neighbourhood and cater to residents of Petrie’s Landing and other nearby subdivisions. The developer also hopes to attract a grocery store and a bank to the site, he added.