Le Groupe Maurice has filed a site plan for a new retirement home near the corner of Carp and Hazeldean roads on a four-and-a-half-acre plot of land currently occupied by an RV dealership.
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A Quebec company that wants to build a two-tower retirement home complex in Gloucester is looking at further expanding its footprint in the National Capital Region with a highrise development in Stittsville that would include more than 400 suites aimed at seniors.
Le Groupe Maurice has filed a site plan for a new retirement home near the corner of Carp and Hazeldean roads on a four-and-a-half-acre plot of land currently occupied by an RV dealership.
The Montreal-based firm isn’t the only developer looking to add more density near the high-traffic area in the heart of Stittsville. The intersection is home to a series of commercial properties, including a retail plaza anchored by a Farm Boy grocery store.
Another Montreal company, Devmont, has received the green light to build a 21-storey highrise and a 12-storey tower just west of the proposed retirement home at 6310 and 6320 Hazeldean Rd.
The 21-storey tower would be the city’s tallest building west of Bells Corners. Ottawa council approved the controversial project, which would be home to 431 residential units, late last year over the objections of Stittsville Coun. Glen Gower and other opponents, who argued improvements that would allow Carp Road to accommodate projects of that scope are potentially years away.
Le Groupe Maurice’s proposal is smaller but would still add significant density to the neighbourhood.
Its plan calls for a U-shaped building that would be anchored by a 14-storey highrise set atop a nine-storey podium fronting on Carp Road. A five-storey podium would be located along the back of the property, south of Hazeldean Road.
The project would feature a total of 413 units with “options for both independent and assisted living,” the developer said in planning documents recently filed with the city.
About two-thirds of the units would be one-bedroom suites, about a quarter would be two-bedroom units and the rest would be a mix of three-bedroom and bachelor suites.
A one-level underground parking garage would include 275 spots for residents, while 37 ground-level parking spaces would be split between residents and visitors.
About 10 per cent of the site’s total footprint – or almost half an acre – would be set aside for public parkland. The proposal also calls for a private courtyard with outdoor lounge and game areas.
The proposal does not include a retail component, but Le Groupe Maurice’s planning rationale document lists a pharmacy, fitness facilities and cafeteria among the potential service offerings available to residents.
Current zoning rules limit buildings to nine storeys at the site. Le Groupe Maurice says the 14-storey portion of the development has been “strategically” located at the northwest corner of the property in a move aimed at “minimizing conflicts with surrounding properties and uses, as well as creating a landmark feature at a prominent intersection in the community.”
It’s the second project in the Montreal-based company’s development pipeline for the Ottawa region.
Le Group Maurice recently filed plans to build two towers of 18 and 22 storeys with a total of 398 retirement units near the corner of Blair and Ogilvie roads in the city’s east end.
In an email to OBJ last month, Le Groupe Maurice spokesperson Geneviève Martel said the company is “continuously seeking new opportunities” to “expand into new markets across Canada.”
