Built Heritage Sub-committee

• Stabilization work on Ottawa’s Magee House to begin ‘in days’ — but no precise schedule yet

  The western wall of the historic stone home partially collapsed back on July 24, 2018.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2019
  
• Built Heritage subcommittee votes to demolish Magee house

  The fate of the crumbling Magee house at 1116 Wellington St. W. is in the hands of the planning committee as the built heritage subcommittee approved its demolition on Thursday.

  Politics

  Oct 5, 2018
  
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• Absence of mortar caused Magee House’s partial collapse, engineer says

  'It’s basically a house of cards, this building right now,' engineer John Cooke told Ottawa's built heritage sub-committee Thursday.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2018
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• Committee rejects developer’s latest bid to repurpose Westboro convent site with 4-2 vote

  Ashcroft Homes wants to demolish the former convent's west and south wings to make way for a nine-storey residential and commercial addition. The Ottawa developer said it would also restore many of the convent's key historic features.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2018
• Centretown group, developer strike compromise on Kent Street building design

  A proposed apartment building on Kent Street in Ottawa's Centretown neighbourhood will now be built further back from the sidewalk, after an agreement was reached on the length of the setback. 

  Politics

  Jun 18, 2018