Claridge Icon

Claridge Icon
Claridge Icon
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General information
StatusTopped-out
Address505 Preston Street
Town or cityOttawa
CountryCanada
Coordinates45°23′53″N 75°42′27″W / 45.3981°N 75.7075°W / 45.3981; -75.7075
Groundbreaking2015
Topped-out2019
Estimated completion2022
Height143 m (469 ft)
Technical details
Floor count45
Floor area22,047 m2 (237,310 sq ft)
Grounds1,646 m2 (17,720 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firmHariri Pontarini Architects
DeveloperClaridge Homes
EngineerSmith + Andersen
Main contractorBellai Brothers Construction
Other information
Number of units320
Parking303
Website
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The Claridge Icon is a 45-storey condominium tower in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Carling Avenue and Preston Street in Little Italy.[1][3] When the structure topped out in 2019, it became the tallest building in Ottawa since 1971 and the tallest in Ottawa-Gatineau since 1978.

Construction pit for the foundation of Claridge Icon, June 2017

The building was designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects and built by Claridge Homes.[3] It has suffered lengthy delays. When first announced in 2012, Claridge aimed for opening in late 2016.[4] Once construction had begun in 2015, it was planned to be ready for occupancy in 2018.[5]

Early during construction in March 2016, a worker was struck and killed by a 12-metre (39 ft) chunk of ice that fell from the side of the construction pit.[6] This resulted in a year-long delay and charges against the developer and main contractor (which were fined $325,000 each in May 2019).[7] Construction work was halted again in March 2018 when a worker fell 3 metres (10 ft) from a platform and suffered a head injury.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Claridge Icon - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Development Application Search - Application Details # D07-12-13-0108". app01.ottawa.ca. City of Ottawa. Retrieved 1 August 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "Claridge Icon Condo Ottawa". Ottawa's Condominiums. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Ottawa's tallest building planned for Little Italy". ottawa.ctvnews.ca/. CTV News. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ James Bagnall (28 January 2020). "Can Ottawa support the new and proposed high-rise condos along its LRT line?". ottawacitizen.com. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ^ Kristy Nease; Judy Trinh (23 March 2016). "Ice concerns raised before Ottawa construction worker killed, labour leader says". cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. ^ Gary Dimmock (30 May 2019). "The deadly cost of Ottawa's tallest condo: Olivier Bruneau, 24, killed in unsafe job site". ottawacitizen.com. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Stop work order issued at Claridge Icon construction site". ottawa.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.