Great-West Life to redevelop Crown-owned property in Ottawa
The Great-West Life Assurance Company has been granted the redevelopment of Ottawa’s Lorne Building, a Crown-owned property at 90 Elgin Street.
The redevelopment will include the demolition of the existing eight-storey building, which will be replaced with a 17-storey, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold office building to be leased by the federal government for 25 years. Following the lease, the ownership will revert to the Crown.
Great-West says demolition work is set to start on June 1, with full completion and occupancy expected for late 2014.
90 Elgin Street is centrally located on an urban site surrounded by iconic and historic landmarks including the National War Monument, the National Arts Centre, the British High Commission, and the Lord Elgin Hotel.
Rendering of the 90 Elgin Street Redevelopment Project in downtown Ottawa (Click to enlarge)
The following is project information provided by Great-West Life in a press release:
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Project Information
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Gross Building Area 60,000 m2 (above grade)
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Building Height 17 storeys
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Parking 300 underground stalls
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Land Owner The Government of Canada
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Building Owner The Great-West Life Assurance Company
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Development Manager GWL Realty Advisors Inc.
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Design-Builder Ron Engineering & Construction (Eastern) Ltd.
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Prime Consulting
Architects DIALOG McRobie Architects
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Structural Engineers Adjeleian Allen Rubeli
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Mech./Elec. Engineers Goodkey Weedmark & Associates
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Civil Engineers R.V. Anderson & Associates
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LEED & Sustainability Morrison Hershfield
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Landscape Architects James B. Lennox & Associates
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