Five proposed designs have been presented to the city, but all of them have been met with strong public opposition. So Ottawa Coun.
Mathieu Fleury put forth a motion for the city to repeal the building permit altogether.
Larco Investments wants to build a seven-storey, 147-room contemporary glass addition to the north side of the heritage-protected hotel. “We see as the crown of Ottawa, and the Chateau is part of this landscape,” he said. Padolsky told CTV News Ottawa the addition “is not compatible and fights with the Chateau Laurier.”
In a letter to the mayor and city councillors, lead architect Peter Clewes wrote, “while the public debate has been passionate, it is important to understand that there is a process of engagement and review that has been followed.”
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