Most of LeBreton Flats has sat vacant for decades. The area in question encompasses 1.1 hectares at 655 Albert St., and is known as the library parcel because it's located just west of Ottawa's future central library, the final design of which the NCC board also approved Wednesday. The long-term vision for LeBreton Flats is meant to be "realistic yet also ambitious," NCC CEO Tobi Nussbaum told reporters Wednesday. The development is meant to be sustainable, and one-quarter of all housing is to be affordable — for the Library Parcel, that means 180 of the 600 residential units planned. (Ottawa Public Library Board Meeting)35-year plan approvedThe library parcel is the first concrete phase of the NCC's master plan to develop LeBreton Flats over the next 35 years, which the NCC board also approved Wednesday.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2021 20:26 UTC